The late Pradeep Lingam… Many of those involved in the
classic car scene in Malaysia would have met or at least heard of this name. He
was an upcoming classic car restorer in Malaysia and even though being a young
person as he was, he had garnered the respect of many classic car players
including the old as well as the young.
I came to know him several years back as we both happened to
be from the same housing area in Klang, Selangor. And when I got into the car
scene myself, he was the one who was given the task to restore my car at that
time which was a Mercedes-Benz W126 300SE (pic above). I’ve had write-ups on
the car in previous posts which include 'My first 'sort of' classic car', 'Restoration - Mercedes-Benz W126 300SE (part 1)' and 'Restoration - Mercedes-Benz W126 300SE (part 2)'. He was also known for his wiring skills which
made him very famous among classic car players all around Malaysia.
It’s been 3 years since he passed on now and I had the
opportunity to speak to him on the phone just a few hours before that fateful
accident which took his life. The pictures below were taken on Sunday to
commemorate the late Pradeep. It was a good turnout which had more than 60 cars
in attendance followed by breakfast. Those in attendance included people who
knew him as well as former customers. It was a good time to catch up as well as
to remember a person who had the skill and the passion for classics.
Of course, the cars in the pics above are just some of the cars. As mentioned earlier, there were more than 60 cars in attendance.
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