Classic car shows: A Treat for the Car lover

Have you ever wondered what it must be like togleamed, with liveried chauffeurs and sometimes
own a classic car? A car that is a marvel ofeven the family patriarch taking a turn at the
human ingenuity and a testimony to manmadewheel.
excellence? Have you ever wondered whyThen times changed. Newer models arrived and
beautiful cars are compared to beautiful women?took centre stage and production of these grand
Why they are cherished and even cosseted byclassic cars dwindled, finally stopping altogether.
their owners more than the wives are? Have youNow these beautiful vintage cars are only to be
even pondered over the pride that the owner offound in classic car shows. These are periodically
such a classic car might feel? Ownership of classicheld all over the world and car enthusiasts flock
and vintage cars is not for everyone. Not only isto them. To get a glimpse of these wonders of
it an expensive hobby, but finding and owningengineering and to vicariously enjoy the thrill of
vintage automobiles is a rarity. They are objectspossession, these car shows are always popular
of passion and a connoisseur’s delight. It is anand are usually well attended. There are car
entry into an exclusive clique, one which only amagazines and online websites which cater to
select few can be a part of and the rest cansuch car buffs, who reel off facts and figures of
aspire to.the year of manufacture, the engine capabilities,
The opulence of wooden dashboards, the luxurythe number of cars in existence, horsepower...et
of hand tooled leather seats, the sheer pleasureal. In fact there’s often a carnival like festive
of an almost silent yet powerful engine humming,atmosphere at these classic car shows. Stalls are
the quaint sounds of horns from a bygoneset up hawking different products, there’s
era…it is a remnant of a time when the freneticcotton candy in one corner and an emcee with
pace of life was more leisured, when things weremike in hand, spurring the crowd to cheer and
simply enjoyed and pleasures were reveled in. Itsapplaud every car as it takes a stately turn at a
ironical actually, that cars today are bought forsedate pace around a track. One must remember
speed, efficiency and maneuverability, yet thesethat these cars are not just objects of
very same elements were not really factors aadmiration; they need to be examples of mobility
few decades back. At that juncture in time, carsas well. All engines must be in working condition
were bought for the wow factor, to enjoy thewith original parts.
experience of moving at a leisurely speed fromEvery year the calendar of classic car shows is
one point to another, its size meant to impresschoc a bloc with shows that are annual or even
with its grandeur. Traffic was minimal so onebiennial events all over the globe. Car owners, car
trundled along at sedate speeds on semi emptylovers, enthusiasts, dilettantes or even families out
roads often just a little faster than a boy on hisfor a Sunday… all are welcome to these
bicycle. Ohhs and ahhs would follow in its wake.extravaganzas. The cars reign supreme hogging all
These classic cars were lovingly tended by theirthe attention and for those few hours, all
owners, polished for hours till the accessoriesattention remains riveted on them.