Who does not like a blast from the past, especially if it’s a vintage car? Vintage cars exude royalty and need high maintenance. But those who love such cars, go the extra length to take care of it. Recently, in the historical city of Murshidabad, West Bengal, a 100-year-old red Bean car was spotted at Kasim Bazar Rajbari (Cossimbazar Palace of the Roys (Rajbari) of Berhampore. Reportedly, the city has been excited ever since the vintage car was spotted there.
The royal vintage car, Bean rolled into the city of Murshidabad. Australian couple, Lang and Bev Kidby, began their journey on April 1 from London. The couple decided to go on a world tour in a 1924 British car after they were inspired by the adventures of Francis Birtles, who travelled from England to Australia about 100 years ago. Following in his footsteps, the couple, living in Brisbane decided to repeat history and fulfil their dreams by flying down to England and buying a Bean car from the museum.
So far, the couple has travelled through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey, and entered Iran through the Bazargan border. Now, the refurbished World War I-era vehicle is parked at Murshidabad’s Rajbari. As soon as the car entered, the couple were garlanded and saluted. They were mighty impressed by the palace.
In an interview with Local18, a local said that the Australian couple embarked on a new way of travelling the world. They have covered England to Turkey, Iran and Pakistan to enter India. After Varanasi (Banaras), the car reached Kasimbazar Rajbari via Durgapur.
In an interview with a portal, the Kidby couple opened up about the choice of the car. They mentioned that their red Bean car is very “unusual”. They claimed that the British Car was made in 1924 and the company produced Bean cars which existed just for 10 years, so there are hardly many. However, it was on a Bean car that the first record was set and the couple were interested in recreating that history.
The bean car is quite fast and dependable for its age and is not exactly a convenient mode of transport. Also, there is a chance of breakdowns in old cars. So, the couple claimed that they drove at 70 km/hour and followed the trucks on the side of the road.
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