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Vintage
car rally takes Delhiites down memory lane
Sunday October 31, 2010 07:19:24 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
It was a trip down memory lane for car lovers as timeless classics
like Chevrolet Impalas, Bel-Airs and Corvairs, some dating back to
1926 when New Delhi did not even exist, participated in a vintage
car rally here Sunday.
The oldies in the rally, organised by General Motors to
commemorate the 100 years of its Chevrolet brand, were cheered by
onlookers as they made their way through Chanakyapuri, Mother
Teresa Crescent and India Gate before making its way back to Hotel
Claridges.
These New Delhi parts, together with the landmark Rashtrapati
Bhavan and Parliament House, were still under construction in
1926. The British imperial capital was moved from Calcutta to New
Delhi in 1930.
The line-up for the drive included convertibles, tourers, sedans,
two- and four-door cars and coupes. Close to 200 vintage cars took
part in the rally.
"We are partnering with the Heritage Motoring Club of India for
this rally and it's an exciting day to ride the 28-km route with
vintage Chevrolet cars. People have seen these cars in old
Bollywood movies but we are giving them an opportunity to touch
and feel them," GM India president and managing director Karl Slym
said.
Madan Mohan, a 37-year-old businessman who came from Gurgaon to
participate in the rally, said: "I've brought two Chevys, one is a
1927 tourer and the other is a 1938 Phaeton. I love such vintage
rallies and this is my tenth participation in such a rally."
Mohan, a businessman, is a vintage car connoisseur and has more
than 250 of such classics in his garage, of which 30 are
Chevrolets.
"I've had this Impala for the last 17 years and had purchased it
from the extended family of the Nizam of Hyderabad. I've literally
grown up around such cars and I absolutely love them," said G.S.
Grewal, a businessman who brought a 1955 Bel-Air with him.
The cars were also judged on the basis of the quality of their
restoration.
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