It's Tuesday, February 1. On January 26, the participating autos left from five locations: Marrakech, Glasgow, Warsaw, Barcelona, and Reims. They've been through the Alps and all over southern France, and now they're arriving in Monaco for a brief rest before their final segment which begins at 8:30 p.m. tonight. They'll arrive back in Monaco sometime between midnight and the wee hours, and those who have enough energy left will attend the gala awards ceremony tomorrow night ("gala", in Monaco terms, means "the Prince is gonna be there, so dress up").
Pati always cheers for the real Mini Coopers. This one is a 1964 Austin Mini Cooper S.
This little Fiat 650 TR2 from 1968 won our Cutest In Show award.
Wait...wait!
Wiener dog!!
And, as always, the Comas Historic Racing team made a large showing with their fleet of Renault Alpines. These cars can be rented from Erik Comas, a former Formula 1 driver, and driven in historic racing events. Comas provides transportation, automobile, mechanics, etc. All for a price that's within reason...if you don't have to ask the price. For some reason, we took no pictures of the Comas gang, but it's an impressive operation. Another impressive group is shown below...some of the large number of Citroens that also compete.
We enjoyed our day in Monaco, and were a bit nostalgic, thinking about good times at the apartment we used to occupy. The building is shown here, just above the maroon-and-pink Citroen, which was piloted by two ladies, dressed to match their car, who served champagne to their friends upon arrival.
For more information about the Historic Rally, see the Automobile Club of Monaco's website:
http://www.acm.mc/
