The starting point was a parking lot behind a coffee shop in Oakland.
We filled it up.
Pedal Pusher Style.
"A Fulvia".
And a Fulvia Berlina! With a car seat!
An Alfa station wagon.
And an Alfa Junior Zagato.
And a modern Alfa Spider. How'd he get that licensed here?
Another not-very-common event car: a Nash Metropolitan.
A DS21 doubled as the event tee shirt sales emporium.
"Well, Conrad, your name isn't on the list, but I see you did buy a tee shirt. So: you're in!"
An Irish Wolfhound came out to see us off, perhaps attracted by all the pedigreed machinery.
Other canines were actual participants in the rally. Craig and Phyllis with their pup Philo.
Regrettably, the tee shirts didn't come in dog sizes, so a refund was necessary.
Lulu shows off her pullover for the Pullover.
Ollie entertained the pre-start crowd with an impromptu break dance.
Norm Walters never goes anywhere without his 2008 Snowball Rally trophy.
Luc, Sarah and the kids out of a day's drive in their Citroen.
Another of the four Citroens on the run. By my impromptu count, Citroens equaled or outnumbered every other marque on the rally, except the Alfas. C'est formidable, n'est-ce pas?
Ben Buja upheld Sweden's honor in his p1800. His great snaps of the event are on Flickr (search for "rat_fink")
Morgans, inexplicably, do not come with cup holders.
The Pedal Pushers kick off the drivers' meeting.
The Drivers' meeting over, the participants head out on the road.
One of the Citroens peels out...
"One of you girls want to go for a ride in a Jag?"
There's no entry list to consult, but I'm guessing this is a '59 Morgan.
Very Hepburn, yes?
Transit stage through Oakland, on our way to the twisties.
The AC Transit bus wasn't able to keep up, and soon dropped out of the run.