Carpathian Classic

Once was not enough. The Boxster is back. 🖤🇷🇴

Borza Mihai and Damian Monica are back for their second Carpathian Classic, and their sleek black Porsche Boxster S looks as sharp and purposeful as ever on the open road. Some crews come back because they enjoyed it. Some come back because they have unfinished business. We suspect it might be a little of both.
Welcome back to Cluj, Mihai and Monica. Good to have you with us again. 🏔️

Youngtimer Class | Porsche Boxster S

Experience, elegance, and a Mercedes SL 450. Carpathian Classic just got its most distinguished debut of the year. 🇷🇴

Bauer Anneliese is a veteran of the regularity rally scene both in Romania and internationally, and we are truly honoured that she chose Carpathian Classic for her next adventure. Alongside Julieta Frances, she arrives in a breathtaking Mercedes SL 450 that looks like it has been waiting its whole life for a mountain road in summer.
Welcome to Cluj, Anneliese and Julieta. The roads are yours. 🏔️

Classic Class | Mercedes SL 450

Spotted on the route before the rally even started. We see you, Cristian. 👀🇷🇴

Pistanila Cristian and Adorjan Timea are making their Carpathian Classic debut, and they are clearly not leaving anything to chance. Their sleek grey Mazda MX-5 was already spotted on parts of the route, quietly doing their homework. We respect the preparation. We will not tell anyone where the checkpoints are though. 😄

Welcome to Cluj, Cristian and Timea. The Miata fleet at this rally keeps growing and we could not be happier about it. 🏔️

Youngtimer Class | Mazda MX-5

All blacked out, with a skyline running down the side. This crew means business. 🖤🇷🇴

Constantinescu Marius and Radu Raul Mihai are making their Carpathian Classic debut, and their BMW 320e arrives wrapped in a striking industrial skyline graphic that makes it one of the most distinctive cars on the grid. Clean, sharp, and impossible to miss.

Welcome to your first rally experience, Marius and Raul. Cluj is ready for you. 🏔️

Modern Class | BMW 320e

❤️ Cele mai frumoase „exponate”? Zâmbetele voastre!

Timp de patru zile, între 8 și 11 iunie, am adus la Iulius Mall 12 mașini reprezentative pentru istoria industriei auto. Dar adevărata magie nu a stat doar în caroserii și cromuri, ci în oamenii din jurul lor: copii cu ochii mari descoperind pentru prima dată un Ferrari sau un Mustang, părinți povestind despre mașinile tinereții lor și familii întregi pentru care vizita s-a transformat într-o călătorie în timp.

Pentru noi, asta înseamnă Carpathian Classic: să ținem vie pasiunea pentru automobilele clasice și să o transmitem mai departe, din generație în generație. 🚗

Mulțumim tuturor celor care ne-au trecut pragul! Vă lăsăm aici câteva dintre momentele care ne-au mers la suflet. 📸

V-ați regăsit în poze? Dați-ne un semn în comentarii! 👇

Two editions. Zero missed. It is starting to look like a habit, Paul. 😄🇷🇴

Sorescu Paul and Bara Alexandru are back for their second Carpathian Classic, and Paul is quietly building a perfect attendance record that we very much respect. Their Citroën Xantia is one of those wonderfully underappreciated French classics that deserves far more recognition, and on the roads of Cluj it will get exactly that.
See you again, Paul and Alexandru. Do not break the streak. 🏔️

Youngtimer Class | Citroën Xantia

We asked for a photo of the Porsche 718 Cayman S. Andrei sent us this. We are not complaining. 😄🇷🇴

Jerca Andrei and Pascu Alina are making their Carpathian Classic debut, and whatever Porsche they decide to bring on July 2nd, we are certain it will be worth the wait. What we do know is that this crew clearly has very good taste in Stuttgart machinery, and the Carpathian roads will be a far more interesting place for it.
Welcome to Cluj, Andrei and Alina. Just make sure the car in the photo matches the one at the start line. 😏🏔️

Classic Class | Porsche

Architects by profession, Mini drivers by passion. Makes perfect sense. 🇷🇴

Bratu Tiberius and Moldovan Valentin are making their regularity rally debut at Carpathian Classic, and they arrive in a beautifully classic British Racing Green Austin Mini Myfair that looks completely at home on the cobblestones of Cluj. There is something wonderfully fitting about an architect choosing a car that is itself a masterpiece of design simplicity.

Welcome to your first rally, Tibi and Valentin. The Mini community at this event keeps growing, and we love it. 🏔️

Classic Class | Austin Mini Myfair

That colour. That shape. That air-cooled flat-six. Some cars simply transcend time. 🫒🇷🇴

Naftan Catalin and Naftan Sorina are making their Carpathian Classic debut, and they arrive with one of the most coveted air-cooled Porsches ever produced: a stunning olive green Porsche 993 that glows under the city lights like something from another era entirely.
The 993 is widely considered the finest air-cooled 911 ever built. On the roads of Cluj, we are inclined to agree. Welcome to Carpathian Classic, Catalin and Sorina. 🏔️

Classic Class | Porsche 993