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Vintage beauties on Delhi roads
The fifth edition of the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally
and Concourse Auto Show left many onlookers spellbound in the capital
Saturday, as they watched 201 cars and 50 vintage bikes participating in
the event.
A procession of Rolls Royce Tourer, Buick special
series, Cadillac Convertible, Rover 8, Ford and many other restored
models left many vintage car lovers overwhelmed at the flag off of the
car rally and auto show at the Red Fort.
The event was organised
by Madan Mohan, the director of the 21 Gun Salute, in association with
the Heritage Motoring Club of India (HMCI).
The beauties
including the original models from Stower, Morris, Lincoln, Bentley Mark
and Daimler Sports Coupe were selected from over 3,500 vintage cars.
The
other dignitaries on the occasion included K.T.S. Tulsi, president,
HMCI, Nitin Dossa, Douglas Fox, Secretary Malaysia Singapore Vintage Car
Register and former royal Manavender Singh Bahadur of Barwani city,
Madhya Pradesh.
"The vision of the event is to place India at the
global tourism map as the most attractive country when it comes to
vintage cars and heritage motoring history.
"It aims at
acquainting the youth with the rich heritage and culture of cars in
India," Madan Mohan told reporters during the flag off.
While
showcasing the rich automotive heritage to the world, the rally also
highlighted the social issue of "Save the Girl Child".
A
percentage of the proceedings from the event will be given for the
welfare and education of the girl child, the organisers said.
The
rally began from the historic Red Fort in Old Delhi in the morning.
Passing through the capital's main attractions like Rajghat, Teen Murti
Marg and the National Art Gallery, it culminated at noon at Gurgaon's
Leisure Valley Park.
On Sunday, the vintage cars will go around Gurgaon city as part of the two-day rally.