A chance to own a rare vintage beauty
The Hindu
20 vehicles from a bygone era to be up for grabs at online auction in a first-of-its-kind event in country
For those interested in car collection, here is an opportunity to own some rare vintage cars ranging from the 1924 Austin 7, fondly known as “Baby Austin”, and 1947 Chrysler Windsor, a luxury sedan, to an ex-Indian Army Mahindra Jeep from 1971 Indo-Pak war.
In a first-of-its-kind event in India, 20 vehicles from a bygone era, would be up for grabs in an online auction from December 3-9.
The preview for the event to be held by Historic Auction, the country’s first specialist automobile and automotive fine arts auction house, will be open to the public from November 24-27 at the Museo Camera in Sector 28 here.

The heat of the recently concluded local body elections spilled over into the first meeting of the newly elected council of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, as the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) questioned the propriety of the 20 councillors to whom the Kerala High Court had issued a notice regarding their oaths, participating in the council.

Taking a dig at Udupi District Congress unit for demanding action against Udupi Deputy Commissioner T K Swaroopa for flagging off the Paryaya procession by waving a saffron flag, Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty on Wednesday asked how many preparatory meetings had district in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar conducted ahead of the celebrations.











