Motril Town Hall has signed a deal with the Asociación Vehículos Románticos Costa Tropical for the restoration of a vintage car.

The car in question, which is Citroën AC-4, belonging to the late 1920s/early 1930s, is presently parked on the ground floor of the Alcoholera. The passage of years has not been exactly kind to it.

Under the agreement, the Town Hall will foot the restoration costs of this motoring treasure, which will be carried out by the vintage-car club.

The Mayor, Flor Almón, said, “this motoring gem is part of the municipal heritage and we want to restore it to its near-original condition so that it can be admired amongst the Asociación de Vehículos Románticos Costa Tropical’s vehicless.”

The Vice Mayor, Susana Feixas explained that the first stage of the restoration work will be repairs to the bodywork and upholstery, as well as the wheel (rims) and tyres. The second stage will be attention to the engine etc so that it can be driven.

During the restoration work a small plaque will be added to say that the car was donated by Pedro Antonio García-Llamas Jiménez to the Town Hall on the 30th of March 2006.

(News: Motril, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)