After a scintillating display of varied vintage beauties at Inorbit Malls, Malad and Vashi,over 40 cars participated in their annual drive to Lonavala today. The CarWale Vintage Wheels 2011 drive was flagged off from Inorbit Mall, Vashi by Mr. Javed Ahmed, Police Commissioner, Navi Mumbai.
The roads around Inorbit Mall were bustling with Navi Mumbaikars early on Sunday morning trying to catch a glimpse of these rarest cars that lined up before the flag off. This exclusive Vintage Wheels showcased classics such as Fiat Millecento-1929, Lancia-1932, Austin-7-1934, Ford Jeep-1942, VW Beetle -1946,Woleseley-1948, Cadillac-1951, Austin 12-1955, Fiat-1955, Dodge Kingsway Custom-1955, Dodge Custom Royal-1959, Rover P5-1960, Karmann Ghia-1961, Sunbeam Rapier-1964, Paekard Chipper-1965, Mercedes 2388-1966, Volkswagen Beetle-1966and Mercedes Benz-1971 to name a few which travelled the distance to Lonavala.
Talking about this endeavour, Mr. Mohit Dubey,Co-Founder & CEO, CarWale, said, “Mostvintage car exhibitions last just a few hours and attendees barely get a glimpse of the cars in such a short time. With Vintage Wheels, however, we have unique format. The cars are exhibited for two whole weeks, so people get sufficient time to truly appreciate these timeless beauties, and the event culminates in a majestic drive through the city streets. We are now in our third installment of Vintage Wheels and it has grown to a multi-location event. We look forward to growing it even further in the coming years.”
Speaking at the flag off, Mr. Kishore Bhatija, CEO,Inorbit Malls said, “After the tremendous response that we saw from our patrons for the Vintage Car exhibition over 2 years, we chose to partner with Carwale for this unique annual property. We at Inorbit believe in creating properties that excite and engage our consumers from time to time. Vintage car rallies are normally held in South Mumbai with limited access to view the vintage cars. Our main intention was to make these oldest marvels accessible to residents of the suburbs and enjoy these beauties.”
A list of some of the cars that were on display over the last two weeks is available at
http://www.carwale.com/vintagewheels/2011/