Cars
Lake Club's annual classic car award show in Kolkata spotlights automobile passion and conservation
Kolkata/IBNS: This is an annual show that promises a nostalgic trip down the lanes of a bygone era of automobiles when cars were indeed larger than life possessions of the rich and aristocratic.
With cars now an easy possession of every middle-class household, a show like the one that Lake Club hosts annually every winter reminds everyone of an era of sheer magnificence and the gradual evolution of automobiles.
Car awarded Best Of Show owned by SK Lahiri
So 90 scintillating and exotic classic cars and motorcycles provided a rare treat to the Kolkatans as the fourth Annual Lake Club - EIMG Concours d'Elegance was hosted on Jan 12. It ended on a colourful note with the 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe owned by S K Lahiri bagging the Shashi Kanoria Memorial - Best Of Show Award on Sunday.
The day-long event jointly organised by Eastern India Motoring Group (EIMG) and Lake Club saw a 1937 Rolls Royce 25/30 owned by the Karnani family winning the Sanjoy Ghosh Memorial Second Of Show prize, while the Momen Sahab Memorial Third Of Show title went to 1958 Mercedes Ponton owned by Prithvi Nath Tagore.
The gentle jalopies, which were assembled at the complex on the bank of Rabindra Sarobar, included vintage cars of different brands including nine Rolls Royces, a Ferrari, and the century old AC Royal.
SK Lahiri (left) receiving the Best Of Show award from EIMG president Shrivardhan Kanoria
Speaking on the occasion, Lake Club Joint Honorary Secretary Debabrata Dutta said that the Lake Club has been successfully hosting this event for some years and it has witnessed a huge turn out of a variety of vintage cars as well as two wheelers. It has attracted car lovers from near and far, making it the best vintage motoring event in eastern India.
Commenting on the event, EIMG secretary Subhojit Kumar thanked Lake Club and EIMG committees for organising this prestigious show and hoped this would attract more vintage cars/two wheelers in the years to come.
Following is the list of other award winners at this vintage car exhibition.
Best among cars :
Up to 1930 - 1928 Ford Model A - owned by Surendra Kumar Dugar
Between 1931 to 1940 - 1937 Rolls Royce - Owned by Karnani Family
Vintage Two-door Cars - 1937 Ford 7W10 Owned by Saurjya Pratim Mitra.
Between 1940 to 1950 ; 1948 Buik Super 8 - owned by Ms Tamalika Naha
Between 1951 to 1975 : 1958 Mercedes Ponton - Owned by Prithvi Nath Tagore
Classic Two-Door Cars - Best in Class : Triumph Spitfire - Owned by Saikat Mitra
Indian Heritage Cars - Best in Class : Ambassador Mark I - owned by Baladev Mazumdar
Two Wheelers - Best in Class : Ariel red Hunter : Owned by Harjit Singh Dhanjal
Oldest Car Award - 1925 AC Royal : Owned by Yogesh Agarwalla
Oldest Two-Wheeler Award - Panther Sloper : Owned by Afzal Hossain
Preservation Award - 1947 Buik Super 8 - Owned by Raja Mukherjee
Restoration Award - 1951 Austin A 70 - Owned by Subhojit Ghosh
Resurrection Award - 1937 Opel Cabrio - Owned by Debaprem Chatterjee
Admirable Award - 1947 Wolseley 14 - Owned by Siddharth Swarup
Judges Choice - 1934 Rolls Royce - Owned by Krish Ajmera
Special Car Award - Plymouth Deluxe - Owned by S K Lahiri
Touring Delight Award - 1934 Ford Model A : Owned by Partha Banik
Sporty Playboy Award - 1947 MG TC - Owned by : Himangshu Ajmera
Epitome of Elegance Award - 1946 Bentley Mark VI -Owned by Azam Monem
Hot Ride Award - 1948 MG TC - Owned by : Rupak Ghosh
(Images by Sujoy Dhar and Lake Club Organisers)
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