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Every year in Uganda, vintage car owners, mechanics, car lovers, and car collectors gather to appreciate their prized possessions and this year wasn’t an exception.

This year is the 8th Edition of Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), sponsors of CBA Uganda Vintage And Classic Auto Event, themed, “For The Love Of Machines”. It was held on Saturday 27th July 2019 at Sheraton Hotel Kampala, Uganda.

The show was themed “Love of the Machines” to celebrate and reward the growing love for vintage restoration within Uganda and rest of East Africa. Winning cars, garages and mechanics who keep these gems on the road were rewarded.

For the first time, the over 50 best collectibles, exhibited at the show were rewarded. Everything exhibited must be at least 25year old.
The theme dressing for this event will be “auto inspired wear”

A classic local band, AFRIGO BAND entertained the Show Attendees this year.

This event was supported by the Federation of Motorsports of Uganda (FMU) and the Automobile Association of Uganda (AAU)
The vintage cars will be judged based on: its age (25years is minimum age), how well the car is restored, and how long it has been running.

Awards:
The following awards and derivatives was introduced for the first time in 2019:

• Vintage car of the Year: This was won by British made Wolsley 1937 owned by Calvin Kagwa

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• Vintage Pickup/Truck of the year

•Vintage Mechanic of the Year- The mechanic with the largest number of winning cars at the show Vintage and it was won by Mr Rajiv Ruparelia.

•Garage of the year-The garage with the largest number of winning cars at the show

• Collectible of the year– The best kept/restored collectible. It was won by this 1971 VW Combi
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• Best Upcountry car -The best of the cars that come from outside 100km of Kampala City

• “Burst-a-Piston” Award: The car that tried hardest to the event. This award was won by 1968 Volkswagen Kombi (“Danfo”).

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Other awards were:

• This 1974 Rolls Royce Corniche, also owned by Rajiv Ruparelia, won the 2nd best overall car

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• This 1964 Mercedes-Benz W108, also owned by Rajiv Ruparelia, won the 3rd best overall car

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• Hajji Wazir Kakooza’s Toyota Mark II Corona 1980 was selected as the most appealing car

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• Isingoma Collin’s Volkswagen Dune Buggy won the “Classic Rally Car (made in 1989 or Earlier)” award
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• Yamaha YZ 250cc, one of the 10bikes featured, now owned by William Blick, won two awards: “Bike With The Most Intriguing History” and “Best Vintage/Classic Motorcycle”.

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More photos:

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What do you think? Should we have this in Nigeria?

Source: https://naijadriva./2019/08/29/highlights-from-8th-cba-uganda-vintage-and-classic-auto-event-photos/

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I would love to own a vintage car soon. Beautiful cars there.

Who knows the direction to Uganda from Oshodi? please it's important

nurey:
Who knows the direction to Uganda from Oshodi? please it's important

Locate MMIA and book a flight to UGanda

Wigetsolar:
Locate MMIA and book a flight to UGanda. E fit be visa free sef

if I ever book a flight definitely not to Africa but to the land of milk and honey

See kombi o. I'll like to buy a danfo, modify and love-vendor it. Use it to gbera around town

lalasticlacla, Mynd44 and dominique; aren't these beautiful?

SKhanmi:
See kombi o. I'll like to buy a danfo, modify and love-vendor it. Use it to gbera around town

I remember those days (80's/90s) when Kombi (DANFO) was used for transportation in Lagos

nurey:
Who knows the direction to Uganda from Oshodi? please it's important

I just remembered that if you have played "Grand Theft Auto" video game, there is a vehicle that looks like the one below.

Wigetsolar:
I just remembered that if you have played "Grand Theft Auto" video game, there is a vehicle that looks like the one below.

Yes GTA3 in the diablos territory park where a pay phone is. I have forgotten the name but will drop it when I get access to the game later.

modified bf injection is the car

nurey:
Yes GTA3 in the diablos territory park where a pay phone is. I have forgotten the name but will drop it when I get access to the game later.

modified bf injection is the car

Yes, Diablos area. I use that BF injection run over criminals in that game. Funny that man no get time to play games these days.