About 600 classic vehicles in the International Festival of Historic Motoring motored from Dunedin to Waikouaiti and back.
Rally director Nicola Wilkinson said the cars left from the Dunedin Ice Stadium and the Edgar Centre from 8am, taking alternative routes to Waikouaiti.
The occupants of cars on the Coast Rd enjoyed seeing container ships drifting on a glistening sea with a backdrop of blue skies.
No-one seemed in a hurry. A 1915 Renault Charabanc, a bus called Angelique, has a top speed of only 25kmh.
On Beach Rd in Waikouaiti, residents waved at the marvellous machines, the children imploring drivers to give then a ‘‘toot''.
Mrs Wilkinson said the rally went brilliantly.‘‘There were lots of smiles, everyone enjoyed themselves - it couldn't have gone better ... it was magic.''But it has not been smooth running for all the competitors.
An English couple, in a MG, ended up in Otago Harbour after skidding off Portobello Rd on Saturday. The couple's injuries included
a broken arm and bruising. Another entrant, a local man, came off his vintage motorbike when leaving the Wings and Wheels open day at the Taieri Airfield in Mosgiel on Sunday. The rider was in Dunedin Hospital yesterday awaiting surgery.
She said some of the cars would travel to Balclutha, Lawrence and Middlemarch today while tomorrow would be a ‘‘free day'' for entrants.
On Saturday, the classic car buffs would get a second chance to drive to Balclutha, Lawrence and Middlemarch.
The festival ends on Saturday night with a dinner at Forsyth Barr Stadium.shawn.mcavinue@odt.co.nz
