Classic cars rev the Algarve
Updated: 20-Sep-2007
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Fifty vintage cars rolled into town on Sunday for the annual Vale do Lobo Classics exhibition, to the delight
of hundreds of fascinated visitors. All Photos: NATASHA SMITH - The Resident
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natasha@portugalresident.com
FIFTY VINTAGE cars rolled into town on Sunday for the annual Vale do Lobo Classics exhibition, to the delight of hundreds of fascinated visitors.
Now in its seventh year, the exhibition has gained quite a reputation and one of the highlights at this year’s show was a fully restored Delahaye 135 MS, worth an estimated 400,000 euros, which was a powerful race car and among the fastest | 
The 1959 Cadillac 60 is an American classic
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in the world in 1938.
Organised in association with the national classic cars association, Clube Português de Automóveis Antigos (CPAA), the show saw car owners from Portugal and other European countries convene on the Ocean Golf Course against the impressive lake with fountain backdrop.
Speaking to The Resident, CPAA President, Luís Brito, said: “All the cars have been carefully restored to their original states and there is something for all | 
Ford’s A Roadster was one of the oldest cars at the exhibition
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tastes.”
Most of the cars set off from Vale do Lobo for a parade through Almancil, up to Loulé and back to Vale do Lobo for the prize giving ceremony.
The other cars remained on the golf course throughout the day for visitors to admire.
Some of the most impressive cars were from legendary manufacturers like Aston | 
The fully restored Delahaye 135 MS, worth an estimated 400,000 euros
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Martin, Porsche, MG, Jaguar, BMW and Cadillac.
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