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Me and my cars: Amol Nayak

We chat with Amol Nayak, Architect, about his love for automobiles.
1 min read22 Jul '23
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What are you driving and why? 

My everyday car is generally a Mazda MX-5, which I also use on night drives. On the weekends, however, I drive my 1956 Mercedes-Benz Ponton, my 1940 LaSalle coupé or my 1956 Fiat 1100.

What’s next on your wish list?

Some version of the Porsche 911.

The most fun you’ve had in a car?

I enjoy endurance driving in my vintage and classic cars. The uncertainty of not knowing when the next breakdown might happen gives me a high! 

Favourite / Dream money-no-object car?

It’s either the Lamborghini Miura or the Countach. 

Me and my cars: Amol Nayak The Miura is on Amol’s money-no-object car

Who is your all time greatest motorsport hero?

 

Sir Sterling Moss, for his Mille Miglia escapades that I dream to emulate. 

Favourite road? 

Recently, I went driving from Coimbatore to Chennai through Kerala in my 1956 Fiat 1100. I enjoyed every bit of the ride of about 2,000km. 

What’s on your automotive bucket list? 

Any exotic super car! I would love to have a Lamborghini from the ’70s or ’80s. 

What would you do with your last litre of fuel?

Use it before it goes bad! 

Your ideal 5 car garage would be?

Lamborghini Countach 

De Tomaso Pantera

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 

Dodge Charger 

Toyota 2000GT 

What was your first car? 

A chutney green Maruti 800.

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