Beijing-Paris Vintage Car Rally passes through Mongolia
Updated: 2013-06-03 15:33
(Xinhua)
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ULAN BATOR - The 2013 "Beijing-Paris Vintage Car Rally" reached Mongolian capital Ulan Bator Sunday with 98 vintage cars displayed in the city's central square.
MG, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet, Porsche and other brands of vintage cars attracted a large number of people. Each car had its owner's name sprayed on its body and personalized decorations and luggages filled the cars. The convoy travelled around the city of Ulan Bator according to the set route.
These classic cars, from 1917 to 1975, were trimmed in Ulan Bator on June 1 as the number 5 and number 9 vehicles pulled out of the race due to mechanical failure.
These cars set off from Beijing's Great Wall, continued their jouney through Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia before they came into the territory of Mongolia.
After leaving Ulan Bator, the team will continue westbound Trans-Siberian and their travel also covers Ukraine, Slovakia and some other European countries. The team is expected to arrive at Champs Elysees in Paris on June 29th to finally end the 12,247-kilometer journey.
"Beijing-Paris" vintage car rally first began in 1907, when there were five cars from Beijing to Paris, completing the world's first intercontinental car race - Beijing-Paris rally course.
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