Vintage Car Fiesta from Jan 26 to 28

Vintage and classic and super cars and bikes will be on display at the World Trade Center, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, from 10 am to 6 pm.

Last year, the Annual Vintage Car Fiesta was held on February 12 and saw the participation of 150 vintage cars and 50 bikes. The rally was flagged off by Maharashtra Tourism Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, WIAA chairman Nitin Dossa, Vijay Kalankari of the WTC and Vivek Phansalkar, the Mumbai Police Commissioner.

The Concours d’Elegance in the vintage category was won by Rajiv Kher for his 1934 Packard Super 8 while Yohan Poonawala was awarded the same in the classic category for his 1949 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, previously owned and customised by the Maharaja of Mysore. With three more of his cars present at the fiesta including the Special Ford Lincoln convertible which had been presented to Mother Teresa by Pope Paul VI and later auctioned. Poonawala was also awarded under a special category “Global Ambassador for India” for his contribution in restoring heritage vehicles and for putting India on the world map by participating at several international vintage car contests.

Shankar Sundaram and Sujatha Shankar from Chennai of the Amalgamations Group and proud owners of a 1935 Rolls Royce Phantom III won the first prize in the category of best restored vintage car.