Vintage car/bike show, Chennai 22-Jul-2007

supremeBaleno · 23rd July 2007, 13:53

Read about this in the newspapers and went to check it out at Don Bosco school, Egmore. There was an impressive collection of vintage cars, of varying vintage. I am no expert on vintage cars and don't really dig them also. But it was nice to see such a lot of cars lined up. There were something like 75-100 cars at the show.

While we are there, we bump into nitrous and headers. nitrous is going around offering frivolous prices for these beauties. eg. for an awesome Ford Mustang, he quoted something like 2lakhs. If not for his bulk, I am sure he must have got something more than he bargained for.

Anyway, here come the pictures for those of you who love vintage (for me, the only vintage I love is McDowell Vintage whisky). I could not take more than 31 snaps as my digicam does not work with any memory Card other than the 16MB that came with it. So, sorry about missing some of the beauties.

supremeBaleno · 23rd July 2007, 14:06

More snaps to follow ...

supremeBaleno · 23rd July 2007, 14:23

These kids came in a 7-series Beemer.
And contrary to what my wife said, i was only focussing on the cars.

Wow, the Mustang. Man it was huge.

nitrous checking out the car before offering a grand price of 2lakhs.

The giant with the dwarf-ish car

bottle · 23rd July 2007, 14:37

whoa some real beauties there .. bad nitrous :P wish i could have come and seen them, only saw the paper last night and too late :(

rjstyles69 · 23rd July 2007, 15:04

Olaalaa nice catch there sb and that mustang is a piece to die for.

Nitrous why do you wanna bully that small car standing next to it mate ?

fash_1 · 23rd July 2007, 15:07

OMG!! Real beauties out there. The Mustang looks real HoT!Is the show over yet, or will it run for another day or two?

ajmat · 23rd July 2007, 15:08

Wow, that V12 E-type Jag is rare

nitrous · 23rd July 2007, 15:34

Ajmat, that Etype is one of the finest vintages in the country.
It was brought down from the UK just weeks back.
The guy seen with the cowboy hat is the owner and is pretty popular at the tracks. He keeps his collection like jewels.
@SB: Im never telling U anything hereafter!

moralfibre · 23rd July 2007, 15:52

Great pictures SB. The Orange Mini carries the same registration number as my car

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Nitrous managed to do a nice ad for the Mini. How was it when you went around asking for prices for the cars?

Show us more pictures guys!

bottle · 23rd July 2007, 16:00

hey nitrous i have seen that E type around the boat club area, did the guy happed to mention where he was based ?

n_aditya · 23rd July 2007, 17:20

Wow Biju, those pics are really nice. Looks like you all had a lovely time.

My favorites are the Jag E-type, mini cooper, black Fiat and few others.

Sorry i couldnt make it. But thanks for inviting me in. Will join next time.

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

And contrary to what my wife said, i was only focussing on the cars.

Yeah yeah. Signs of guilt are visible.

Stanher · 23rd July 2007, 20:48

AWWWWWWWWWWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SsimBLy amazzzzing I sayyyy!!! :flabbergasted:

How I wish I'd been there for this event!!

Whats more surprising, I see a fair number of standards at this event....a black companion & a navy blue herald with a white stripe (both seen in the first pic. only!), a Standard Vanguard plus a not-so-'standard' Herald, the LHD TRIUMPH Herald (WBJ 3894).....ahh.....cant say any more......!

karlosdeville · 23rd July 2007, 22:28

Superb pics, some fantastic restorations this time round. That Jag is gorgeous. Id like to know how he managed to import it with the current regulations.

To the left of the mustang do I see a Volvo Amazon? Any more pics of the event? Especially the Karmann Ghia.

Trooper, where were you?

esteem_lover · 23rd July 2007, 23:42

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Originally Posted by n_aditya

Wow Biju, those pics are really nice. Looks like you all had a lovely time.

Looks like sometimes track day is not the only reason you want to be in chennai, get a life man.

Whats that gypsy doing there ? is it a vintage already ?

