JOIN USThe Indian Design Forum opened in capital on Saturday with a 21 classic and vintage cars parade. The forum used the parade to highlight how a good design is everlasting.
It said the cars are still going strong despite being more than half a century old, in some cases.
The cars were some of the most well known automobiles ever. From a red, shimmering Ford Mustang to a flamboyant Chevrolet BelAir or a princely Rolls Royce Phantom I, each car was like a page out of automobile history.
The parade was flagged off by Home Minister P Chidambaram and Indian racing star Narain Kathikeyan in central Delhi. The convoy, escorted by 8 Tata Arias, circled India Gate and drove through the boulevards of Lutyen's Delhi before returning to the starting point.
Noted lawyer and Heritage Motoring Club of India (HMCI) president, K T S Tulsi was at the wheels of his 1934 Austin.
“This car was originally purchased by the Nawab of Lucknow as a birthday gift for his daughter. He received it from its only dealership in Kolkata and drove it all the way to Lucknow. But after his daughter, no one paid any attention to this car and it was to be sold as scrap when I bought it,” Tulsi said.