Cars on display at the Baraha Classic Car Exhibition at the Msheireb. All pics: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula
Doha: The Gulf Qatari Classic Cars Association held the Baraha Classic Car exhibition at Msheireb, which was organised in partnership with Msheireb Real Estate.
The car show featured a resplendent selection of luxury classic cars that represent an important historical era in the modern history of Qatar.
Gulf Qatari Classic Car Association Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani said the association was keen on curating a selection of classic cars that is indicative of a very specific era in the lives of Msheireb during the 60s and 70s of the last century.
He praised their fruitful and successful partnership with Msheireb Properties, which resulted in organising a tremendous edition of exhibition at Barahat Msheireb Downtown Doha, which has now become the destination of choice for all classic car enthusiasts.
Omar Hussein Al Fardan, Vice-President of the Gulf Qatar Classic Car Association, praised the great turnout that the car show has witnessed following its inauguration.
“The association has succeeded in turning Baraha Classic Cars exhibition into unique tourist attraction, and curating its events in a manner that perfectly reflects choosing its unique value as a societal heritage passed on to generations of professionals with the necessary skills to preserve and protect its heritage,” he said.
“Baraha Classic Cars exhibition has achieved such a resounding success that has encouraged the association to continue to organise it annually, pointing out that the turnout witnessed by the exhibition is an incentive to expand the activities of the next edition of the car show and to work to increase the number of exhibitors in the upcoming years. Noting that the positive feedback that the car show and its organisers have received confirms that the desired goal behind organising the event has been reached, considering its success in attracting its target group, namely the youth who are infatuated with collecting classic cars and who value the legacy of their parents and their collectibles.”
“The Gulf Qatari Classic Car Association also seeks to create an annual forum that brings together rare classic car collectors and enthusiasts, in order to further educate the public, both citizens and residents, about the important role these type of exhibitions play in chronicling and documenting a very important era in the lives of the Qatari people,” he added.
Al Fardan stressed on the importance of the exhibition as a forum and platform for collectors of classic cars to showcase their rare luxury collections, as well as the efforts exerted by the association to provide the collectors with all the necessary and vital educational, artistic and cultural experiences, along with the social, cultural and technical services that ensure the preservation and protection of these incredibly valuable vehicles.
Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser bin Khalid Al Thani, member of the Board of Directors of the association, praised the great turnout at the car show and said, “The current edition of the Baraha Classic Cars Exhibition has achieved tremendous success and that encourages us to continue bring it to the public every year. In addition, we will be diversifying the event’s activities and increasing the number of cars exhibited to allow more visitors to marvel at an even wider array of these rare pieces of art.”
Dr. Hafez Ali, Head of Marketing and Communications at Msheireb Properties, welcomed the decision to host Barahat Classic Cars exhibition at Msheireb Downtown Doha this year, citing the great opportunity of attracting classic car enthusiasts from all over the country and the world, while shedding a light on the history of this great tradition in Qatar.
Al Kuwari praised the unparalleled location of Msheireb Downtown, a landmark that represents the perfect marriage between the country’s rich heritage and the modernity it boasts.
