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We speak to Zubin Songadwala, Vice President of Operations at a hospitality group, about his car collection, his motorsport hero, favourite cars and more.

What are you driving/riding and why?

I drive a Mercedes-Benz W110 Fintail, a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, a 1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1 and a 1944 Ford GPW, as I just love classic cars.

What’s next on your wish list?

Hang me if you want, but I wouldn’t mind giving an EV sedan a shot.

The most fun you’ve had with a car/bike?

It was with my Harley-Davidson Softail Heritage. It was among the first lot of Harleys imported. I literally purchased it as scrap and had it rebuilt from scratch with a new engine.

Dream money-no-object car/bike?

I’m an easy-to-please kind of guy with simple desires. I would be happy with a 2023/24 Ford Mustang 5.0 V8.

Ford Mustang Volkswagen Beetle Zubin Songadwala

Who is your all-time greatest motorsport hero?

It has to be ‘The Doctor’ – Valentino Rossi. Nerves and other body parts made of steel.

Favourite road?

The Highway 101 from Seattle to San Francisco in the USA.

What’s on your automotive bucket list?

A road trip with my daughter on Route 66 in the USA in a classic Ford Mustang.

What would you do with your last litre of fuel?

Save it and take a whiff every now and then.

Your ideal 5-car/bike garage would be?

  1. Classic Ford Mustang
  2. Modern Ford Mustang
  3. Series 1 Land Rover
  4. Jaguar E-type
  5. Volkswagen Type 2 Bus

I’d also like to have a Yamaha V-Max and a 1940s Indian Chief.

What was your first car?

It was a Premier Padmini from the 1980s, with bucket seats and a floor shifter, sold to me by my dad for a princely sum of Rs 5,000.

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