Pampered car models parade on Whitefield streets

Like fine wine, some things only get better with age, and this certainly holds true for automobiles.

The Whitefield Vintage Car Rally, conducted by the 112-year-old Whitefield Club on Sunday, proved it once again.

On a drowsy Sunday morning, there is no better sight for an automobile enthusiast than a rally of vintage cars. The rally was flagged off from the Whitefield police station and it went around Whitefield with display stops at the Palm Meadows Club and Marriott Hotel, before  the 3.5-km drive culminated at The Whitefield Club.

Over 28 cars were a part of the rally and people were awestruck by their beauty.

The whirr of the engines was just exhilarating. Some of the standout models that took part were the 1951 Chevy Belair, the 1957 Mercedes 219 belonging to Sulaiman Jamal, Rupali Ravi Prakash’s 1956 E-Type Jaguar, 1940 Lincoln and the two-seater Sunbeam Alpine. Other crowd-pullers were the Chevy Fleetmaster and a Humber Armoured car. A few vintage bikes were supposed to take part in the rally as well, but mostly Royal Enfields turned up.

“Since the turn of the century, our club epitomises the leisurely pace, ample space and cherished traditions that Whitefield is known for,” says Sulaiman Jamal, executive committee member of the Whitefield Club and a veteran vintage and classic car collector. “Amidst the chaos of current day life, we hope the rally will remind us to slow down, appreciate Bengaluru’s glorious past by recreating the look and feel of old Whitefield and do our bit to keep Whitefield beautiful,” he said.

Whitefield certainly turned into a paradise for automobile lovers and they couldn’t have asked for anything better on a Sunday.