The Sharjah Classic Cars Festival continued its third edition with two panel discussions on its second day, shedding light on the human and social dimension of the classic car world. This marked a deliberate shift from personal narratives to collective experience. The sessions were part of the festival's discussion program, which continues until today under the slogan 'When Time Moves,' affirming its presence as a space that brings together memory, passion, and industrial history in an open cultural format for the public. In the 'Car Story' session, Dr. Naser Al-Masfari was hosted and moderated by media personality Yousuf Al-Hamadi. The guest shared a personal account of his journey with cars, mentioning that he acquired his first classic car in 1984 while studying in the United States, a time when specialized magazines and books were the primary source for discovering this world, before his journey later expanded to include acquiring rare cars, including the 1929 Cadillac, considered one of the rarest models globally. In the second panel discussion titled 'When Cars Unite Us,' moderated by media personality Yousuf Al-Ansari and featuring Salem bin Salem Al-Suwaidi, the discussion moved from individual experience to the collective aspect of the passion for classic cars. Al-Suwaidi recounted his beginnings with cars from childhood, when he out of curiosity would take apart toy cars, leading to his fascination with American cars, which for him represented a dream linked to size, design, and identity. He spoke about his preference for classic cars, especially Cadillac models, considering them to be a moving history on wheels that carry in their details the spirit of the era in which they were made. He pointed out that modern designs, despite their technical advancement, often lack artistic soul.
