Oldest and rarest automobiles dazzle at Antique Car Show.

KARACHI -- The Frere Hall lawns hosting the first of its kind annual Antique Car Show was the centre of attraction for all lovers and collectors of vintage and classic cars on Sunday.

There were over a hundred cars on display of which the oldest cars happened to be 99 years old and the youngest not less than 40 years old.

Shoaib Qureshy, the founder and owner of the online Antique Cars Museum who also organised the Antique Car Show, told Dawn that vintage and classic cars are like ambassadors of their countries of origin. 'We need more such car shows to not just showcase our cars but also attract our youth to this kind of healthy hobby where they can learn about classic cars and appreciate them,' he said.

'It's also a part of our art and culture just like music and cricket is. And classic cars don't have to be expensive Rolls Royce or Mercedes. They can also be Fiats and VolksAwagens,' he said.

There were a number of visitors enjoying the beautiful cars. There were people getting themselves photographed or taking selfies with the cars, there were also people completely in awe of the automotive beauties and wanting to know the history of each and every car they encountered there. And those who could not be there always have the option of learning about the cars by simply accessing the online Antique Cars Museum, which already features each and every classic car in the country.

Getting back to the Antique Car Show, each car there had a personality, thus needing to be introduced to and their owners were there to do the needful. Among the several cars Mr Qureshy had himself brought was the black Vanden Plas 1956 Princess limousine. It was a British Embassy car brought to Pakistan for the British ambassador. It is called 'Princess' because when it was made the late Queen Elizabeth was a princess. And the very first two cars from the production line were bought by her.

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