Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars

Prabal · 9th February 2010, 23:17

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Originally Posted by SuperSelect

Guys, can anyone identify this car ? Sorry, but the picture is very small to begin with !
The car belonged to my grandfather, sometime in the fifties..

Ravi, that's a 1951 Ford Custom, from what I can make out. I've been wearing short-sight specs since a few months now, and even 'normal' size pics are a little hazy without 'em these days!! Hope I'm right on this one though. Nice ride your granddad had!

SuperSelect · 9th February 2010, 23:28

Thanks Prabal, for the info ! Yes, my maternal grand-dad did have a few nice cars in his time. I'm hunting for some more pictures..

karlosdeville · 10th February 2010, 14:21

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Originally Posted by SuperSelect

Guys, can anyone identify this car ? Sorry, but the picture is very small to begin with !
The car belonged to my grandfather, sometime in the fifties..

As Prabal says, it is most likely to be a Ford Custom.

I suggest you get it professionally scanned in high res. You'll be pleasantly surprised with the level of detail then visible. Collect all the interesting ones and give them at one shot. Its worth the effort.

harit · 11th February 2010, 13:35

Attached is a Ford A in the countryside. It seems that Ford A's were quite popular fot countryside use, and so for hunting. Have a number of different pictures of Ford A's in such use. Maybe its off-roading capabilities were very good, some pics show the 'A' even with royalty.
Ofcourse the man with the good may be just a simple security man, but that looks unlikely. There are several pics in this lot, it was a Bombay registered car.

Cheers harit

karlosdeville · 12th February 2010, 10:53

The Feb 01 2010 issue of Outlook magazine has a neat feature showing cities 'then and now'.

Bombay, VT. Trams still running, and most cabs seem to date from the 40s. Note the ad for Parle Gluco Cola

<Page 40>

Calcutta, showing a late 40s Wolseley
<Page 41>

Streets of Delhi. We see some 40s trucks, an Amby Mark 1, a Standard 10 (with whitewalls), an Austin A40 taxi and more. Interesting to see the Lambretta 'open rickshaws'. I have seen Vespa equivalents before, but only seen closed Lambretta rickshaws before.
<Page 42>

Bangalore. An Austin A40 visible outside Liberty theater, where long qeues gather to watch 'Harry black is the tiger'!
<Page 44>

karlosdeville · 12th February 2010, 16:38

Here is a lovely picture of my grandmother with my aunt and uncle and their trusty Standard Vanguard Phase 1. My uncle drove it for decades, and even dieselised it at one point (though the original was retained and sold with the car in the 80s).

Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars-vanguard.jpg

karlosdeville · 12th February 2010, 18:13

Here are a couple more gems, courtesy my relatives, showing a Standard 8 saloon (shot in the 50s) and a Vanguard Phase 2 (shot in 1955 New Delhi).

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Who can idntify the bike?

Stanher · 12th February 2010, 21:33

Hey karl,
Man do I envy you!! If only I had relatives with similar "standards"!

I'm sure these pics. of yours would grace the standard motor club site too?

r_nairtvm · 13th February 2010, 15:58

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Attachment 286806

Who can idntify the bike?

Karl.

I think its an AJS or Ariel. Unable to specify the rest from thing angle of the photo.

Please enlighten

Its a lovely bike. It can't be you on top. Possibly your mom or aunts.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

harit · 13th February 2010, 17:59

This is for our Goan friends. Remembering the ferry crossings, sometimes quite hair-raising. I did manage to burnout my Amby's clutch while reversing up the slope, coming off the ferry. The story was that Goa had some troubles at that time, there were riots, so we took a side road in north Goa. Had never been this way before. Anyhow, the clutch got burned while coming off, engine overheated and I did not know what was going on. A tipper truck towed us all the way to Calangute, and the mechanic there near the market came the next day and fixed it. Only to learn later that he had fitted a duplicate clutch, a reconditioned one.
This picture is post liberation, we can see that on the taxi number plate, GDT. And this is a Peugeot 403 Taxi. I have seen Opel Kapitan, Mercedes Ponton, Holden, Austin Cambridge, Austin Farina, Vauxhall all as Taxi's.
I wonder if there is even one ferry left in Goa.

Cheers harit

P.S. We can see that it is post liberation from the Indian Flag.

karlosdeville · 13th February 2010, 18:37

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Originally Posted by harit

I wonder if there is even one ferry left in Goa.

I took one of them on a recent trip to Goa. Well, that too was around 4 years back. Though they should still be around I'm sure.

Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars-ferry03.jpg

wasif · 14th February 2010, 10:10

This frerryy picture of Goa brings to mind my numerous trip out there.

The first was with my parents in 82 and we drove from Hyderabad in our Fiat 1100 D APW 8989. It was a very eventfull drive, the car blew a gasket around Belgaum and we had to stay overning and get the car fixed before we could proceed to Goa.

The bridge on the Mandovi was up and we used it to go to Calangut and other places but going to Vasco we had to take a ferry. I recollect it was a great ordeal getting the car on and off the ferry without hurting the undercarriage / mulffler and just as we managed to get it off the ferry a bus rammed us on the rear corner leaving a big dent.

We then drove on to Bangalore to visit my aunt and then back to Hyderabad, I have some great pics of that trip.

In those days when we used to drive thru a village with my mother at the wheel there would be a lot of interest and people would point and shout that a lady was driving !!

