Krishna Mehta,

fashion designer

nThe first car I drove at the age of 16 was an Ambassador. I remember this clearly because it was a family car and naturally, when I started learning how to drive, it was my first option. But my first car in the true sense of the word, was a Standard Gazel gifted to me on my 18th birthday by my family after I got my license.

The car was one of those things that stuck with me all through my college days. It was a small car, which I drove to college daily, and it would break down quite often. I remember the brake wouldn?t work and I would bump into people and walls all the time. That said, however, I have some beautiful memories of the car. It is not in production any more and the only time I see it is in old films or photographs, where it never fails to bring a smile to my face. Since, then I have had many cars ? a Mahindra Jeep; a Fiat; a Maruti and an Opel but nothing compares to the thrill of my Gazel.