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The sixth edition of the International Classic Vehicle Show is loaded with proposals. To get started, Classic Auto Madrid will bring together on display from February 20 to 22 in the Casa de Campo glass pavilion, according to its organizers, about 400 historic vehicles.
The Classics Hall will have around 300 exhibitors from a dozen countries and will occupy the entire exhibition area of the venue, 20.000 square meters distributed over three floors. The Madrid show is one of the largest events dedicated to the historic vehicle of all those held in Spain.
This event will be attended by the main restorers of national classic cars, the classic section of some manufacturers' brands such as Porsche or Seat, among others, and this year the incorporation of new exhibitors linked to the restoration of motorcycles will be added. In addition to direct sales of restored vehicles, the commercial offer includes parts, accessories, spare parts, publications, accessories, textiles, tourism, insurance, etc.
ClassicAuto Madrid will feature about twenty activities including exhibitions, contests and tributes that will make it possible to value the excellent historical mobile heritage preserved by fans, institutions and manufacturers, as well as distinguish the work that people and groups have done in the projection of the industrial and sports activity in the motor world.
One of the protagonists of this edition it will undoubtedly be the pilot Angel Nieto, to whom a tribute will be paid on the fiftieth anniversary of his first victory in the Spanish Motorcycling Championship this year. It happened in Seville on September 19, 1965, that day the legend of the 12 + 1 pilot was born. Since then, the sporting life of this pioneer of Spanish motorcycling has been marked by successes and dizzying records: seven world championships in 125cc., Six world championships in 50cc., 23 Spanish championships, 90 grands prix, more than 500 podiums ...
From the hand of Angel Nieto, great moments of the sport of two wheels will be remembered, since the fair will have an exhibition made up of nine of the motorcycles with which the pilot competed in different tests of the Motorcycle World Championship throughout his 20 years of brilliant sports career.
Hoods off!
The Frederique Constant Contest of Elegance will offer us a lot of history, which on this occasion will be dedicated to convertible cars prior to 1940. Around fifteen vehicles will participate in this contest created to promote the active participation of fans and collectors and to awaken interest in this segment of the engine among the general public. Among the participating vehicles we will be able to see a unit manufactured in 1909, so the exhibition of the contestants will offer us a peculiar journey through time of more than a century.
Motorcycles will also have their moment for the award since the ClassicAuto organization convenes this year the first Motorcycle Restoration Contest, this time focused on Spanish-made frames from the 50s. Dozens of brands such as Gimson, Derbi, Ducson, Bultaco, Montesa, Reddis, Soriano, Lube, Ossa, Sanglas, etc. They gave impetus to the motorcycle industry in Spain and will now be recognized at this event.
As part of the monographic exhibitions, visitors to ClassicAuto Madrid will be able to learn about the history of the Madrid Firefighters Corps through a retrospective of four historical vehicles belonging to the Corps museum collection. Among the pieces that will make up this exhibition is the Dennis truck, a fully restored 1949 vehicle belonging to the First Outing series of cars.
Vertigo will be the exhibition with which the magazine Classic Cars celebrates its XNUMXth anniversary. Four Alpina BMWs will shine on the red carpet, offering a lot of power and perfection, attesting to the close collaboration developed between the preparer and manufacturer Alpina and the giant BMW.
Porsche also attends this appointment of the classic motor in order to review its fruitful trajectory. Three mythical models of the Stuttgart brand will be the protagonists: The 30th anniversary of the Porsche 959 will be celebrated, we will see a 964 restored by the Madrid North Porsche Center and we will be able to make a comparison "in situ" between a 911 Targa Classic and a current Targa.
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In search of independence
Possibly 40 years ago there was no talk of R + D + I with the daily routine that is used today, but then Seat started up its Martorell Technical Center, a unique space in Spain created for the comprehensive development of a car project, of a new vehicle. The brand commemorates this anniversary with a monographic exhibition of prototypes that will allow us to know the evolution of this center. Will be in ClassicAuto the Seat 1200 Sport Bocanegra, first model developed and alongside it other contemporary models of these facilities.
The hall hosts an exhibition of dream motorcycles, either because they had a movie life, because they were technically impossible, or because they moved through unthinkable terrain ... The collection that can be seen is made up of units made to dream: Metisse Desert Racer, Honda Turbo, Montesa Impala Trial, etc.
And within the automotive world we cannot fail to admire a spectacular Lancia Flaminia Sport Zagato (Series 2 from 1962), in whose restoration process more than 3000 hours have been invested. Lancia manufactured the Flaminia between 1957 and 1970 and of the model that will be exhibited in Madrid it is estimated that there will be only about 50 units worldwide.
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Of prizes we will go with the Spanish jury of the European Car of the Year award. They will reveal to us which winning model between 1964 and 1970 is now deserving, with the perspective that gives the passage of time, the award. Golden Car of the Year.
Sport and competition will also be present at ClassicAuto both at the exhibition level and in the programming of activities, since the 2015 calendar of Spain Historic Endurance will be officially presented within the framework of the Show, a select sports program of classics that takes place in various national circuits; and we will be able to see a collection of Moto GP with units from the first 40 years of the premier category of competition motorcycling.
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The delivery of the Prizes of the Spanish Federation of Antique Vehicles (FEVA) to the people and entities that in the last two years have developed initiatives to promote the projection of the historic vehicle; the Militaria exhibition, promoted by the Don Rodrigo Foundation; the Private Space; the solidarity initiative Motors for Change; and club concentrations complete the program of activities for this edition of ClassicAuto Madrid.
The sixth edition of the International Classic Vehicle Show is organized by the ERMEvents company and is sponsored by the Zalba Caldú insurance brokerage and the Frederique Constant watchmaking firm. Madrid Destino, Iberia and Renfe collaborate.
ClassicAuto Madrid will remain open on Friday, the 20th, and Saturday the 21st from 10,00 am to 20,00 pm and on Sunday from 10,00 am to 19,00 pm. The ticket price is 14 euros / day; children under the age of ten accompanied by an adult enter free. All the updated information about this event is on the website www.classicautomadrid.com.
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* News prepared by press release
