dehradun a rally of vintage vehicles was organised in the city on sunday morning as part of the ongoing virasat art and heritage festival 2022 fourwheelers and twowheelers belonging from 19291982 participated in the eventthe rally which was flagged off by uttarakhand dgp ashok kumar commenced from ambedkar stadium covering the stretch including garhi cantt dilaram chowk rajpur road mussoorie diversion over 20 scooters like vespa and lambretta as well as multiple fourwheelers from vintage jeeps to chevrolets and fords were showcased the oldest model at the show was a 1926 chevrolet model we showcased 11 scooters vespas lambretta ld etc from 19421974 we have been restoring them since 2008 and these have not been modified they are all in original shape said ravinder singh a doon resident who along with his son manmeet has been restoring antiques for the past 40 years a jawa twin world war 2 bsa number of chevrolet willy ford and austin were part of the rally among others people also enjoyed a flute recital in the eveningthe festival in its silver jubilee year began on april 15 and will continue till april 29 the twoweek long festival includes cuisines craft workshops bike rallies among other events for spectators and visitors the artists from across the state and country are actively participating in the festival it includes performances by traditional kumaoni dancers bharatnatyam kathak odissi artistes folk singers hindustani fusion music bands instrumental performances it also showcases 200 years of mussoorie which offers multiple craft workshops vintage car and bike rallies art competitions and heritage treasure hunts performances by wadali brothers classical artists and bands have also enthralled the public the festival has been conducted by reach an organisation that holds cultural events in uttarakhand