Team-BHP - Classics of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar

yesterday at a used car dealer in Muvattupuzha, I saw a blue and white car. dealer claimed it is Buick 8(similar to this: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attach...1702103671.jpg). claims ex-owner is dewan of Travancore(IIRC). forgot the registration number but it is a KRE registration.

Saw a KLO registered 1963 Beetle in an eighties movie on television
can see the same at the last 3 minutes of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLyMXT6UVog
there is also another 2 door LHD coupe in this movie which can also be seen frequently in this video,number is not shown. dont know which marque it is.

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Originally Posted by ajay99 (Post 3197717)

Saw a KLO registered 1963 Beetle in an eighties movie on television.......
there is also another 2 door LHD coupe in this movie which can also be seen frequently in this video,number is not shown. dont know which marque it is.

In the beginning, a light blue Standard Vanguard (fastback) is seen passing by. The coupe you saw is a red Chevy Corsair, a rear engined car made famous by Ralph Nader. Similar car has been demolished in Pune recently along with that Ford Corsair.
I had to see abit of that movie, almost learnt Tamil.:) Anyway, my wife could have translated this for me.:thumbs up

Cheers harit

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Originally Posted by harit (Post 3197901)

In the beginning, a light blue Standard Vanguard (fastback) is seen passing by. The coupe you saw is a red Chevy Corsair, a rear engined car made famous by Ralph Nader. Similar car has been demolished in Pune recently along with that Ford Corsair.
I had to see abit of that movie, almost learnt Tamil.:) Anyway, my wife could have translated this for me.:thumbs up

Cheers harit

Never thought it was Chevrolet !!:OTit is really strange that you learnt Tamil seeing a Malayalam movie:D

Here is a video of the British wannabe sportscar which has been a part of many malayalam movies in the Eighties.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GgG1yJVEKw
Car originally belonged to the Maharajah of Bidar

AJAY there was a made in india red sports 2 door car used in a movie shoot I saw in 1984 in Ooty . If I recall it had pop up headlights and a T type bar size between a Honda beat and a MR2. I think it was owned by someone in south india film industry, well executed and drool worthy. I feel confident you will know about this car, it probably showed up in a film

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Originally Posted by canonball (Post 3198712)

I am sorry that I dont remember having seen such a car in malayalam movies.But the red car in the video posted is an MGB with Registration number KLU-112,first owned in Kerala by the son of a former CM

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Originally Posted by ajay99 (Post 3198889)

Maybe it was Tamil or telegu

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Originally Posted by ajay99 (Post 3198640)

It was owned by a distant relative of mine in Quilon. I believe the engine was changed for something else, this was in the mid 1980's

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Originally Posted by ajay99 (Post 3198889)

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Originally Posted by ajmat (Post 3198921)

It was owned by a distant relative of mine in Quilon. I believe the engine was changed for something else, this was in the mid 1980's

Ajay I think its the car Ajmat in mentioning. I am aware of a Roadster from the Ex CM's (R.S) family being bought by a cashew export group (who possibly are the people Ajmat is referring to) and they, if I am not mistaken, at one point dabbled with film production as well - recall in mid 70s and early 80s the Quilon based producers/production banners were very active in Malayalam Film industry and hence, the car's appearance in the movie.

Best Regards & Drive Safe

Ram

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Originally Posted by ajay99 (Post 3198889)

Small correction, not an MBG but an MGA.

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Originally Posted by r_nairtvm (Post 3198999)

Ram,
It may be true that it was later in the hands of the cashew group involved in film production,but the car was owned by Advocate Hamza from Cochin when it appeared in the movie (TRISHNA) whose clip I have posted.The car was taken by truck from Cochin to Ooty shooting location.actually the original ragtop of the car is still there with a guy in Alwaye and heard that he is demanding a high price for itlol: