The impeccably maintained chrome and wood led to finely upholstered, and very opulent leather interiors, replete with the inscrutably sexy speedometer, in miles of course.
The numerous shiny insignia perched proudly on the bonnets felt of sepia tinted days where many days and nights went into crafting these beautiful beasts. The love of the craft showed through the impeccable detailing, from the engraved hubcaps down to the last chrome-plated bolt.
According to some very trusty resources, the organisers apparently planned the do as a rally, like the one in Kolkata. However, the streets of Hyderabad, filled as they are with renegade roadrunners, scared off far too many participants. Ergo, the event was pruned to a 'show' in a dirt field inside the (very highbrow, a tad obnoxious, if I may) Secunderabad Club (Egad!) premises.
The show itself was fun, to say the least, with rows upon rows of shiny Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Austins, Morrises, a Rolls and the odd Cadillac, like a good bottle of Scotch.
Interestingly enough, a 1962 HM Ambassador Mark I made its way alongside an old Willys Jeep. Might not be a vintage, in the true sense of the word, but nevertheless, very very sexy. Also notable in this melange was a rickety old 250cc Norton motorcycle, very similar to the 200cc version used by Ernesto Che Guevara through his tours across the continent.
These were a few glimpses of the show. Hope you liked the pictures.
3 comments:
like them photos
Very. Very. Sexy.
The pictures, that is.
actually Che and Ernesto travelled on a 497cc Norton ES2 ... which predictably failed to complete the course and had to be abandoned!
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