00:00An antique bicycle and a rare folding motorbike.
00:10These are relics from a bygone era.
00:14In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, a family has preserved a rare piece of World War II history,
00:20a folding paratrooper motorbike once used by British soldiers.
00:24The bike was originally acquired at a military auction by Mohamed Rafiq, a vintage vehicle enthusiast.
00:30After he passed away, his family has carefully preserved this piece of military history.
00:36What happened to our family?
00:40Before we started, these cars were in our house.
00:43Our father had a lot of cars from these cars.
00:46At the time of World War II, there were a lot of things in our house.
00:50My father had a lot of money.
00:52This car was sold from the army in Lilaami.
00:57This car was sold from 1922.
00:59This car was sold from 1922.
01:03We also have a cycle of the car.
01:06Even today, the folding paratrooper bike remains in working condition.
01:11Many tourists and locals come to take its picture for posterity.
01:15We have a daily life since the early life.
01:17We saw it before ever.
01:18We are not even seeing it.
01:19We have seen this car.
01:21How it was made in all times and how it was done with technology but this is a very good car.
01:28This car was installed from two hours?
01:31Yes.
01:32Now what I'm told about is, the car was installed in two hours.
01:35This car had been installed from 1922.
01:36The folding paratrooper bike, which was once part of the British Army's gear,
01:42can be folded and packed into a briefcase.
01:45For the Alam family, it's more than just part of a collection of antiques.
01:49It is a legacy passed down through generations,
01:52a tribute to a father's passion for preserving history.
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