2008.11.19
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The Great Museums Rally is a meeting of historic vehicles, cars and classic motorbikes, which is jointly organised by the Bassella Motorcycle Museum and the Verdú Toys and Automats Museum.
This gathering is opened to all type of historical vehicles (those before 1975) of 2, 3, 4 or 6 wheels, duly registered and authorised to go on the road.
It is not a competitive gathering, is an excuse to have a good time.
The itinerary changes every year and all participants can look beautiful scenery, and secondary roads where enjoy driving their classics.
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Great success at the 2nd Great Museums Rally
21st October 2007
The classic cars and motorcycles have become real protagonists of the day. More than one hundred people have participated in the second edition of The Great Museums Rally, jointly organized by the Bassella Motorcycle Museum and Toys and Automats Museum of Verdú.
42 cars and 23 motorcycles had participated in this edition of the rally with an itinerary of 160 miles crossing the following villages: Cervera, Verdú, Tárrega, Ponts and Oliana.
The main participants drive popular models such as Seat 600, 124 and 850, Renault R8, Minis or Simcas, but also some specials models, like a Citroen 11 from 1938 which win the prize of “oldest vehicle”. Concerning to motorcycles, the Spanish brands Bultaco, Montesa and OSSA had the biggest representation, although it is remarkable a curious Nimbus from1939 or Motocarro Lifante from 1960.
The success of this second edition shows that the Great Rally is being consolidated with the desire to grew, year after year, in order to become a classic of the classics.
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A GREAT PARTY ON WHEELS
15th October 2006
Last October 15th took place the 1st Museums Great Rally a gathering which joins the Bassella Motorcycle Museum together with the Museu de Joguets i Automats of Verdú. This rally is expected to have a bright future considering that in this first edition a total of 62 participants, between cars and motorbikes, took part.
Bassella Motorcycle Museum was the meeting point. Isidre Esteve, habitual participant at the Dakar Rally, together with his daughter Andrea was in charge to start the rally. The route began in Bassella and finished in Verdú, thus 73 kilometres, crossing different villages: Ponts, Agramunt, where the “Nougat Fair” was taking place, and Tarrega. In Verdu, all the participants had a pleasant time walking through the streets of the village where it also was taking place the second edition of the fair “Verdu, collecting capital” which is an obligatory meeting for all collectors in Spain.
The organizers hope that next year there will be even more participants so the Museums Great Rally becomes a classic in a short time.
