Old at Geneva with Alessandro Gerelli

Alfa Romeo RL Targa Florio from the rear.

Story and photos by Alessandro Gerelli

A glance at the past at Geneva

Old classic cars are very rarely seen at the Geneva Autos Show. But this year, the number of wonderful old jewels has increased and were very interesting.

In one of the halls there was an exhibition of Le Mans winners and cars from the 20s to today, which attracted the attention of the visitors.

The cars in the show include the first Le Mans winner, a Chenard & Walcker driven by Lagache and Leonard at the speed of 92 km/h, the Ferrari 166MM of Thomson and Chinetti who won the first post WWII edition of the race and many other cars, including the French Matra, Peugeot and Rondeau.

A few more old Alfas were around plus an Ermini and a lovely Abarth 695.