21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally to be held on February 21 and 22

In its 5^th edition, the rally will also have vintage car clubs from Singapore and Malaysia, and will also have the first car invented by the founder of Mercedes-Benz.

The season of vintage car rallies is back and the 5^th edition of 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally will take place on February 21 and 22.

This year, the rally will include cars like 1936 Daimler Sports Coupe, 1952 Daimler DB 18 DHC, 1946 Lincon Continental , 1935 Avon DHC, 1929 Buick Convertible and 1930 Packard 733 to name a few. For the latest edition of the rally, 201 vintage cars and 50 vintage bikes were handpicked from a pool of over 3500 vintage cars across India.

The 52kms long drive, which will start from Red Fort and end at Leisure Valley Park, Gurgaon, will have cars from the pre war era of 1880s to the glorious 1960s. The majority will be formed by iconic brands like Rolls Royce, Stutz, Buick, Ford, Chevrolet, Austin Martin and Bentley. The hightlight, however, will be the first car invented by Karl Friedrich Benz, the founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.

Confirming the participation of clubs from Singapore and Malaysia, Mr. Madan Mohan, Managing Director, 21 Gun Salute said, “This year the vintage car rally will be organised at a much larger scale and will be grander than the previous editions. It aims at acquainting the youth to the rich heritage and culture of cars in India. We will be inviting several international car clubs and royal families from across the country, who will be bringing their cars to participate in this mile stone event. Great food, amazing music and lots and lots of vintage cars and bikes will make this event a truly magnificent affair to remember. The 5^th edition of 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally & Concours Auto show will be probably the first vintage show, where vintage cars will be coming across boundaries of Indian subcontinent. The Malaysia Singapore Vintage Car club is one of such overseas vintage club who has confirmed their participation with 7 -8 vintage cars. Besides, the vintage car clubs in UK, Sri Lanka, and Paris have expressed their desire to be a part of this historic vintage rally in India.”