This year’s Concours D’Elegance will be held this Sunday at the Ngong Racecourse, Nairobi.
The annual one-day event organised by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Kenya, will see some of the oldest sports and vintage cars and motorcycles, battling out for top honours.
While thanking sponsors of the event, Brookside Daily, Commercial Bank of Africa and Sarova Panafric hotel among others, the chairman of Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Kenya, Peter Ondayi, assured fans of their security and lots of entertainments as they witness some of the oldest machines in Africa being paraded.
Brookside Dairy through its Marketing manager Peter Wasonga, gave a cheque of Ksh 1.3 million while CBA group gave Ksh 500,000 towards the event.
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Three motorcycle from South Africa and 13 motorcycle and five cars from Uganda will be on the ramp to be judged.
The oldest machine at the show will be the 1916 BSA motorcycle of Beven Beckman who will be up against 1925 DKW of Satpal Jabbal a multiple winner of the event.
Meanwhile, the 1927 Dodge of Magdi Riad will be the oldest car in the parade ring. Others are 1928 Ford Tudor and John Wroe’s 1928 Ford model a pickup.
Sachit Shah will also enter his 1965 Mercedes Benz 230 SL, among others.
