Vintage car rally to arrive in Phnom Penh
March 13, 2008
Unique Southeast Asian classic rally will hit Phnom Penh's streets
this week with the arrival of the fleet at the capital's Raffles Hotel
le Royal, English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodian Daily said on
Thursday.
A total of 35 vintage cars, including a 1928 Rolls Royce Phantom 1, a
1936 Bristol 404 and a 1967 Lotus Elan S3, will arrive from Siem Reap
province on Friday as part of the Tiger Rally.
The rally is a slow ride between Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi, stopping at
the most elegant hotels along the way and costing each participant
some 46,000 U.S. dollars.
The cars, driven by a diverse mixture of nationalities, have already
wound through Thai and Lao valleys and are currently rattling across
Cambodia's scenic plains before entering Vietnam.
The sight of so many classics will be of great interest for niche
followers of vintage cars in Phnom Penh and probably cause astir among
the city's car lovers, Julia Fesenberg, manager of marketing
communications at the hotel, told the paper.
The cars will be parked in front of the hotel for public viewing and
the drivers will contribute to orphanage during their stay in Phnom
Penh.
Source: Xinhua
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