The "Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
Registry Alpine Tour," a journey retracing a road itinerary
organized in Europe 110 years ago, brought 34 splendid antique
Rolls Royce models to Trieste. The caravan-which departed
today-stayed for two days and nights in the central Piazza della
Borsa, a stop on a long route that started in Vienna and wound
its way through Austria, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia, returning
to the Austrian capital itself. Organized by Classic Travelling,
an agency specializing in the field, on behalf of the
"Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club Silver Ghost Register," the trip
re-enacted a re-enactment of the tour of the time. It is no
coincidence that the trip was undertaken this year-Sarah
Dowding, owner of the organizing agency, explained that the
110th anniversary of the Alpenfahrt, a "classic" classic car
trip, falls in 2023. The original Alpenfahrt lasted "only" eight
days and required strong endurance from the drivers and cars.
For 2023, however, the trip has been lengthened, to three weeks,
turning a kind of competition into an enjoyable journey, also so
as not to put a strain on over 100-year-old engines and bodies.
The initiative was carried out with stables, specialized
agencies, historical clubs and was also designed as a tourist
opportunity. As Riccardo Novacco, president of Adrenalinika,
which organized the Julian stage, pointed out, the idea was also
to showcase the beauty of the region.
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