Seventy-three days after they began, Gujarati businessman Daman Thakore (50), his 75-year-old father Deval and 21-year-old daughter Devanshi have returned to a beloved family member’s place of birth. This family member just happens to be a bright red, vintage convertible – a 1950 MG YT – affectionately christened ‘Lal Pari’ or the Red Angel.
Having set off from their home in Ahmedabad, and officially flagged off from Mumbai’s Churchgate on August 15, they have travelled over 12,000 km through 12 countries, including Croatia, Italy and Turkey, finally making their way to London last week. The U.K. capital is an hour shy of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, the original home of the MG cars, a British automotive brand. The Thakores’ car is one of 900 that were made, and among only about 150-200 surviving.
