Classic cars in Qatar: 100-year-old vehicles

Qataris consider classic cars as part of their heritage, as they do not differ from handicrafts or traditional costumes, and other types of heritage that carry the memories of parents and grandparents. Qataris, individuals, ministries and associations, strive to preserve it and pass it on to generations. Many exhibitions and competitions are held for this type of car, and it has a lot of fans and amateurs.
Finally, the Porto Arabia area on The Pearl-Qatar has turned into a heritage and tourist forum for historical classic cars, some of which are 100 years old, and the Qatar Classic Car Show 2020, over four days (4-7 March), succeeded in attracting fans of And enthusiasts of owning this model of cars, as well as residents and tourists who found the exhibition an attractive destination.

The exhibition included 50 luxury classic cars, the history of which extends between 1925 and 1990. The Qatar Show ranks second in the classic car exhibitions after Kuwait, and represents an incubator for owners of this category of cars to display their cars to the public, at the same time providing a platform through which those interested and interested can view the models Their favorite categories are classic cars, especially since there are very rare cars owned by many in Qatar, and they are considered masterpieces of art and engineering, manufactured by the oldest and largest car manufacturers in the world, whose value is invaluable to their owners and enthusiasts alike, according to Vice President Board of Directors of the Gulf Qatar Classic Car Association, Omar Al-Fardan.

Al-Fardan added that the process of acquiring classic cars represents for many a culture and heritage that must be preserved, so that it has become seen as part of the culture and heritage of Qatari society, which all stakeholders, especially classic car owners, must preserve and enhance.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Qatar Classic Car Association, Mohammed bin Faisal Al Thani, says that the association intends to make the classic car exhibition a unique tourist event, and expand its activities in a manner commensurate with its value as a societal heritage inherited by professional generations with the necessary skills to preserve and preserve this heritage, By providing the owners of these cars with educational, technical and cultural experiences, the association seeks to provide social, cultural and technical services that guarantee the preservation and preservation of these cars.

In a speech during the closing ceremony of the exhibition, Mohammed bin Faisal added that the Gulf Qatar Classic Car Association seeks to create an annual platform that brings together owners and enthusiasts to acquire rare models of classic cars, and to inform the public, citizens and residents, of the importance of this type of exhibition that chronicles and documents a long and ancient era that he lived. The people of Qatar.