*KARACHI: Exposed to dust and lying in ruin for years, the car of MissFatima Jinnah’s 1955 ‘Cadillac Series 62 Convertible’ has been finally beenrestored to its original condition after two years of work by a localgarage.*
The condition of the vehicle — 1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible classiccar —first came to spotlight in 2007 when pictures were published onPakistani automotive websites. The vehicle was kept at the Mohatta Palaceand it was then taken away for repairs several years ago.
Another car of Miss Jinnah ‘1965 Mercedes Benz 200’ also underwent completerestoration and its work is also about to end.
Mohsin Ikram, founder of the Vintage and Classic Car Club of Pakistan, hadtaken upon himself the task of restoring the vehicle to its original state.
According to Ikram, he had first discovered them in the garages of theMohatta Palace from where they had been pulled out and left under the opensky when the palace was being restored.
The labourers there used to eat their food on the cars’ bonnets. Many oftheir parts were also stolen then. After his raising alarm about this thecars, which by that time were even without wheels, were literally draggedto the Sindh Archives building causing them further damage.
Now after its restoration, the car will be displayed at the National Museumof Pakistan.