The Annual Car Rally in Felanitx
The annual Felanitx car rally up to the top of the Sant Salvador mountain took place yesterday as part of this year’s Festes de Sant Agustí. The setting, of course, […]
The Permiso de Conducción
I received my renewed Permiso de Conducción (driving license) in the mail yesterday. About ten years ago, I had handed in my fold-out British driving license to exchange it for […]
The Citroën Deux Chevaux Pick-Up
French car makers Citroën were taken over by their biggest creditors in 1935, the Michelin tyre factory people. In 1939 and under the auspices of Michelin, the cunning TPV (Toute […]
Scrapyards
Scrapyards are a useful invention. In Spain, scrapyards for car parts and accessories are called Desguaces (Catalan: Desballestament). You may just find the spare part that your vehicle needs (provided […]
The Rent-A-Car Business
Around this time of year, just before Easter or just after, one can see a large number of auto-transport trucks making their way from the Port of Palma to the […]
The MOT Saga
In Spain, MOT revisions are called Inspección Técnica de Vehículos (ITV). There are four ITV centres in Mallorca, all run by the Servicio de ITV del Consell de Mallorca, two […]
New Palma Buses Are Less Polluting
There’s good news in Palma. About a week ago, EMT, the municipal bus company in Palma, launched a fleet of 12 new buses, all running on natural gas. The new […]
Rear View
This is the rear window of the horse-drawn carriage that I showed you last August (Carriages before Hispano-Suiza). I had an opportunity to revisit Ca’n Vivot in Palma recently where […]
New Mercedes E-Models Launched
German car makers Mercedes-Benz came to Mallorca to launch their new E-Class models. Rumours have it that some 15,000 Mercedes dealers from all over the world were invited to our […]
Classic Cars in Mallorca
The V Rally Clasico Isla Mallorca got on the road last night. Apparently there are 71 cars participating, some of them absolute beautes, such as a 1937 Bentley Derby Tourer, […]
Top Gear
Regular visitors to this blog will have noticed that sometimes I offer photographic evidence of Palma de Mallorca’s insignias bearing a bat. Here’s another fine example, found on the numberplate […]
Car Free Day Today in Mallorca
Over the last eight days a number of European cities, towns and regions participated in the European Mobility Week, Mallorca amongst them. Inca, Manacor and Sant Llorenç des Cardassar organized bicycle […]
The ‘Pelotilla’ Car
A beautiful vintage car, much in demand today, is the SEAT 600, in its day called the ‘Pelotilla‘ (little ball). It was a Spanish built car, manufactured under license from FIAT, and […]
Just Married!
I am always happy to witness other people getting married. One such happy occasion, I suppose, was the enlace (wedding) between the lovely Estel and her novio (fiancé), last Saturday. […]
Carriages, Before Hispano-Suiza
The first motorcar ever to be matriculated in Spain was a Hispano-Suiza, in 1898 in Barcelona. The Fábrica Hispano-Suiza de Automóviles was founded that very same year by Emilio de la Cuadra […]
Rally Clásico Isla Mallorca
British car makers Triumph Motor Company made beautiful cars in the Twenties and Thirties. This beaute, a Triumph 1800 Roadster, was built in 1948 according to its longtime owner. That […]
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