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Avid motorbike restorer Hafiz Contractor’s Sunbeam Model S7-1951won the "Best in Class — Post War Motorcycle” at the 6th Cartier Travel With Style Concours d’Elegance show at the Rambagh Palace, Jaipur from February 22-24, 2019. The bi-annual event featured 86 classic automobiles and 26 motorcycles. The showcased motorcycles were divided into three categories: veteran vintage, pre-war and post-war. Dahod (in Gujarat, near its border with Madhya Pradesh) resident Contractor also displayed a second vehicle at the show: Triumph Speed Twin 1947, a "find” almost 15 years ago. Sunbeam was bought about eight years ago from a mechanic-broker in Baroda.        Hafiz......



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