Senoviniai automobiliai
The Klasika wall calendar, which appeared at the end of 2020, became not only a Christmas present for fans of antique vehicles, but also a beautiful tradition that crowns the annual activities of the Antique Automobile Club Klasika every year. It may be stated that this publication has long gone beyond car garages and may be found not only in the house of the average driver, but also in various institutions and companies.
On August 1st 2020, the Antique Car Show Timeless Classic 2020 in Biržai was marked by the first appearance of the legendary car Leningrad, which won the Grand Prix of the event and the award for the most beautiful car to its owner Alexander Obymacha. On August 22nd, this car and its owner triumphed at the antique car event Riga Retro 2020 winning the title of the most beautiful car.
On 31 July 2020, on the initiative of the Antique Automobile Club Klasika, there was established the Union of Lithuanian Historical Vehicle Associations (L.I.T.A.S.) and on 21 August, it was registered with the State Enterprise Centre of Registers.
The established Union of Lithuanian Historical Vehicle Associations unites five Lithuanian antique vehicle clubs: the Antique Automobile Club Klasika, Pasvalys Antique Vehicle Club Retrobroliai, Šiauliai Old Wheel Club, Klaipėda County Antique Car and Motorcycle Club Diližanas and Pakruojis Antique Vehicle Club.
At the event of Vintage Cars „Timeless Classic 2020”, as many as 133 historic vehicles from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania lined up at Sodeliskiai Manor. Among the vintage vehicles, we saw 3 motorcycles, 2 trucks, 1 bus, 2 steam tractors and 125 cars.
The traditional vintage cars festival “Timeless Classic” has been held in Biržai, Lithuania every year since 2008 and is probably the largest vintage car show on the eastern Baltic coast. 2020 is no exception. The event of classic car fanatics, which was bustling in city of Biržai on the first weekend of August, was so full of exotic vehicles that even the biggest enginery professionals admitted to being pleasantly surprised.
At the event of Vintage Cars “Timeless Classic 2020”, as many as 133 historic vehicles from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania lined up at Sodeliskiai Manor. Among the vintage vehicles, we saw 3 motorcycles, 2 trucks, 1 bus, 2 steam tractors and 125 cars.
At the event of Vintage Cars “Timeless Classic 2020”, as many as 133 historic vehicles from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania lined up at Sodeliskiai Manor in Lithuania… Enjoy the movie!
On 1 July, the 2021 Klasika Club calendar photo contest, which had lasted for more than a month, ended. Every year, the Antique Automobile Club Klasika, in order to delight the antique lovers, releases a limited edition of wall calendars with images of historic motorcycles, cars, trucks and tractors. The following seven photographers took part in the 2021 Klasika calendar photo competition and submitted their photos: Eugenijus Ruseckis, Dominykas Liberis, Vigintas Petrušonis, Tomas Stepulis, Justinas Krisiūnas, Emanuelis Norbutas and Kęstutis Banevičius.
On 13 June (Saturday), the members of the Klasika Club together with their colleagues went on a two-day trip to Panemunė. Early in the morning, after the caravan of classic cars moved from Kaunas, the first destination of the trip – Jurbarkas Manor Park – appeared soon. An exhibition of vintage cars was planned here by prior agreement with the Jurbarkas Tourist Centre. After displaying the antique vehicles for the residents and guests, the Klasika Club members visited the museum of the sculptor Vincas Grybas.
On beautiful Saturday morning of 30 May, the members of the Antique Automobile Club Klasika started their second trip in their vintage cars. This time they chose Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis districts. In Kaunas, when several friends from the Antique Cars Association Old Buckets joined the Klasika’s company, a column of eleven vintage cars hit the road. After reaching Marijampolė, the antique cars first visited the so-called „Kubilkiemis” museum. Mr Kęstutis Kubilius, the owner of this museum, welcomed the travellers at the door of the spacious building of the museum and showed its rich and interesting collections of vintage cars, motorcycles, trucks and other antiques.
The 2020 season of the Antique Automobile Club Klasika began on 23 May, when a group of club members invited their friends and colleagues and organized a tour of antique cars around Panemunė visiting its castles and picturesque surroundings. As many as 22 antique cars gathered there, uniting 59 fans and lovers of antique vehicles.