When the circus comes your way

Bright lights, crazy costumes, wild animals, crazy stunts, and crowds of people — who wouldn’t want to join the circus? So, when the largest one in Switzerland asked Messina Classics to visit its show, owner Christian Hembry couldn’t say no. Showing off his talents as a classic car ‘corraller’, Hembry brought with him a Prancing Horse and a rare three-pointed star from his showroom in Stuttgart to the Big Top in Rapperswil. Posing under the spotlights with some of the show’s beautiful contortionists and acrobats, the Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari fit right in with all the glitz and glamour of show business. Now, who can make them dance?

Photos: Frederik Dulay for Classic Driver 2018 ©