By Manish Kumar
Country's most premium vintage cars and bikes rally i.e. 21 Gun Salute international Vintage Car Rally and Autoshow is back with a much larger canvas. Delhites with a taste for antique cars must have had their fill on Saturday as around 135 gleaming vintage cars & Bikes connected Historic Delhi and Millennium City Gurgaon .
It is a magnificient congregation of vintage cars pompously walking the road ramp in style and pride. Some of the most popular vintage car models that come to participate in this annual event were the 1929 BUICK 50 LX, 1929 ROLLS ROYACE and 1933 Hudson, which is the only vintage car left worldwide debut in the rally. Besides, Jaguar, Rolls Royce 1912, Bentley 1947, Rolls Royce Phantom I, Chevrolet etc. Started from Red Fort, the rally passed through Old Fort, Teen Moorti, Dhaula Kuan NH8, before reaching its final destination Leisure Valley Park sector 29 Gurgaon. It was joined by 25 more vintage bikes and scooters.
A joint initiative of Madan Mohan, Managing Director 21 Gun Salute andHeritage Motoring Club of India, 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Rally was one of the biggest vintage show in India held so far.
His Highness Samarjitsinh Gaekwad Maharaja of Baroda flagged of this caravan of vintage beauties from Red Fort. Before flagging off, he specially walked to the vintage cars parked at the venue and took special interest in armed forces vehicles of by gone era like the jeeps etc.
On this occasion, Madan Mohan said, "the seed we had sown 4 years ago in the form of first 21 gun vintage car rally has taken the shape of country’s most premium vintage car rally. The promise we had done last year to take this rally to international level is becoming true with the onset of 4th edition of 21 gun salute international vintage car rally and show."
"The 4th edition of 21 gun salute vintage car rally is not just a rally but we have conceived it as a festival of heritage to showcase the royal automobile legacy of this universe. The festival will be for 2 days at Leisure Valley sector 29, Gurgaon."
He further said, "21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally and Auto Show’ was initiated with a Vision "To create and provide a platform for car connoisseurs to showcase their collections and for people to witness the heritage, aura and glamour of the Royal Vintage Luxury Cars."
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