And Mr.bean's own cooper & no one is interested in this ??? (i do hope i got that name right)

bottle · 23rd July 2007, 23:54

can someone please id the cars in the first pic and also the black car in the last pic next to the gypsy ?

23rd July 2007, 13:53	#1
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,657 Thanked: 2,821 Times View My Garage	Vintage car/bike show, Chennai 22-Jul-2007 Read about this in the newspapers and went to check it out at Don Bosco school, Egmore. There was an impressive collection of vintage cars, of varying vintage. I am no expert on vintage cars and don't really dig them also. But it was nice to see such a lot of cars lined up. There were something like 75-100 cars at the show. While we are there, we bump into nitrous and headers. nitrous is going around offering frivolous prices for these beauties. eg. for an awesome Ford Mustang, he quoted something like 2lakhs. If not for his bulk, I am sure he must have got something more than he bargained for. Anyway, here come the pictures for those of you who love vintage (for me, the only vintage I love is McDowell Vintage whisky). I could not take more than 31 snaps as my digicam does not work with any memory Card other than the 16MB that came with it. So, sorry about missing some of the beauties.
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23rd July 2007, 14:06	#2
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,657 Thanked: 2,821 Times View My Garage	More snaps to follow ...
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23rd July 2007, 14:23	#3
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,657 Thanked: 2,821 Times View My Garage	These kids came in a 7-series Beemer. And contrary to what my wife said, i was only focussing on the cars. Wow, the Mustang. Man it was huge. nitrous checking out the car before offering a grand price of 2lakhs. The giant with the dwarf-ish car
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23rd July 2007, 14:37	#4
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,638 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	whoa some real beauties there .. bad nitrous :P wish i could have come and seen them, only saw the paper last night and too late :(
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23rd July 2007, 15:04	#5
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	Olaalaa nice catch there sb and that mustang is a piece to die for. Nitrous why do you wanna bully that small car standing next to it mate ?
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23rd July 2007, 15:07	#6
fash_1 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Trichy Posts: 232 Thanked: 92 Times	OMG!! Real beauties out there. The Mustang looks real HoT!Is the show over yet, or will it run for another day or two?
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23rd July 2007, 15:08	#7
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,090 Thanked: 29,919 Times View My Garage	Wow, that V12 E-type Jag is rare
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23rd July 2007, 15:34	#8
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	Ajmat, that Etype is one of the finest vintages in the country. It was brought down from the UK just weeks back. The guy seen with the cowboy hat is the owner and is pretty popular at the tracks. He keeps his collection like jewels. @SB: Im never telling U anything hereafter! Last edited by nitrous : 23rd July 2007 at 15:36.
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23rd July 2007, 15:52	#9
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,510 Thanked: 14,146 Times	Great pictures SB. The Orange Mini carries the same registration number as my car . Nitrous managed to do a nice ad for the Mini. How was it when you went around asking for prices for the cars? Show us more pictures guys!
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23rd July 2007, 16:00	#10
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,638 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	hey nitrous i have seen that E type around the boat club area, did the guy happed to mention where he was based ?
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23rd July 2007, 20:48	#12
Stanher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad, AP Posts: 6,491 Thanked: 2,091 Times View My Garage	AWWWWWWWWWWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! SsimBLy amazzzzing I sayyyy!!! :flabbergasted: How I wish I'd been there for this event!! Whats more surprising, I see a fair number of standards at this event....a black companion & a navy blue herald with a white stripe (both seen in the first pic. only!), a Standard Vanguard plus a not-so-'standard' Herald, the LHD TRIUMPH Herald (WBJ 3894).....ahh.....cant say any more......!
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23rd July 2007, 22:28	#13
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,054 Thanked: 18,557 Times View My Garage	Superb pics, some fantastic restorations this time round. That Jag is gorgeous. Id like to know how he managed to import it with the current regulations. To the left of the mustang do I see a Volvo Amazon? Any more pics of the event? Especially the Karmann Ghia. Trooper, where were you?
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23rd July 2007, 23:54	#15
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,638 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	can someone please id the cars in the first pic and also the black car in the last pic next to the gypsy ?
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