[karlosdeville]

Ahsaas (1979)

Many scenes of Bombay traffic, mostly dominated by Fiats of all kinds. Here we see a Safari too


If you look closely you'll see a 1947/48 Buick convertible


It makes another appearance soon after, more clearly. This car survives, and I am told same family from new.


Standard 20 vans at the airport


This station wagon was also seen in 'Shaan' - can anyone identify it?


A Mercedes 115 (also seen in Shaan) and a Chevy go head to head

[karlosdeville]

Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979)

The same Chevy Nova seen in multiple movies


Shashi Kapoor's personal 115 Mercedes


A 1964 Chevy station wagon



Being chased by 1955, 1959 and 1964 Chevy sedans



All three end up being destroyed

[Sanidhya mukund]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

This station wagon was also seen in 'Shaan' - can anyone identify it?
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That looks like a Plymouth Road Runner Wagon or Satellite Sport Wagon, 1960s most probably.

[karlosdeville]

Devi (1970)

An early topless Standard Herald Mk 1



A 1954 Plymouth convertible

[karlosdeville]

Annadata (1972)

Om Prakash's personal Plymouth apparently, also seen earlier here (Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars)

[karlosdeville]

Aasha (1957)

In this film we see something special - a 1930s Auburn convertible. A similar car was in South India with a Chettiar family, and survives in Indore. I wonder if it is the same.






A Lambretta LD passes by


An accessorised Jeep

[travancore]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

This one was a real treat, Ustad

We see familiar cars including the Gondal Jaguar XK150 with a second car,

The white "No.4" Jaguar is Left Hand Drive! Still around ?

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by Stanher

And here's a clipping I found on Youtube of a '60s Hindi movie 'Sawan ki Ghata' with a lovely mk1 Herald in 'Phantom Grey' driven by Sharmila Tagore.

Some more from Sawan Ki Ghata

A seemingly great condition 1939 Buick Eight sedan with twin side mounts is unfortunately destroyed. Seems to be a dummy plate.




A 1951 Ford V8 Custom


Sharmila Tagore driving the Herald. It is also seen in the movie 'The Killers'


The Packard convertible makes another appearance.

[karlosdeville]

The Killers (1969)

Unfortunately a very poor print, this is the best I could manage

A Ford (Galaxie?) that was also seen in Dil Aur Mohobbat


A 1954 Plymouth convertible also seen in 'Ek Phool Chaar Kante'


A smaller Chevrolet station wagon


The Packard convertible makes another appearance


A Mercedes fintail W110


A total of 3 Heralds are seen, one of which we saw in 'Sawan Ki Ghata'




A Mercedes Ponton also seen in 'Nirman'

[karlosdeville]

Sanjay Dutt starrer Main Awara Hoon (1983)

This 1930s Hudson has been seen in vintage car rallies in the 80s. Wonder if it survived.



This seems to be shot in Bandra. As a child when visiting I always saw a red beetle junking in the same location. Wonder if its the same car. Older residents of Bandra will remember.



A Mercedes 108 and 116



I cannot say for sure which American station wagon this is - Ford? Pontiac?


A BMW coupe


A VW Baywindow van


A Ford Escort maybe? Must have been brand new.


I cannot identify this Japanese sedan. Over to the experts.



A strangely modified Standard Herald



A Toyota Corona that we also saw in 'Charitraheen' and 'Awaaz'


A 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible

[karlosdeville]

Hera Pheri (1976)

A Ford Sedan of the 60s - can someone please identify the model name?



The Ford morphs into a Chevy II at some point


A Toyota


The Chrysler New Yorker is seen again


A Mercedes 115

[karlosdeville]

Naatak (1975)

Actress Moushumi Chatterjee's personal Mercedes 115 makes an appearance in this movie


A Japanese car perhaps, can anyone identify?

[karlosdeville]

Satte Pe Satta (1982)

A classic, the movie is memorable for the strange contraption that Amitabh drives. I used to think it was Jeep based, but looking at it now we immediately notice things like the sheer size of it, the unmistably Chevy dash and proportions.






Further study and I luckily found the car it was based on, a 1959 Chevy. Such a shame it was chopped up though.


Amjad Khan travels in an early lowlight VW Baywindow van


He's also seen driving a Mercedes Pagoda SL, alse seen in Dharmatma. The car survives.

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

This seems to be shot in Bandra. As a child when visiting I always saw a red beetle junking in the same location. Wonder if its the same car

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Further study and I luckily found the car it was based on, a 1959 Chevy. Such a shame it was chopped up though.

Not only are your posts detailed with great pictures and information, but the above two examples show what extraordinary research is involved.

Keep them coming !!

[Sanidhya mukund]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

This seems to be shot in Bandra. As a child when visiting I always saw a red beetle junking in the same location. Wonder if its the same car. Older residents of Bandra will remember.
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Slightly off topic, but that Tata Estate at the back reminds me of the times when mine was in running condition. What a gorgeous car it was. Hope I am able to restore it in the coming years.

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

I cannot say for sure which American station wagon this is - Ford? Pontiac?
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Seems to be a Mercury Comet, should be between 1965 and 1970.

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

A Ford Escort maybe? Must have been brand new.
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Looks more like a Mark-I Ford Fiesta. The Escort from that era had a less hatchback like stance.

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

I cannot identify this Japanese sedan. Over to the experts.
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Most probably a Nissan/Datsun from early 70s.
EDIT: It is a mid-60s Nissan Cedric 130.

Looking at some of these cars being chopped up/crashed/burnt really makes me sad. One can't help but think that at the time they were destroyed in movie shots, they were most probably 15-20 year old cars with nearly zero residual value. It is quite similar to the present times wherein 15-20 year old Cielos/Accents/Esteems/Ikons and others of similar disposition are massacred in crash scenes in movies. Makes me feel that 40-50 years down the line, people might discuss these cars in a manner similar to what we are discussing here nowadays.