Fiat Classic Car Club - Mumbai

Stanher · 20th July 2008, 23:59

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

That would be kavesh!!

Did you like the way dad drives??

Kavesh?!

Geez, sounds quite similar to your voice!

Yup, who wouldnt like the way your dad drives, dikra!

Cyrus43 · 21st July 2008, 00:44

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Originally Posted by Stanher

Kavesh?!

Geez, sounds quite similar to your voice!

Yup, who wouldnt like the way your dad drives, dikra!

Come on now!! I wasnt even in the Chase car!! I was with Dad in the scorpio smiling away to glory!!

kavesh55 · 21st July 2008, 20:12

Yes, everybody it was ME

surprised but not shocked, because ive seen that for the second time.

rjvora_2000 · 23rd July 2008, 08:53

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

It Is almost a year since this thread has begun. I would like to personally Thank Everyone who helped US in making the Club a reality.

As all of us know, AUGUST 12th is the Anniversary of The FCCCI mumbai. Any suggestions on what the celebration should be like??

Cyrus we should plan meets I am not against them. In fact I love the meets but only point is as your father had adviced me last time "Dont drive your car too much."

So I am in for meet or anything but without my car on 12th program.

Cyrus43 · 24th July 2008, 01:11

More old model bumpers on a Taxi. Non original though!!

Also, Caught up with Himmat Bhai..Owner of a 63 Super Select. Nice car, Needs alot of work though.

Stanher · 24th July 2008, 10:33

Hey the bumperguards on this taxi look much better than the last ones you showed! He seems to be taking more interest in them than the other fellow, who IMHO deserves a royal boot up his ......!! Grrrrrrr!!!

BTW, maybe its the photos but these bumper guards look like italian ones to me- they look longer than most ones Ive seen!

Anyways, why dont you try and get them off the taxi somehow, and let Himmat bhai have them, baat khallAs!

jubin · 24th July 2008, 21:25

count me in for anything Cyrus .

if i dont come this time .....man i'll be banned

lemme know if u need any help.

lets have a meet at the same Regal or any other parking lot

Cyrus43 · 24th July 2008, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Stanher

Hey the bumperguards on this taxi look much better than the last ones you showed! He seems to be taking more interest in them than the other fellow, who IMHO deserves a royal boot up his ......!! Grrrrrrr!!!

BTW, maybe its the photos but these bumper guards look like italian ones to me- they look longer than most ones Ive seen!

Anyways, why dont you try and get them off the taxi somehow, and let Himmat bhai have them, baat khallAs!

Shyam, those are not italian Guards!! Those are the Indian made bumpers!! BTW, the white car has been featured before...Remember the video that CRV posted??? This is the same car!!

Cyrus43 · 24th July 2008, 21:36

Just for everyones information, Tis is the car featured in CRV's video.

I knew i had seen this car!!

Gogi, Roni..Any ideas for anniversary celebrations??

Stanher · 24th July 2008, 22:29

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

Shyam, those are not italian Guards!! Those are the Indian made bumpers!! BTW, the white car has been featured before...Remember the video that CRV posted??? This is the same car!!

Sighhh- I mean cy- calm down baba! Now, just 3 lines and we're done, ok?

About the taxi's bumpers- I'm talking about ONLY the GUARDS possibly being italian, NOT the bumpers- I can tell the latter are padmini ones.

And yes I do recognise the super select!

SuperSelect · 30th July 2008, 00:12

Guys, a recent report in a leading daily says, the government is seriously taking up a time bound proposal to phase out Premier Padmini taxies. I found this very, very disturbing. Fiat taxies are and will always be a symbol of Bombay city, and are as much wedded to the city's heritage, as is the gateway of India monument. We cannot let them die so easily. Just as London has her iconic London cabs, and New York her own Taxies, so will Mumbai.
Most of us have grown up around fond memories of Fiat taxies. The clinical efficiency of the new breed of aircon taxies can never replace the classic flavour of a Padmini (Fiat) taxi. The sense of an almost majestic old world charm a fiat taxi conveys, with her gleaming chromed bits, the column shifter, and the bench front seat, is in a world if its own !! These are Mumbai's symbols, and should continue to remain so, - albeit in a more modern format .
Can we come up with serious ideas / proposals to keep maybe even a limited number of these cabs alive, with just that little bit of modernization to keep them going ?
This could be the FCCCI Mumbai's mission for 2009, and we could let our Anniversary celebrations kick off this campaign.
Get into action, fellow Fiat lovers, or the beloved padmini will soon be extinct. I propose we get togehter to discuss ideas which will crystallize into a serious proposal to be mooted, in collaboration with the RTO authorities, the WIAA, and any private body interested in preserving this important and irrepleacable bit from our city's heritage.
Any takers ??

the mole · 30th July 2008, 23:35

Now Ravi why dont we make that a topic of discussion for this Sundays meeting, what are we doing this Sunday guys? Yes Cyrus I am back from my beer sickness or whatevercheers:

michael schume · 31st July 2008, 20:43

Note from the Team-BHP Support : Please take the time to use proper punctuation as per Team-BHP rules.

