Pics: Imports gathering dust in India

honda_dude · 2nd October 2006, 00:56

wht a bad treatment to a merc..

rOaD AsSaSin!! · 2nd October 2006, 12:33

i dont think this car is as well known as the mercs and bmw's but it is definately a import one!!
so here is the pic....

2L8uLoose · 2nd October 2006, 12:41

That looks like a Toyota Corolla/Cressida to me... can't really make out the badge on the right rear.

rOaD AsSaSin!! · 2nd October 2006, 12:55

yes this is a cressida!!

janeckozzy · 3rd October 2006, 18:25

hey how bout givin us the locations of the cars u post??

Gordon · 1st January 2007, 23:50

Some people in India can afford to keep a Mercedes in a garbage dump. The owner apparently also owns a Rolls Royce Silver Spur. The RR is from Bombay and was taken to Gujurat for a business trip where it was submerged in the rains.

aniguchisan · 2nd January 2007, 00:23

I'm assuming it's standing next to the very tattered Silver Spur of theirs? (or a Silver Spirit?)

Love the shoes on the hood too.

mclarenracer · 2nd January 2007, 01:08

wow, just bad, crime against the car. if you buy a car like that you should also know how to treat it, no matter how rich you are or how many cars you have.

ajmat · 2nd January 2007, 08:06

Man, why do they keep the cars like that. It would be better to dismantle the cars and use the unaffected parts elsewhere

Mpower · 2nd January 2007, 11:10

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Originally Posted by Gordon

The owner apparently also owns a Rolls Royce Silver Spur. The RR is from Bombay and was taken to Gujurat for a business trip where it was submerged in the rains.

There is a Rolls parked right next to it, although it seems to be in running condition.

Stanher · 12th March 2007, 19:31

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Originally Posted by Jay

Saw this a couple of days ago, dont know which model this is... pics taken from Nokia 7610...

Wow, this is a 1956 Plymouth (Savoy I think)....very popular in India way back...along w/ its siblings the Dodge Kingsway & Desoto Diplomat...this is not an import as these 3 cars were assembled in India by PAL in 1955-56....most of these cars were eventually 'dieselised' by fuel-thrifty owners...
I guess the pics. of this car would be more suited to the 'rust in pieces' thread.....

Btw, where did you see this car?? Do you know if it still exists??

devarshi84 · 12th March 2007, 21:23

Saw a Morris near Panchvati Auto opposite Karnavati club. SOrry no pics coz I am using a dumb non-camera samsung.

CaliforniaKnight · 20th March 2007, 00:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon

Some people in India can afford to keep a Mercedes in a garbage dump. The owner apparently also owns a Rolls Royce Silver Spur. The RR is from Bombay and was taken to Gujurat for a business trip where it was submerged in the rains.

this photgraph sure gives u some sort of emotions....A merc in a junkyard,it cant be!!!!

moralfibre · 20th March 2007, 08:47

A Merc lying in a garage Oldies

vezj420 · 20th March 2007, 21:38

I meant to put this on here a lot sooner, but then didn't have a decent enough cam phone to capture the dust's/leaves' essence on this otherwise fab-looking BMW (I don't see the series/model #):

This is quite close to where I live....RT Nagar, BLR. I'm seriously thinking of asking the owner for the engine! (but then, what would I transplant it into??)

2nd October 2006, 00:56	#31
honda_dude BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Christchurch Posts: 253 Thanked: 46 Times View My Garage	wht a bad treatment to a merc..
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2nd October 2006, 12:33	#32
rOaD AsSaSin!! BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: faridabad Posts: 93 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	i dont think this car is as well known as the mercs and bmw's but it is definately a import one!! so here is the pic....
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2nd October 2006, 12:41	#33
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 628 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	That looks like a Toyota Corolla/Cressida to me... can't really make out the badge on the right rear.
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2nd October 2006, 12:55	#34
rOaD AsSaSin!! BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: faridabad Posts: 93 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	yes this is a cressida!!
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3rd October 2006, 18:25	#35
janeckozzy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 57 Thanked: 0 Times	hey how bout givin us the locations of the cars u post??
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1st January 2007, 23:50	#36
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,549 Thanked: 501 Times View My Garage	Some people in India can afford to keep a Mercedes in a garbage dump. The owner apparently also owns a Rolls Royce Silver Spur. The RR is from Bombay and was taken to Gujurat for a business trip where it was submerged in the rains.
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2nd January 2007, 00:23	#37
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 124 Times View My Garage	I'm assuming it's standing next to the very tattered Silver Spur of theirs? (or a Silver Spirit?) Love the shoes on the hood too. Last edited by aniguchisan : 2nd January 2007 at 00:25.
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2nd January 2007, 01:08	#38
mclarenracer BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 115 Thanked: 11 Times	wow, just bad, crime against the car. if you buy a car like that you should also know how to treat it, no matter how rich you are or how many cars you have.
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2nd January 2007, 08:06	#39
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,128 Thanked: 30,318 Times View My Garage	Man, why do they keep the cars like that. It would be better to dismantle the cars and use the unaffected parts elsewhere
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12th March 2007, 21:23	#42
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	Saw a Morris near Panchvati Auto opposite Karnavati club. SOrry no pics coz I am using a dumb non-camera samsung.
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20th March 2007, 08:47	#44
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,515 Thanked: 14,156 Times	A Merc lying in a garage Oldies
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20th March 2007, 21:38	#45
vezj420 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 266 Thanked: 23 Times	A dusty BMW... I meant to put this on here a lot sooner, but then didn't have a decent enough cam phone to capture the dust's/leaves' essence on this otherwise fab-looking BMW (I don't see the series/model #): This is quite close to where I live....RT Nagar, BLR. I'm seriously thinking of asking the owner for the engine! (but then, what would I transplant it into??)
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