A MESSERSCHMITT KT200 from 1960 was one of the many gems at this year’s Vintage and Classic Car Club Begonia Rally.The event is now in its 41st year and Vintage and Classic Car Club president Daryl Crawley said the three-day event had 260 participants. “We had 129 vehicles entries,” Mr Crawley said. “The oldest car was a 1914 Sunbeam and it ran through to a 1985 Porsche.”The cars were first displayed at Morshead Park in Sebastopol on Saturday morning. They were then parked at the University of Ballarat, SMB campus, car park while their owners took in the historic buildings in Lydiard Street.“The entrants were 50 per cent local members while the others were from all over Victoria, with an entrant coming from as far as Casterton,” Mr Crawley said.He said the rally attracted the same numbers as last year. “It’s just good to catch up with old friends,” he said.“(Yesterday) we toured a historic property in the Waubra/Lexton area, where we had morning tea.”The visit was followed by trophy presentations at the Waubra Recreation Reserve for 10 categories including President’s Choice and the Rally Director’s Choice. Bill Sanderman’s 1960 Messerschmitt KT200 won the most popular car in the 1956 to 1965 model category.