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Crews finished the 24-day Road to Mandalay car rally at the Aureum Palace Hotel in the historic city of Bagan, Myanmar. More than 70 crews embarked on the Endurance Rally Association's tour through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar including a 1907 Itala 40.

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Willy Van Loon (L) and Chris Torfs (R) celebrate with mugs of beer after crossing the finish line in a 1935 Bentley Derby 3 1/2 during the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar. Over 70 crews embarked on the Endurance Rally Association's tour through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar, finishing in the historic city of Bagan, Myanmar.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Daniel Spadini gives a thumbs up through the passenger window as he and driver Alexandra Spadini are welcomed after crossing the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel in their 1959 Jaguar Mark 1 on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Driver Joanne Worth celebrates with a hand out the window, joined by her mother, Heather Worth, in their 1968 Volvo Amazon during a joyride after the two completed the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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David Roberts (L) and Jo Roberts near the finish line in their 1926 Bentley Tourer on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Harry Dobrzensky (L) adjusts his mustache just before the finish line while Gary Anderson (R) waits in their 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet 68-B on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Marco Rollinger and Marianne Hengesch are welcomed after crossing the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel in their 1927 Bentley 4 1/2 on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Gary Anderson stops to dress up just before crossing the finish line on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Robert Wilkinson and Mark Wilkinson near the finish line, surrounded by ancient pagodas, in their 1926 Bentley Tourer on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Locals perform a ceremony to welcome British participants in a 1952 Bentley Mark VI Special after they crossed the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Phil Garratt and Kieron Brown enter the Aureum Palace Hotel in a 1937 Chevrolet Fangio Coupe after completing the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Rod Wade and Jackson Evans pass by a pagoda in a 1953 Ford Crestline during the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Gary Anderson (L) and Harry Dobrzensky (R) stop to dress up just before crossing the finish line in their 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet 68-B on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Gary Anderson (L) and Harry Dobrzensky (R) cross the finish line in their 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet 68-B on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Gary Anderson (L) and Harry Dobrzensky (R) stop to dress up just before crossing the finish line in their 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet 68-B on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Participants in a 1947 Bentley Special Speed 8 pass by ancient pagodas on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Locals perform a ceremony to welcome British participants in a 1952 Bentley Mark VI Special after they crossed the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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A 1907 Itala 40 sits parked at the Aureum Palace Hotel after crossing the finish line on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Participants receive celebratory drinks after crossing the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Locals perform a Buddhist ceremony to welcome participants as they cross the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Locals perform a ceremony to welcome participants after they cross the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Locals perform a ceremony to welcome participants in a 1933 Lagonda M45 Tourer after they crossed the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel.David Ryder/Getty Images

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Flowers hang in the window of a vehicle after it crossed the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel.David Ryder/Getty Images

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A mechanic speaks with the driver of a 1959 Mercedes 219 Ponton after it crossed the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel.David Ryder/Getty Images

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