Uruguay's outgoing president Jose Mujica and incoming leader Tabare Vazquez put their love for vintage cars on display at Sunday's inauguration ceremony.
Mr Mujica drove to the ceremony in his 1987 sky-blue Volkswagen Beetle.
Mr Vazquez meanwhile paraded through the city following his swearing-in on the back of a 1951 Fordson lorry.
Mr Mujica, a former rebel who leads an austere life, was dubbed "the world's poorest president".
'Pauper president'
His VW Beetle, valued at $1,800 (£1,170), hit the headlines when it was the only asset listed on the annual personal wealth declaration of the then-president.
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