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Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006
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Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: The annual Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally will be flagged off here in the Capital this coming Sunday, February 19. Over 100 cars will be participating in the 40th edition of the grand event aimed at preserving, maintaining and restoring old cars. To be flagged off by Delhi Police Commissioner K.K. Paul from Statesman House on Barakhamba Road, the cars will travel down Janpath to Aurangzeb Road, Sarojini Nagar Depot, Hyatt Regency hotel, Signals Enclave and Malibu Towne before breaking for lunch at DT Mega Mall in Gurgaon. They will then return to the National Stadium near India Gate. A pre-event assessment of the cars will be done on February 18, with spectators getting a sneak peek of the grand finale on Sunday.
The participating cars this year include 62 in the vintage section (pre-World War II), 19 in the Classic category
The oldest entry is the prize-winning 1914 John Morris fire engine of the National Railway Museum.
With nearly 37 trophies to be won, the vintage cars will be assessed on the basis of age, performance, maintenance and restoration among other factors.
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