Visitors throng 'F1 Auto Fair'
Star Business Report
Several hundred people, mostly young, thronged into an automobile fair in Dhaka yesterday as some of the world's most popular car brands were put on display at the daylong event. Some 80 cars, including 'classic', 'modified' and 'exclusive' ones as well as rarely seen vintage collections were displayed at the exposition. F1 Management Ltd organised the third version of the fair titled 'F1 Auto Fair 2006' jointly sponsored by Royal, Mobil, Lucas, Rahimafrooz and Sea Palace. The Daily Star and The Daily Naya Diganta were media partners of the event. Popular automobile brands including Mustang, Rolls-Royce, American Buick, Porsche, Dodge Charger, Cadillac, DeVille, MB 300SE, Austin 7, Hillman Minx, Daimler, Mazda 1500 and BMW 2002 were in the classic collection category at the show. On the other hand, cars including S600 Pullman, 730 Li, BMW 5 Series, Ford Mustang, Lotuis Elise, SL 65, Mazda 6, Mazda RX-8, Mazda Atenza, Toyota MRS, Toyota Celica, BMW 3 Series, Toyota Cynos, BMW 525i, BMW 760Li, Mercedes S500 AMG, Mercedes 240S, VW Beetle, Toyota 90, Toyota Camry, Prominent and Allex were in the exclusive and modified categories. "Objective of such fair is to showcase the vintage, modified and classical cars not only for the automobile connoisseurs but also for general people under a single roof," said Mohammad Irfan Hussain, director of F1 Management.
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A 1924 model Rolls Royce at the Gulshan Youth Club ground where around 80 vintage and modified cars were put on display yesterday. PHOTO: STAR |
