Me and my cars: Rashna Batliboi

What are you driving/riding, and why?

I own a 1983 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC (C126) and a 1989 500 SL (R129). I also have two Yamaha RD350s.

What’s next on your wish list?

I just want my two Mercs to be restored to perfection.

The most fun you’ve had in a car?

Driving my instructor’s 1969 Chevrolet Camaro in Daytona Beach, USA.

Favourite/dream money-no-object car?

A R129-gen SL with zero miles (or even mine, completely factory restored).

Who is your all-time greatest motorsport hero?

Ayrton Senna.

Favourite road?

The fast hairpin roads in Montana, USA.

GT500 is part of Rashna’s dream garage.

 

What’s on your automotive bucket list?

A Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG (R129).

What would you do with your last litre of fuel?

Put it in my Kinetic Honda scooter, where it would last the longest.

Your ideal 5-car/bike garage?

Princess Diana’s 500 SL (R129)

Ayrton Senna’s 500 SEC (C126)

1967 Shelby Mustang GT500

Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series

Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer

What was your first car/bike?

My current 500 SL, which I only bought this year! I had always wanted the R129 to be my first car –since 1989.

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Me and my cars: Sumeet Wadke