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Originally Posted by 911987 Hi Harit,
The perceived barb is due to a lack of clarity in my sentence.
As for me, it is twenty years since I went looking for carsand I am sure most of you will be familiar with the few I can remember, but here goes anyway..........
Most of the cars above had already moved on (see below) in the period that I saw them and I doubt if any of them are sitting around still.
That's about all I can recall off-hand,does not include my biggest regret, which is not travelling to Aundh? south of Pune, to locate an Xk120 I was reliably informed to be lying there.Would give anything to be able to turn back the clock and make that trip today. Believe it went to Metro people Pune, since sold on. In an earlier post I had requested help in finding an XK at an affordable price if such a thing exists, repeating here, at the risk of being laughed at.
With kind regards to all, particularly you, Harit. |
I am glad that we have started a discussion, lets give real info. The status of the cars mentioned by youis below, to the best of my knowledge.
We all wish for "affordable" cars, nothing to laugh about. Maybe one day when imports are allowed, who knows?
Packard at Khushroo Baug Bombay, later seen at Saat rasta.
Today with Titus
Rolls and Bentley somewhere near Teen Batti together for sale at 18 lakhs.
Rolls unsold, now not for sale, Bentley moved on to ND?
Alfa Romeo Sprint Junior with dealer at Walkeshwar.
Now Bangalore
Alfa Romeo 1900 lhd ex Jamnagar? at Chor Bazar,scrap at 10,000.
Green colour, BML registered, engine opened up, scrapped. I got some wheel nuts from that.
XK140 dhc at Matunga also ex Jamnagar?.
White colour, books missing, later Delhi 'DNB' registered, seen at Choksi's, now believed abroad
Ansaldo at Gowalia Tank garage.
Now lying with our Kasli, ownership a BIG question.
Hotchkiss, now Bhogilal, at Navy Nagar then offered to me at 35000.
Austin Healey and Adler, Pune with Noshir Nagarwalla both offered to me in exchange for a new 118ne.
This Adler now with Samir Kadam? And Healey still in Pune, not the Hathee Singh car!
Mercedes Ponton and Karmann Ghia coupe, Dalal, Nepean Sea Road,65k and 45k respectively.
This I do not remember
The Petit Lane Lancia which you have written extensively about.
Bugatti with Stag people, dismantled, actually spoke to them for purchase, but realised it was beyond my means.
Now with Choudhurie, Delhi
2 Xk 120's near French Bridge, one black , one white,shipping co.owned, offered by mechanic at 2.5lakhs each. Also a Mercedes sl230 pagoda? same location.
These were Vohra's cars, for some time a PIII was also there. One Jag back with Sanghi, one lying with Kasli for restoration, still owned by a Vohra, Pagoda restored in red and running in Juhu, owned by another Vohra.
Huthee Singh Merc before it went to N.D.
I used to see it every day from my bedroom window daily when she was lying in Jupiter, now with Cama
Mercedes 170v dhc at Wellington Mews.
Are you sure? It may have been Brooklands Garage on Hughes road. If yes, then she is in Bangalore. Was a 4 door converible, not a roadster.
Mercedes ditto at Nepean Sea Road, Petit Hall?
Are you sure? Not the roadster outside the antique shop next to Pastry Palace?
Lanchester at Pune, Koregaon Park, also Lancia Zagato coupe with the same person.
Lanchester gone to USA via New Zealand. Lancia in Chennai?
Rolls at Opera House undergoing restoration.
Restored, now in Nagpur
MG 30's (Mandody) south of pune,later with Vakil, Pune.
Adler convertible body shell with part engine,Old Bombay Pune Road, just entering Pune.
I went to buy, had just been scrapped
Jaguar dhc Mark V Ritz Hotel Pune.
Now in Jaipur
Alfa Romeo 8c doctor's coupe,Dady Mumbai lying at Altamount Road missing engine, gearbox present, later Choksi.
Now Sanghi, Indore, still no engine
Parsi-owned Riley saloon at Band Stand advertised for sale on Willingdon Club notice board.(That gent was kind enough to tell me about the Dalal cars mentioned above)
Gone, only know that tin work was done by my garage at Gwalior Tank, where all wood and roof mesh was removed and replaced with tin. That was there for a long time, and very iconic. Do you remember opposite band stand there was a Chrysler tourer with a sardar, now with Pranlal. And at the road opposite leading to Eros cinema, a MG TC and a 1.5 Litre Jag belonging to Sood. BTW, Aundh car went from Metro to Jaipur.
Let's catch up, there are many we have missed, who knows what we will come up with.