Mumbai Mania

I generally ride to town on the weekend to pick Bhavika up, so when she told me about the vintage car rally at Kala Ghoda I was interested.

But on reaching Kala Ghoda we were not greeted by any vintage cars, but a line-up of modern Bentley's, Phantoms, Ferraris, Porsches, Rolls Royces and more, did I forget the crowd that seemed to be in a frenzy.

We couldn't see anything, but we got to see these street children who were sitting on this Harley - Busa and having a ball. :)

It was a pleasant sight, but the super car show highlighted the divide between the rich and the middle class, it was also interesting to see that most of these cars showcased here, did not have local number plates, possibly to avoid paying tax on these beauties.
The event was not organized as well as it should be, the person on the mike seemed frustrated as he repeatedly asked people to leave the main area as the cars needed to get out, we went for a walk and came across these two vintage beauties.
I think the red one seems like an old Porsche and this Chevy was so wide as if it had a sofa on the back seat, very well maintained and some classic interiors.
An onlooker who made conversation was saying that this was the first car Raj Kapoor bought and how well its maintained!


As the cars began to pull out of the enclosed area, thousands of people who had gathered there went berserk.


To get a view they panned across both sides of the path the cars would use, some of them climbed parked cars at the side, while some hung from a police van parked close by, pushing and fighting for place speaks loads about Mumbai's consumerism attitude.



We had a ball not only did we get a peek of the cars, but also watched people going absolutely crazy, that seemed to satisfy much more.

As the cars went by one by one, boredom sank in and I asked if we could leave, so we got on my bike and started off in the direction towards Nariman Point, but as we rode we realized a lot of vintage cars seemed to be on the move.

So we followed them Bhavika taking pictures as I was riding, and then we got to see the super cars display their horses as they decided to race against each other and set the road ablaze.

The Maserati ripped the road right open but, it wasn't fast enough for the Yamaha R1 that easily took the lead, the Maserati was chased by the others as they hit Marine Drive, we took a left and went along with the vintages that were parked at Nariman Point.




At Nariman Point we were time shifted by a couple of decades as the gleaming vintages welcomed us with their big round eyes and long faces! We were fascinated to see so many beauties from the past and when I came across the vintage motorcycles, the Henderson, BSAs, Nortons and Triumphs I was excited, not to miss the Lambretta and Vespa scooters.

It was enjoyable the latter half more than the start, thanks to the vintage beauties!