On the 17th of March this year the classic car lovers of Abu Dhabi had only one place to go. An event was organized in the city’s Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel showcasing the most classic makes of Bentley and Rolls Royce cars. The event played host to almost Bentley and Rolls Royce cars of every era. Organizing this extravagant event would have been impossible without the support of Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation and Rolls Royce Foundation.

Peter Antel in his introductory speech of the event says that they have decided to organize this event in UAE as the number of Rolls Royce fans was always high in this part of the world. Peter Before this, Antel’s organization ‘Faircount Media’ has arranged two similar events for other car brands. One was held at the Le Montreux Palace on Lake Geneva’s shore and the other was at Goodwood of United Kingdom. However, Antel believes that UAE fits this type of show more naturally.

Antel mentioned that the event is displaying the finest makes from Bentley and Rolls Royce. The exhibits included the most alluring RR models that one can think off. There was a 1930 model of the Phantom II. The visitors could the vintage model, the 20/25 Gurney made in 1935. Another classic make of the Rolls Royce, the Silver Dawn of 1951 was also exhibited at the event. The collection included cars made by the company till the mid 80s. The Phantoms and Corniches drew quite a few admiring ogles.

The cars participating at this event were collected from different corners of the UAE. The two persons who were most active in arranging the great collection of rare and antique automobiles were Gaurav Dar and Mathias Doutreleau. Both of them are true fans of classic cars and are extremely enthusiastic about sharing the pleasure with other classic car lovers.

The people’s choice award of this show was given to the Mohammad Al Redha’s Silver Spirit of 1981. He owns two more pieces of the same car model and came to the show with only one. He mentioned that many people think that classic vehicles are only boxes with leaking engines; however, that’s not true. It’s about how you care your loved possession.