India, land of mysticism and wonder, never fails to surprise me for the vastness of its car collections. Once again this was brought to my attention by Srinivas Krishnan of Business Standard Motoring, a friend whom I’ve never met, though we’ve corresponded across the continents, providing each other with classic car editorial references. Srinivas was privileged to visit Dharmasthala, a town about 325 km from Bangalore, famous for its Manjunathaswamy temple where the current ‘Dharmadhikari’ is Dr Veerendra Heggade, who loves old cars (and bikes, horse carriages and other memorabilia), all of which are housed in the Manjusha Car Museum. Among the 40-car collection is this lovely 1937 Lincoln Zephyr, which was named after the Burlington Zephyr, a trend-setting streamlined train that helped introduce diesel power to the railway world. The museum’s Zephyr is not in concours shape and despite a team of mechanics working all day, it wouldn’t start, thus denying Srinivas a chance to drive it.

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