Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars

KartikeyaL · 2nd February 2020, 14:51

A lovely picture shared by Mr. Nick Young.

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My uncle on an unknown bike, in India in the 1930's.

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what bike is this ?

KartikeyaL · 3rd February 2020, 16:03

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Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

A lovely picture shared by Mr. Nick Young.

Just received this info from Nick Young.

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The rider is my uncle, Reginald Leslie Kinsey who was in India from 1929-1947 working for his uncles who ran Viceregal photographers.

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This is another photo of him with his uncle's car

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KartikeyaL · 4th February 2020, 12:08

Came across these on Quora, though there are factual mistakes with this account, it is an interesting read.

Find it here

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KartikeyaL · 6th February 2020, 16:23

A picture from the late 1930's taken in the campus of Agri university, Coimbatore.

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This photo was shared to Historic Coimbatore FB page by Mr. Vinod, a person who is very fond of and appreciates the value of the old era.

Mr. Vinod's great grandfather is seen standing in the picture, Mr. V.R. Chinnapadevar.

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what car is this ?

arun1100 · 16th February 2020, 23:26

Ambassador Mark 2 in front of Lalbagh rock, Bangalore. From the Bygone Bangalore FB page.

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KartikeyaL · 18th February 2020, 11:16

PC: Historic Coimbatore

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karlosdeville · 26th February 2020, 11:02

A cool picture found on the Calcutta facebook page showing celebrations after a horse race? with a WW2 Jeep and a Ford Prefect.

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karlosdeville · 26th February 2020, 14:08

The famous Vanguard taxis of the Nilgiris in a lovely period shot.

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One of the Phase 1 cars survives, now in black and yellow, though in very poor condition, spotted multiple times on the fourm before.

KartikeyaL · 27th February 2020, 12:50

Picture from Ballygunge, Circular road, Calcutta, 1920

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Maybe the mansion survives ?

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karlosdeville · 27th February 2020, 16:16

A lovely shot from the Calcutta facebook page showing an Austin Cambridge.

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karlosdeville · 2nd March 2020, 14:05

A superb picture shared by Afsar Moyeen of his family Opel registered BLB 2

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The white bumpers and edges are probably a wartime mandate

KartikeyaL · 3rd March 2020, 10:25

Shared by Ms. Neeta Parulekar‎ in the "OLD BOMBAY" Facebook group.

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My grandfather's Car. Way back in 1950's. The house in the background is where they stayed. The building is still standing at Raghav Wadi, French Bridge, near Chowpatty.

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KartikeyaL · 4th March 2020, 13:04

Post no. 2500 for me

Some pictures from my family's albums.

Thats my maternal grand parents (Nana and Nani at Hotel Savoy, Mussorie, spot the car on the right)

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Nani with my older cousins, all in their 50's now.

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Dad's baraat on M.I Road, Jaipur, 1977

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Both my grand father's in conversation

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Wedding day

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This humble Fiat ferried my folks home

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That's my old man in Shimla, February 1977

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and thats me, in Mount Abu, though you have to struggle to spot the cars.

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KartikeyaL · 6th March 2020, 12:19

An early picture from Poona

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KartikeyaL · 11th March 2020, 11:11

Registration number "Y 177",( Bombay ?)

Jamshedpur, September 1927

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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,017 Thanked: 18,427 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars A cool picture found on the Calcutta facebook page showing celebrations after a horse race? with a WW2 Jeep and a Ford Prefect.
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,017 Thanked: 18,427 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars The famous Vanguard taxis of the Nilgiris in a lovely period shot. One of the Phase 1 cars survives, now in black and yellow, though in very poor condition, spotted multiple times on the fourm before.
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KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,781 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars Picture from Ballygunge, Circular road, Calcutta, 1920 Maybe the mansion survives ?
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,017 Thanked: 18,427 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars A lovely shot from the Calcutta facebook page showing an Austin Cambridge.
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,017 Thanked: 18,427 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars A superb picture shared by Afsar Moyeen of his family Opel registered BLB 2 The white bumpers and edges are probably a wartime mandate
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KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,781 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars Post no. 2500 for me Some pictures from my family's albums. Thats my maternal grand parents (Nana and Nani at Hotel Savoy, Mussorie, spot the car on the right) Nani with my older cousins, all in their 50's now. Dad's baraat on M.I Road, Jaipur, 1977 Both my grand father's in conversation Wedding day This humble Fiat ferried my folks home That's my old man in Shimla, February 1977 and thats me, in Mount Abu, though you have to struggle to spot the cars.
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KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,781 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars An early picture from Poona
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KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,781 Times View My Garage	Re: Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars Registration number "Y 177",( Bombay ?) Jamshedpur, September 1927
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