Vintage vehicles steal the show at Republic Day celebration

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A pupil  keenly looking astatine  1  of the cars displayed astatine  the Vintage Vehicle Show held astatine  Nehru Maidan connected  the juncture  of Republic Day successful  Mangaluru, connected  Monday.

A pupil keenly looking astatine 1 of the cars displayed astatine the Vintage Vehicle Show held astatine Nehru Maidan connected the juncture of Republic Day successful Mangaluru, connected Monday. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath

Several antique automobiles belonging to Dakshina Kannada residents attracted visitors during the Vintage Vehicle Show held connected the juncture of Republic Day astatine the Nehru Maidan successful Mangaluru connected Monday.

The oldest among the vehicles displayed was the 1929 exemplary of a Ford owned by Krishnappa Uchil. He had besides displayed his 1947 Ford Jeep.

Among different vehicles successful the amusement were 1949 Cadillac of A. Kishore Rao. He besides displayed his 1948 Rolls Royce, 1948 Bentley, and his 1991 Fiat.

Canara Bus Owners Association President Rajaverma Ballal’s 1952 Cheverlot Deluxe, well-known doc Hansraj Alva’s 1960’s Standard Herald, M. Akshatha’s 1957 Landmaster, Tejas Kumar Shetty’s 1970’s Mercedes Benz, Raghavendra Prabhu’s 1962 Ambassador, Sunil Gonsalves’s 1961 Germany-made Beetle, and the 1965 Willis were besides displayed.

The vintage two-wheelers displayed included the Bajaj LML scooter, the RX 100 motorcycle, and the Bajaj Sunny scooter, each owned by Godwin Kariappa. Keith Salin’s 1995 Yezdi Road King, Birosh Sebastian’s 1996 Jawa and 1995 Yezdi Road King, Dinesh Acharya’s 1986 Yamaha RX 100, and Pratham Raj’s 1964 Royal Enfield Bullet were besides connected display.

District in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, and different dignitaries were present.

Published - January 26, 2026 09:27 p.m. IST

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