Around the World in Eighty Days v's Gumball....

May 1st , the year 2000 a group of classic cars set off to drive around the world.

 

http://www.team-busch.com/rally/day/64.html

 

Some of them Bentleys. A fairly glamorous affair , but without the superstar status of this year's Gumball Rally.

 

 

 

http://www.gumball3000.com/

 

My father saw the 'Around the World' group near London , Ontario, Canada in 2000. The photo with the Mercedes #90 is added as the driver is actually the painter Pablo Picasso's son- I had to show that one...

I went to the 'Gumball' event when it hit Toronto this past May.

 

A totally different scene. The Yorkville strip in Toronto was just buzzing that night with lots of very high end cars from Europe, and especially England . Right hand drive Bentleys , Rolls-Royces , Aston Martins and MacLaren SLRs covered in corporate logos - oh , and a Veyron too. What a party!

 

The Gumball and the Around the World event were two very different drives, as our photos suggest. But great for Bentley Spotting.