Amiya Nimai Bhattacharya was the rider of the 1967 Mercedes-Benz, MSL 2279 car, that was exhibited and took part during ‘The Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally 2016’at the Eastern Command Sports Stadium of Fort William, Kolkata.The rally was held at the morning on Sunday, 31 January 2016 at the ECS Stadium, where 196 entrants were registered with cars and two-wheelers manufactured from 1906 to 1971. This one day festival held on the last Sunday of January 2016 in Kolkata since 1968 with full of period costume and cultural period pieces.