Horst Bruning, president of the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens

The rally is very important in China to show that cars are part of history as well, not just something you buy, use and then throw away. People can keep them and give them new live as collector's items. It's about conservation, conserving the automobile culture.

It takes time for China to further develop a classic car culture and environment similar to that of the West. However, I see that Chinese owners, like Italians, have great passion when driving their vintage cars.