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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian (Post 4769177)

Found this inside Kalamassery polytechnic

A nice find Foby. Must have been given there for the IIT students as a practical car. Its still in reasonably good condition externally it looks like.

Very similar to the "Decan Herald" Car of Bangalore so presume it is a 1947 model Fleet Master.

Best Regards & Drive Safe

Ram

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian (Post 4769177)

Found this inside Kalamassery polytechnic

More likely a ca 1947 Dodge Custom with Fluid Drive

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Originally Posted by travancore (Post 4770616)

More likely a ca 1947 Dodge Custom with Fluid Drive

Hear that, this Dodge have been restored by engineering college students few years back. Sad that it's running on a matador diesel engine.

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Originally Posted by travancore (Post 4770616)

More likely a ca 1947 Dodge Custom with Fluid Drive

Oops! Missed the obvious. Perils of looking at pics on smartphone without specs :Frustrati (Still believe that age is just a number)

Also I was thrown off by a memory of another car I saw recently

Thanks Prem for the quick correction

Best Regards & Drive Safe

Ram

Shared by the malabar.manual

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"The Health Propaganda Van purchased in 1112 M.E (1937 CE) is fitted with Microphone, Gramophone, Amplifier and Loud Speaker. This equipment is proving itself to be very efficacious as an educational appliance for attracting and instructing large gatherings of people. The propaganda van goes to every part of the State in the course of its itineraries."

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Any one here familiar with this registration series? MSTR?

MSTR 7848 operated by DMS (Dhas Motor Services), Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, India.

According to the sources, MSTR is Travancore State Registration.

DMS established in year 1943 and Founder: Mr.M.Swami Dhas

Got it as watsapp forward, no further info on it. Could some one shed some light?

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian (Post 4798595)

Got it as watsapp forward, no further info on it. Could some one shed some light?

Wow, that looks like a rare Invicta Black Prince. Only about sixteen were made (six drop head coupes). The ex-Mysore car is still around.

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian (Post 4798595)

Got it as watsapp forward, no further info on it. Could some one shed some light?

What an amazing find. Wonder what happened to this car.

A Invicta, wow!

The Ex-Mysore Invicta in Mumbai looks similar

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Cheers

KPS

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian (Post 4798595)

Got it as watsapp forward, no further info on it. Could some one shed some light?

Are you sure this is in India ? KLT is also a UK plate. The background of the picture does seem to be in Kerala

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Originally Posted by KPS (Post 4798939)

Are you sure this is in India ? KLT is also a UK plate. The background of the picture does seem to be in Kerala

Is it possible to do a Motor Vehicles registration check ?

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Originally Posted by travancore (Post 4799052)

Is it possible to do a Motor Vehicles registration check ?

Vahan site shows that the number belongs to a FIAT - 1957 model. RC shows active so the FIAT car exists somewhere (?)

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian (Post 4798595)

Got it as watsapp forward, no further info on it. Could some one shed some light?

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Originally Posted by KPS (Post 4798939)

Are you sure this is in India ? KLT is also a UK plate. The background of the picture does seem to be in Kerala

Karl mentioned elsewhere that this car in UK.

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Originally Posted by sunishsamuel (Post 4799074)

Vahan site shows that the number belongs to a FIAT - 1957 model. RC shows active so the FIAT car exists somewhere (?)

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KLT-919 as per my info is a fiat millicento .RC status active only means the car's registration number is still valid. it does not imply documents are current