On later trips we had to use the ferry to cross the Mandovi as the bridge had collapsed !!

dominator · 14th February 2010, 22:10

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Here are a couple more gems, courtesy my relatives, showing a Standard 8 saloon (shot in the 50s) and a Vanguard Phase 2 (shot in 1955 New Delhi).

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Who can idntify the bike?

Karl !! That is a BSA - M20

Spitfire · 15th February 2010, 11:45

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Originally Posted by harit

I wonder if there is even one ferry left in Goa.

Oh they are still there. And "CAMPAL" the one in the pic still does its duty till today. Though it must have changed every panel and screw on it.

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

I took one of them on a recent trip to Goa.

They are still very much there. Its free for individuals. 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers are charged a small fee.

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Originally Posted by wasif

On later trips we had to use the ferry to cross the Mandovi as the bridge had collapsed !!

Those ferries still run even though the there are 2 bridges now. The passenger only ferry though has been stopped.

About getting in and off a ferry. None of the locals took their cars in the ferry during low tides.

As Harit found out why.

harit · 19th February 2010, 14:14

A Morris, maybe in south India, registration appears to be MYC.
Any ideas where this could be?

Cheers harit

9th February 2010, 23:28	#992
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Thanks Prabal, for the info ! Yes, my maternal grand-dad did have a few nice cars in his time. I'm hunting for some more pictures..
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harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,035 Thanked: 3,301 Times	Attached is a Ford A in the countryside. It seems that Ford A's were quite popular fot countryside use, and so for hunting. Have a number of different pictures of Ford A's in such use. Maybe its off-roading capabilities were very good, some pics show the 'A' even with royalty. Ofcourse the man with the good may be just a simple security man, but that looks unlikely. There are several pics in this lot, it was a Bombay registered car. Cheers harit Attached Images
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,075 Thanked: 18,623 Times View My Garage	The Feb 01 2010 issue of Outlook magazine has a neat feature showing cities 'then and now'. Bombay, VT. Trams still running, and most cabs seem to date from the 40s. Note the ad for Parle Gluco Cola <Page 40> Calcutta, showing a late 40s Wolseley <Page 41> Streets of Delhi. We see some 40s trucks, an Amby Mark 1, a Standard 10 (with whitewalls), an Austin A40 taxi and more. Interesting to see the Lambretta 'open rickshaws'. I have seen Vespa equivalents before, but only seen closed Lambretta rickshaws before. <Page 42> Bangalore. An Austin A40 visible outside Liberty theater, where long qeues gather to watch 'Harry black is the tiger'! <Page 44> Last edited by Rehaan : 12th February 2010 at 14:46. Reason: Sorry - no scans from recent Indian publications. Pics removed. Please check pg numbers inserted in your post.
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,075 Thanked: 18,623 Times View My Garage	Here is a lovely picture of my grandmother with my aunt and uncle and their trusty Standard Vanguard Phase 1. My uncle drove it for decades, and even dieselised it at one point (though the original was retained and sold with the car in the 80s).
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,075 Thanked: 18,623 Times View My Garage	Here are a couple more gems, courtesy my relatives, showing a Standard 8 saloon (shot in the 50s) and a Vanguard Phase 2 (shot in 1955 New Delhi). Who can idntify the bike?
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Stanher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad, AP Posts: 6,491 Thanked: 2,092 Times View My Garage	Hey karl, Man do I envy you!! If only I had relatives with similar "standards"! I'm sure these pics. of yours would grace the standard motor club site too?
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13th February 2010, 17:59	#1000
harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,035 Thanked: 3,301 Times	This is for our Goan friends. Remembering the ferry crossings, sometimes quite hair-raising. I did manage to burnout my Amby's clutch while reversing up the slope, coming off the ferry. The story was that Goa had some troubles at that time, there were riots, so we took a side road in north Goa. Had never been this way before. Anyhow, the clutch got burned while coming off, engine overheated and I did not know what was going on. A tipper truck towed us all the way to Calangute, and the mechanic there near the market came the next day and fixed it. Only to learn later that he had fitted a duplicate clutch, a reconditioned one. This picture is post liberation, we can see that on the taxi number plate, GDT. And this is a Peugeot 403 Taxi. I have seen Opel Kapitan, Mercedes Ponton, Holden, Austin Cambridge, Austin Farina, Vauxhall all as Taxi's. I wonder if there is even one ferry left in Goa. Cheers harit P.S. We can see that it is post liberation from the Indian Flag. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by harit : 13th February 2010 at 18:01.
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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	This frerryy picture of Goa brings to mind my numerous trip out there. The first was with my parents in 82 and we drove from Hyderabad in our Fiat 1100 D APW 8989. It was a very eventfull drive, the car blew a gasket around Belgaum and we had to stay overning and get the car fixed before we could proceed to Goa. The bridge on the Mandovi was up and we used it to go to Calangut and other places but going to Vasco we had to take a ferry. I recollect it was a great ordeal getting the car on and off the ferry without hurting the undercarriage / mulffler and just as we managed to get it off the ferry a bus rammed us on the rear corner leaving a big dent. We then drove on to Bangalore to visit my aunt and then back to Hyderabad, I have some great pics of that trip. In those days when we used to drive thru a village with my mother at the wheel there would be a lot of interest and people would point and shout that a lady was driving !! On later trips we had to use the ferry to cross the Mandovi as the bridge had collapsed !!
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harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,035 Thanked: 3,301 Times	A Morris, maybe in south India, registration appears to be MYC. Any ideas where this could be? Cheers harit Attached Thumbnails
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