Thursday, December 10, 2015
Vintage cars, motorbikes head out for the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally in Delhi, Gurgaon
New Delhi: Vintage automobiles including first petrol-fuelled car 'Motorwagen' and rare period motorcycles from golden era of Lambretta to BSA, stole the hearts of people here as heritage enthusiasts took the carefully-preserved beauties out today for a spin.
Over 220 rare cars and 7 period two-wheelers were paraded on the 52-km-long route from Delhi to Gurgaon as part of the fifth edition of the two-day '21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally' that kicked off from the historic Red Fort.
Finest automobiles from Ford Galaxy to Studebaker and 1929 Rolls Royce Tourer and 1928 Morris to 1936 Daimler Sports Coupe and 1947 Cadillac, among others, competed for people's attention and wowed them in equal measure.
Madan, who himself owns an impressive vintage fleet of "253 cars and 99 bikes" said the occasion also brings an impressive touch of royalty, so integral to vintage cars, as "descendants of 51 erstwhile royal families have participated in the rally".
The rally was inaugurated by Chhatrapati Shahu II Bhonsle, the current descendant of the Kolhapur Royal family in Maharashtra. The royal participants included families of Rajkot, Gondal, Kishangarj, Ajaygarh to name a few.
Over 220 rare cars and 7 period two-wheelers were paraded on the 52-km-long route from Delhi to Gurgaon as part of the fifth edition of the two-day '21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally' that kicked off from the historic Red Fort.
Finest automobiles from Ford Galaxy to Studebaker and 1929 Rolls Royce Tourer and 1928 Morris to 1936 Daimler Sports Coupe and 1947 Cadillac, among others, competed for people's attention and wowed them in equal measure.
Madan, who himself owns an impressive vintage fleet of "253 cars and 99 bikes" said the occasion also brings an impressive touch of royalty, so integral to vintage cars, as "descendants of 51 erstwhile royal families have participated in the rally".
The rally was inaugurated by Chhatrapati Shahu II Bhonsle, the current descendant of the Kolhapur Royal family in Maharashtra. The royal participants included families of Rajkot, Gondal, Kishangarj, Ajaygarh to name a few.
