[82rawath]

Hi glomus123

You made my day, i am anyways searching for a Sherpa Owners Manual

Thanks a ton for sharing this

[glomus123]

I am very sorry to say that, at the moment I am not in India, but whenever I reach there, I will upload the scanned manual for you. But I can give you any information from my memory, as well as I can ask my dad over phone and inform you. Please specify if you have any queries!! All the best for your restoration!!

[r_nairtvm]

As I have mentioned before RD 350 is my True Love and I never get tired of batting for it. So another beautiful advertisement. The Copy is too good and describes the entire performace range in one line.

Enjoy and Ride/Drive Safe

Ram

[v12]

Not sure if this has any Indian connection :

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by v12

Not sure if this has any Indian connection :

India was ironically a British brand of tyres of yore. I think they were also available in India called 'India Super'.

I have a very old tyre pressure guage boldly labeled 'INDIA - Made in England'

[Sudan_NFS]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

India was ironically a British brand of tyres of yore. I think they were also available in India called 'India Super'.

I have a very old tyre pressure guage boldly labeled 'INDIA - Made in England'

Oh man INDIA was a Brand Name!!.I can't belive it,so those day's where INDIA was so famous?

[SuperSelect]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

I have a very old tyre pressure guage boldly labeled 'INDIA - Made in England'

Completely off topic, sorry mods:
Going by the sheer numbers of objects that have crossed our shores for ol' Blighty, a more apt phrase would be: "England - made in India"

[wasif]

Originally Posted by Sudan_NFS

Oh man INDIA was a Brand Name!!.I can't belive it,so those day's where INDIA was so famous?

Yes guys "India" was abrand name. Did you guys ever hear the term "India Rubber" ????

[karlosdeville]

Here are some fantastic India ads, probably dating to 1956. Thanks to a friend who forwarded them to me.

1956 Dodge Kingway with 'jet-fin' styling - featuring tubeless tyres and 12 volt electrics


1956/57 Fiat 1100 Elegant - 'It's better and Elegant' - priced at Rs. 9348 excluding taxes!


The Willys 4-wheel drive Station Wagon - 'Go Anywhere'

[predatorwheelz]

The Willys ad mentions Walford Transport Ltd at 71 Park Street, Kolkata. At this location now stands a swank office building called "Park Plaza". It houses the office of one of my ex-employers, and I worked in this very building for a few years. Amazing to know the location housed an automobile showroom earlier

[amit V8]

@ predy, where is this place exactly??

[SuperSelect]

Slightly off topic, but here's a cool old visiting card I found, from my dad's collection.
Harks back to a gentler era, when S.V. Road was Ghodbunder road, Mumbai was Bombay, and most importantly, the guy didn't even have a telephone !! Correspondence must've been via the good old post card !

[r_nairtvm]

Hello guys

See the Advertisement below. Its for Carborundum Universal Ltd. But look at the picture

Its the Final Assembly Section of the good ole Standard Motor Products of India Ltd. Madras - at that point of time it Was Standard 10s

The advers is from Readers Digest - April 1961

Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

[the mole]

Originally Posted by SuperSelect

Slightly off topic, but here's a cool old visiting card I found, from my dad's collection.
Harks back to a gentler era, when S.V. Road was Ghodbunder road, Mumbai was Bombay, and most importantly, the guy didn't even have a telephone !! Correspondence must've been via the good old post card !

OT but Thats a lovely teak wood floor in the background. A fine backdrop to the lovely card.

[SuperSelect]

Originally Posted by the mole

OT but Thats a lovely teak wood floor in the background. A fine backdrop to the lovely card.

Some more OT - he he.. that's my dining table.. made in pure teak planks