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Pics: Auto Show in a Kerala Village. Modified Cars, Bikes & Jeeps

The show was named "Vandikoottam" in local Malayalam it means a Crowd or herd of vehicles



The venue of the show is (Using present tense because the show is still on as I key in these words) at Moorkkattil Padi, a small junction on the Thalayolaparambu Koothattukulam stretch) I used to work at a nearby industry and knows many of the organizers quite well. The leader of the pack is a youngster named Jinish who runs a hardware shop at the nearby town of Peruva. Himself an ardent car buff, he spent quite a lot of time and energy to make this happen. He made a special invitation to me and asked me to bring my SS80 for display. I could not help him in this aspect as the insurance policy had already expired and being X mas holidays, I could not renew the insurance.



The venue was the local Panchayth Ground and the show drew a good number of visitors which is admirable considering the remote location of the place. A VW beetle greets the visitor to the venue.



There were a lot of modified and well maintained jeeps and I was told that these modifications were carried out at a workshop in Kuravilangad, which specializes in similar work. Many Yezdi Road Kings and Vijay Super scooters were part of the display and was the center of attraction.



A Premier Padmini on display was a real beauty.



The show kick started at 1400 hrs today with a prayer and the help desk did a wonderful job of rendering help to the visitors.



There were competitions for children like painting quiz etc.



Altogether the show was noteworthy and could turn out to be regular Xmas feature in the years to come.



Now let the pictures take you through the show.

A small group of automobile buffs at a small village/town (Village/town, because the whole of Kerala is like a town unlike in other states.There are no barren stretches between any Kerala villages) had the wherewithal to conduct an half day Auto Show.The show was named "Vandikoottam" in local Malayalam it means a Crowd or herd of vehiclesThe venue of the show is (Using present tense because the show is still on as I key in these words) at Moorkkattil Padi, a small junction on the Thalayolaparambu Koothattukulam stretch) I used to work at a nearby industry and knows many of the organizers quite well. The leader of the pack is a youngster named Jinish who runs a hardware shop at the nearby town of Peruva. Himself an ardent car buff, he spent quite a lot of time and energy to make this happen. He made a special invitation to me and asked me to bring my SS80 for display. I could not help him in this aspect as the insurance policy had already expired and being X mas holidays, I could not renew the insurance.The venue was the local Panchayth Ground and the show drew a good number of visitors which is admirable considering the remote location of the place. A VW beetle greets the visitor to the venue.There were a lot of modified and well maintained jeeps and I was told that these modifications were carried out at a workshop in Kuravilangad, which specializes in similar work. Many Yezdi Road Kings and Vijay Super scooters were part of the display and was the center of attraction.A Premier Padmini on display was a real beauty.The show kick started at 1400 hrs today with a prayer and the help desk did a wonderful job of rendering help to the visitors.There were competitions for children like painting quiz etc.Altogether the show was noteworthy and could turn out to be regular Xmas feature in the years to come.Now let the pictures take you through the show. Attached Thumbnails















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