The Medellín Concours d’Elegance Is A View Into Colombia’s Earliest Automobiles
Since its inception over a century ago, the automobile has left an indelible mark on countries and cultures in every corner of the world. In Colombia, this began as early as 1899, when Carlos Coriolano, a very rich and very visionary man who lived in the flourishing society “Valle de Aburrá” which is now known as the city of Medellín, began importing rare and at-the-time lavish machinery capable of bringing people more rapidly from A to B than simple human ambulation. His dream was that one day these cars would propel people and their dreams on a larger scale. He wanted to utilize this great invention for both pleasure and work alike, and he was the first in the country to own a car. Continue to the full article at: Petrolicious
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