Vauxhall on a Contessa

artofzen · 9th August 2006, 15:15

Guys these are some of the pics of a contessa with a vauxhall type body on it.Engine is stock conty engine.created at an inhouse workshop of an industrialist in Cochin.Created by hand referring to an old snap

pardon me if the body is not that of Vauxhall since my knowledge regarding vintage cars is minimal.

OT:Rover Mini

veyron1 · 10th August 2006, 17:39

Holy cow- that used to be a conty...? Really neat work. Here we have people trying to convert Maruti zens into Ferrari F350's, and this guy goes on to make a vintage out of a classic. Nice.

Even I suck at identifying the oldies, but if I had to, I would assume that looks like some sort of a...erm...Ford, perhaps..?

speedzak · 10th August 2006, 18:03

WOW!!!!
You mean that old body was stuck onto the conty chasis??
That's a job well executed!! Simply great!

captainsokhi · 10th August 2006, 18:11

wooooow.
awesome work, there.
nice find, dude.
can't believe these were conties...
extremely well done....

artofzen · 11th August 2006, 11:32

Sorry for putting the mini pics along with that post.It was just Off topic.It is an original mini.

SRK · 11th August 2006, 11:56

***!!!!!!!!!!!
I have seen Contessa turned into Mercs but this is just awsome!!!

I too want to get my hands on a old car and Overhaul it now!!!

Its inspiring to see there are many people in India too who can afford and do such things!!

Just Incredible..............

veyron1 · 11th August 2006, 12:18

BTW, can anyone enlighten as to which original car this model is trying to emulate......?

ollie · 11th August 2006, 14:59

Great job there !
Simply fantastic.. !
Never seen anything better than this ! Extremely Brilliant !
I guess i too wana buy a second hand conti and get some work done like this !
Awesome !

aniguchisan · 11th August 2006, 15:05

Obviously a very wealthy man, but one with taste. His 7 series, Mini and Audi TT aren't too bad either.

gbpscars · 12th August 2006, 16:07

Simply amazing!!! I have seen restored vintages and have had the pleasure of being driven in one (rather 2) of them.

But this is a wonderful idea.

A doctor, my acquaintance, enjoys restoring vintages. He now has a Volkswagen Beetle from the 70s, a Karmann Ghia and an amazing jeep from Volkswagen called "The thing".

Obviously Vitamin M matters ($$$)

coloneljasi · 13th August 2006, 22:32

KL03 reg...from Pathanamthitta district.Hard to believe that such a body was fabricated by hand.Any chance that an old body was engineered onto the contessa's underpinnings?

BTW who own's the vintage replica?Any idea on the cost of such an exercise?In case it isn't obvious,I can't believe that beauty was once a contessa.

200mph · 14th August 2006, 13:01

really very well done. neat and clean. i mean we get to see 1000 bad modified cars with labels all over them . and looking at this all i can say is CLASSIC.

artofzen · 14th August 2006, 14:27

The car is owned by an industrialist in cochin who is also a major vintage car collector.The conty was KL-3 registerd.Am not sure of the cost involved but it took them almost one year to complete it.Best part is the looks ppl have when the car easily overtakes a zen/santro as most never expect this kind of a car to go beyond 30Km.

janeckozzy · 14th August 2006, 14:41

looks like hes tryin to ape a dusenburg.. oooh la la!! good stuff... prefer the real thing though..

artofzen · 15th August 2006, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by janeckozzy

looks like hes tryin to ape a dusenburg.. oooh la la!! good stuff... prefer the real thing though..

whats a dusenberg?.its a model name?

9th August 2006, 15:15	#1
artofzen BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: VOCI-LHR Posts: 735 Thanked: 69 Times View My Garage	Vauxhall on a Contessa Guys these are some of the pics of a contessa with a vauxhall type body on it.Engine is stock conty engine.created at an inhouse workshop of an industrialist in Cochin.Created by hand referring to an old snap pardon me if the body is not that of Vauxhall since my knowledge regarding vintage cars is minimal. OT:Rover Mini Last edited by artofzen : 9th August 2006 at 15:26.
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10th August 2006, 17:39	#2
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 54 Times View My Garage	Holy cow- that used to be a conty...? Really neat work. Here we have people trying to convert Maruti zens into Ferrari F350's, and this guy goes on to make a vintage out of a classic. Nice. Even I suck at identifying the oldies, but if I had to, I would assume that looks like some sort of a...erm...Ford, perhaps..?
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10th August 2006, 18:03	#3
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,346 Thanked: 28 Times	WOW!!!! You mean that old body was stuck onto the conty chasis?? That's a job well executed!! Simply great!
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10th August 2006, 18:11	#4
captainsokhi BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jalandhar, PUNJAB Posts: 172 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	wooooow. awesome work, there. nice find, dude. can't believe these were conties... extremely well done....
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11th August 2006, 11:32	#5
artofzen BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: VOCI-LHR Posts: 735 Thanked: 69 Times View My Garage	Sorry for putting the mini pics along with that post.It was just Off topic.It is an original mini.
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11th August 2006, 11:56	#6
SRK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,206 Thanked: 536 Times	***!!!!!!!!!!! I have seen Contessa turned into Mercs but this is just awsome!!! I too want to get my hands on a old car and Overhaul it now!!! Its inspiring to see there are many people in India too who can afford and do such things!! Just Incredible..............
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11th August 2006, 12:18	#7
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 54 Times View My Garage	BTW, can anyone enlighten as to which original car this model is trying to emulate......?
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11th August 2006, 14:59	#8
ollie BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 289 Thanked: Once	Great job there ! Simply fantastic.. ! Never seen anything better than this ! Extremely Brilliant ! I guess i too wana buy a second hand conti and get some work done like this ! Awesome !
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11th August 2006, 15:05	#9
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Obviously a very wealthy man, but one with taste. His 7 series, Mini and Audi TT aren't too bad either.
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12th August 2006, 16:07	#10
gbpscars BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 401 Thanked: 5 Times	Simply amazing!!! I have seen restored vintages and have had the pleasure of being driven in one (rather 2) of them. But this is a wonderful idea. A doctor, my acquaintance, enjoys restoring vintages. He now has a Volkswagen Beetle from the 70s, a Karmann Ghia and an amazing jeep from Volkswagen called "The thing". Obviously Vitamin M matters ($$$)
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13th August 2006, 22:32	#11
coloneljasi BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KL-11 Posts: 686 Thanked: 253 Times View My Garage	KL03 reg...from Pathanamthitta district.Hard to believe that such a body was fabricated by hand.Any chance that an old body was engineered onto the contessa's underpinnings? BTW who own's the vintage replica?Any idea on the cost of such an exercise?In case it isn't obvious,I can't believe that beauty was once a contessa.
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14th August 2006, 13:01	#12
200mph BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new delhi Posts: 165 Thanked: Once	really very well done. neat and clean. i mean we get to see 1000 bad modified cars with labels all over them . and looking at this all i can say is CLASSIC.
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14th August 2006, 14:27	#13
artofzen BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: VOCI-LHR Posts: 735 Thanked: 69 Times View My Garage	The car is owned by an industrialist in cochin who is also a major vintage car collector.The conty was KL-3 registerd.Am not sure of the cost involved but it took them almost one year to complete it.Best part is the looks ppl have when the car easily overtakes a zen/santro as most never expect this kind of a car to go beyond 30Km.
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14th August 2006, 14:41	#14
janeckozzy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 57 Thanked: 0 Times	looks like hes tryin to ape a dusenburg.. oooh la la!! good stuff... prefer the real thing though..
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