Apr 27 - Classics Go To University
On Saturday the 20th May members of the Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association (GCVA) and other participants in the annual International Festival of Classic Vehicles will be getting a lesson in history at the University of Gibraltar.
The GCVA is once again using the opportunity of the annual International Festival of Classic Vehicles to promote Gibraltar. It seems appropriate, say organisers, that an association dedicated to the preservation of our motoring heritage should celebrate all of Gibraltar's heritage.
The stopover at the University of Gibraltar will ensure that the participants get to see the fantastic facilities and also get to learn about the heritage site on which the university is built.
The Gibraltar International Classic Vehicle rally starts with the arrival at 10:00 of the first classic machines at Casemates where they will remain in a static display until 13:20. This is provides an ample time window in which to come to view the vehicles and to talk to their owners.
At 13:20 the vehicles will move out of Casemates in convoy travelling south all the way along Main Street to Cathedral Square. From there they will head along Line Wall Road to Waterport past Morrisons and then along Bishop Caruana Avenue joining Queensway at the Coaling Island roundabout. The plan is to then head north to Devil's Tower Road and the East Side to arrive at the university at Europa Point for a history lesson and photo opportunity. The convoy will then move north down Europa Road and back to Casemates for lunch. This will give the public a second opportunity to view the cars in the early afternoon.
A spokesperson said: “Gibraltar has so few miles of road yet is laden with so many historical points of interest that it is a truly fascinating place to tour. To be able to do this in a classic car is surely unbeatable. I am sure Saturday will be a great day to enjoy our cars on this remarkable Rock. We hope to see you all somewhere during the day as we celebrate our motoring heritage around the Rock.”
On Sunday morning from around 11:00 many of the participants will go for a fun run in the Spanish hinterland.
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