Martos Classic Car Show, 2025

The Martos Classic Car Show is becoming an established annual event. Organised by the club Amantes del Motor “Ciudad de Martos” with collaboration from the Martos Town Hall, it is attracting an increasing number of entrants.

About the Car Show

This is the second year that I have been to the Martos Classic Car Show. I also went last year – see my post Martos Classic Car Show 2024.

This year’s show was held on 9 October. Known as one of the most participative events in the province of Jaén, the event showcases car brands popular in Spain like SEAT and Citroën, with relatively few foreign cars.

Classic Cars in Spain

In Spain, to qualify as a Classic Car, a vehicle must meet specific Age and Originality Criteria. Notably, it generally needs to be at least 30 years old (from its first registration or manufacture) and should be in a largely original condition with no major unauthorised modifications to main components like the engine, brakes, or bodywork.

In October 2024, a new Reglamento de Vehículos Históricos (Historic Vehicles Regulation) came into force in an effort to encourage the ownership of classic cars. This regulation simplifies the process of classifying a vehicle as historic, particularly for many cars over 30 years old, lowers costs, and makes bureaucratic procedures easier. Additionally, there is a formal collaboration protocol between the DGT (Dirección General de Tráfico) and FEVA (Federación Española de Vehículos Antiguos) to promote the conservation of automotive heritage.

As a result of this new regulation, the DGT estimates that the number of officially registered historic vehicles could grow significantly, with a forecasted increase of up to ~120,000.

Film Photo Details

This year, the date of the Martos Classic Car Show coincided with the start of #FolderWeek on the Mastodon Social Network. This involved using a vintage folding camera to take the photos, developing and processing the results, and then posting the results.

I chose to use my Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 532/16 camera loaded with Kentmere 100 film. I thought the Super Ikonta was the perfect choice – a vintage camera and classic cars.

I developed the film in Spur Acurol-N, 1+70, for 9 minutes @20C.

The photos were digitised using a Nikon Zf mirrorless digital camera with a Tokina AT-X Pro Macro 100mm f2.8 D lens and processed using DXO Photolab 8 software.

Film roll No. 459.

But, enough talk, let’s look at the photos I took…

Classic Car Photo Gallery

Click on any photo for a larger version.

That’s the complete roll of film, shot with the Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 532/16; all the photos, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I’ll probably be back next year, so until then, ¡Adios!