A long time ago - in May, to be specific - I posted from Durfort, France, on a day when we'd been enthralled by a fabulous assembly of vintage automobiles, parked for a couple of hours on the main square. I promised pictures, but never delivered.
So - late but better than never - here are the goods. Because the cars were tightly packed together, it was almost impossible to get good individual shots, so I cropped to show details - elaborate lettering, beautiful hood ornaments, unique solutions to everyday car problems (how to carry extra gasoline, for example) and most of all, the love and care lavished on these antique beauties by their owners.
Most of the cars looked as if they had just driven off the showroom floor (or out of the restorer's workshop.) There was one, however, that seemed to have arrived at the rally directly from a trans-Sahara trek.
Once or twice I have ridden in antique cars. Narrow tires and scanty springs make for a rough ride, but the stares and thumbs-up signs from other drivers make it all worthwhile.
And really - what a way to travel!
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