Vintage and Classic Car Show attracts large crowds

PESHAWAR: The spectacular 15th Vintage and Classic Car Show attracted a large number of visitors and enthusiasts of old automobiles held at the Peshawar Services Club on Saturday.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) in collaboration with Classic Land Rover had arranged the event, which saw the participation of vintage car enthusiasts from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Peshawar and other cities.

These classic car lovers had brought their prized vehicles to showcase at the exhibition.

KPCTA Director General Tashfeen Haider was the chief guest on the occasion while Asim Durrani from Classic Land Rover, KPCTA Events Manager Haseena Shaukat and other prominent personalities attended the event.

A large number of visitors including families, fans and enthusiasts of vintage and classic cars turned up to the venue to enjoy the show, traditional Khattak dance and the rubab music.

The car show featured a wide variety of classic and vintage cars, including Mercedes, Jaguar, Ford, Chevrolet, Mini, VW, Land Rover, Mustang, Porsche, vintage Vespa motorcycles, and other iconic vehicles from 1935 to 1980 and traditional rubab music and Khatak dance performances that mesmerised the visitors.

The participants and visitors praised the organisers for arranging the thrilling event in Peshawar. The female participants also enjoyed the traditional rubab music and Khatak dance performances, making the event a delightful experience for all.

After the exhibition, the participants would leave for Swabi where they would join the 12th Indus River Cross Jeep Race at the historic Hund point in Swabi at the Indus River after passing through the Balahisar Fort today.

Afterward, these vintage vehicles would travel from Swabi through Faisalabad, Rahimyar Khan, Moro, the Thar desert, and finally reach Karachi.

On this occasion, Tashfeen Haider said that more efforts would be made to organize similar events, including the Khyber to Karachi rally and Peshawar show.

He also said that the exhibitions would be expanded to historical sites in the future. He said that the goal of the rally and the car show was to send a message of peace from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to once again make Peshawar a city of flowers and joy.