| Horns honk, accentuated head lights peep out and wheels carve the pout body round a corner. It was an old world charm in the new world.
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| From Austins to Rolls Royce to Citron DS 21 and Nortons to Enfields – the old beauties were at their best to add the classic touch. The occasion – Vintage Car and Motorcycle Rally based on the theme ‘Travel and Transport-From the imagination of Jules Verne to 21st century reality’ , which was organised as part of the World Tourism Day celebrations here today.
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| Rolling out from the stable of Hyderabad-based Deccan Heritage Automobile Association, which was invited to showcase its impressive collections, the cars and bikes ranged from the time of World War II to the 1970s.
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| “Tourism brings the world together. The show has been organised to encourage people to showcase cars and bikes of vintage (pre-1950) and classic (post-1950) era,” said a tourism department official.
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| The celebrations were flagged off by state tourism minister J Geeta Reddy. The minister later flagged off six city tour luxury coaches and commissioned Khair-un-Nissa, a Rs 1.6-crore twin-deck lake cruiser decked with all modern facilities, on the Hussain Sagar. The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation already runs two large vessels – Bhagmati and Bhageerathi – apart from 14 mechanised boats.
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| The new vessel, commissioned to meet the increasing demand for a cruiser to hold conferences and parties, can accommodate up to 150 people at a time. The six guided city tour coaches have been especially designed for city, heritage, Ramoji Film City, leisure and half-day tours.
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| A special programme to present AP Tourism awards for excellence was held at the Taramati Baradari complex in the evening. |
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