SuperSelect · 31st July 2008, 23:49

Hey are we meeting THIS sunday, or as scheduled on the 10th ??

michael schume · 31st July 2008, 23:54

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Originally Posted by SuperSelect

Hey are we meeting THIS sunday, or as scheduled on the 10th ??

on 10th

when was this decided, i thought we had decided to meet on the first sundays but i dont mind anything for the 10th either

Note from the Team-BHP Support : Please take the time to use proper punctuation as per Team-BHP rules.

21st July 2008, 20:12	#693
kavesh55 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 749 Thanked: 49 Times	Yes, everybody it was ME surprised but not shocked, because ive seen that for the second time.
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24th July 2008, 01:11	#695
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	More old model bumpers on a Taxi. Non original though!! Also, Caught up with Himmat Bhai..Owner of a 63 Super Select. Nice car, Needs alot of work though. Attached Thumbnails
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24th July 2008, 10:33	#696
Stanher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad, AP Posts: 6,491 Thanked: 2,091 Times View My Garage	Hey the bumperguards on this taxi look much better than the last ones you showed! He seems to be taking more interest in them than the other fellow, who IMHO deserves a royal boot up his ......!! Grrrrrrr!!! BTW, maybe its the photos but these bumper guards look like italian ones to me- they look longer than most ones Ive seen! Anyways, why dont you try and get them off the taxi somehow, and let Himmat bhai have them, baat khallAs! Last edited by Stanher : 24th July 2008 at 10:45.
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24th July 2008, 21:25	#697
jubin BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 164 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	count me in for anything Cyrus . if i dont come this time .....man i'll be banned lemme know if u need any help. lets have a meet at the same Regal or any other parking lot
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24th July 2008, 21:36	#699
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	Just for everyones information, Tis is the car featured in CRV's video. I knew i had seen this car!! Gogi, Roni..Any ideas for anniversary celebrations?? Last edited by Cyrus43 : 24th July 2008 at 21:41.
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30th July 2008, 00:12	#701
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Padmini Taxies to be scrapped Guys, a recent report in a leading daily says, the government is seriously taking up a time bound proposal to phase out Premier Padmini taxies. I found this very, very disturbing. Fiat taxies are and will always be a symbol of Bombay city, and are as much wedded to the city's heritage, as is the gateway of India monument. We cannot let them die so easily. Just as London has her iconic London cabs, and New York her own Taxies, so will Mumbai. Most of us have grown up around fond memories of Fiat taxies. The clinical efficiency of the new breed of aircon taxies can never replace the classic flavour of a Padmini (Fiat) taxi. The sense of an almost majestic old world charm a fiat taxi conveys, with her gleaming chromed bits, the column shifter, and the bench front seat, is in a world if its own !! These are Mumbai's symbols, and should continue to remain so, - albeit in a more modern format . Can we come up with serious ideas / proposals to keep maybe even a limited number of these cabs alive, with just that little bit of modernization to keep them going ? This could be the FCCCI Mumbai's mission for 2009, and we could let our Anniversary celebrations kick off this campaign. Get into action, fellow Fiat lovers, or the beloved padmini will soon be extinct. I propose we get togehter to discuss ideas which will crystallize into a serious proposal to be mooted, in collaboration with the RTO authorities, the WIAA, and any private body interested in preserving this important and irrepleacable bit from our city's heritage. Any takers ??
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30th July 2008, 23:35	#702
the mole Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,190 Thanked: 827 Times View My Garage	Now Ravi why dont we make that a topic of discussion for this Sundays meeting, what are we doing this Sunday guys? Yes Cyrus I am back from my beer sickness or whatevercheers:
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31st July 2008, 20:43	#703
michael schume BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MH 01 i.e.BOMBAY not mumbai Posts: 171 Thanked: Once	Note from the Team-BHP Support : Please take the time to use proper punctuation as per Team-BHP rules. Last edited by aah78 : 1st August 2008 at 19:55. Reason: See note.
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31st July 2008, 23:49	#704
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Hey are we meeting THIS sunday, or as scheduled on the 10th ??
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