Kerfegar Eduljee

For over a decade, Motorcycle Connoisseur and PT’s Expert Columnist, Kerfegar Eduljee, has been one of the foremost names in the Motorcycle and Two-Wheeler Circuit. A judge by special invitation at the prestigious, annual Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI) event for the Motorcycle and Two-Wheeler Segment, Kerfegar has been honoured with numerous felicitations, including by the VCCCI.

The much anticipated, 3-day Vintage and Classic Automobile extravaganza, organized annually by the Vintage & Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI), was held from 26^th to 28^th January, 2024, at South Mumbai’s World Trade Centre. Established in 1985, VCCCI is one of the oldest and foremost vintage and classic car clubs of India.

Over 170 breath-taking two and four-wheeled beauties participated in the event. Not surprisingly, the turnout was large, with an attendance comprising aficionados, an enthused public and even about a dozen artists, who had flocked to the event to paint and capture this classic piece of history. The enthusiasts too overcame geographical distances to attend the event – more specifically, a spirited contingent of scooterists representing ‘Pune Scooters’, who rode down all the way from Pune to the SOBO venue!

Continuing the tradition of Parsi participation and victories at this event for years, a number of Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians won awards across multiple categories for their vehicles, including ‘Best Restored’, ‘Best Maintained’, etc. keeping alive and further fortifying the ethos of the famous words, ‘Parsi Owned’!

The following are the awards won by Parsi patrons in the Motorcycle category:

WINNER	MOTORCYCLE	AWARD CATEGORY
Xereus Zend	1959 BSA Goldstar	Best Maintained Classic Motorcycle (1st)
Hormuz Dadachanji	1959 BSA A7 Shooting Star	Best Maintained Classic Motorcycle (3rd)
Hormuz Dadachanji	1993 Yamaha RX100	Best Restored Indian Heritage Class (2nd)
Zubin Mehta	1971 Honda CB750	Best Maintained Recent Classic Motorcycle (1st)
Hurvaksh Irani	1981 BMW R100RS	Best Maintained Recent Classic Motorcycle (3rd)
Yazad Bacha	1938 Norton Big 4	Best Restored Vintage Motorcycle (2nd)
Jehangir Faroogh	1956 BSA BB31	Best Restored Classic Motorcycle (3rd); & Most Original Motorcycle Award
Firoz Mistry	1981 BMW R100RS	Best Restored Recent Classic Motorcycle (2nd)
Shalaila Nalaseth	1955 BSA Goldstar	Judges’ Discretion Award

In the Car category, Yohan Z Poonawalla won multiple awards including the ‘Concours d’Elegance Pranlal Bhogilal Award Vintage Car’ for his 1927 Rolls Royce 20HP; and the ‘Concours d’Elegance Nanji V Dossa Award Classic Car’ for his 1958 Mercedes Benz 190SL. He also snagged wins in the ‘Best Maintained’ and ‘Best Restored’ categories for his cars – 1949 Bentley Mark VI; 1962 Volkswagen Beetle; 1967 Volkswagen Microbus; and the Land Rover Series 1.

The following are the awards won by other Parsi patrons in the Car category:

WINNER	CAR	CATEGORY
Vehan Palia	1980 Mercedes Benz	Best Maintained Recent Classic Car (2nd)
Shalaila Nalaseth	1955 Dodge	Best Maintained Indian Heritage Class (1st)
Cyrus Dhabhar	1964 Fiat	Best Maintained Indian Heritage Class (2nd)
Rayomand Patel	1956 Fiat	Best Maintained Indian Heritage Class (3rd)
Pilzad Master	1974 Mercedes Benz W115	Most Original Car Award
Sorab Ginwalla	1933 Austin	Best Resurrection Award
Xerxes Dastur	1933 Austin	Judges’ Special Mention
Erach Kotwal	1970 Triumph	Judges’ Special Mention
Jerxis Vandrevalla	1947 Buick Roadmaster	Judges’ Special Mention
Shalaila Nalaseth	1955 Dodge	Best Ladies Crew Completing The Run Award

This not-to-be-missed event was hugely successful, as always. If you’ve never attended this car and motorcycle extravaganza before or missed it this year, make sure to attend it the next time around – it’ll be a guaranteed treat for your senses!