Vintage delight: 1909 Willys-Overland was the oldest car at annual car rally

ome gleaming beauties added to the charm of a bright and sunny morning in the Capital when they took to the roads for the 46th Vintage & Classic car rally on Sunday. The rally was flagged off by Army chief General VK Singh from Barakhamba Road, and the golden oldies travelled to Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, before arriving at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for a prize distribution by Bharti Singh, the Army chief's wife. The oldest car participating in the rally was a 1909 Willys-Overland, while the youngest was a 1962 Mercedes. Vintage and classic cars took part in the rally in New Delhi on Sunday Vintage and classic cars took part in the rally in New Delhi on Sunday Vintage car Vintage car The attractions included a 1914 John Morris, India's first fire engine owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad and now the National Rail Museum. Army chief General VK Singh flags off the rally in New Delhi on Sunday Army chief General VK Singh flags off the rally in New Delhi on Sunday Other notable entrants were a 1919 Citroen, a 1925 Phantom 1 Rolls Royce, a Ford 1928, a Ford 1930 which was directly imported from the US for the Pope's visit to India in the same year, a Citroen 1938 that has been featured in films like Gandhi, a Buick 1938, a Plymouth 1938 and a Sunbeam 1947, along with a collection of Austins, Chevrolets, Jaguars, Mercedes, Pontiacs, etc. A total of 43 running trophies were given out to the owners, including The Statesman Challenge Trophy to the John Morris 1914, the Fortis Trophy for the most consistent participant to a 1934 Lagonda, and the CR Irani Memorial Trophy for the 'queen of the rally' to a 1939 Rolls Royce.