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Old 5th April 2008, 16:38   #2 (permalink)
ajay99
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The first car was driven in INDIA in 1901 by an European.
Car manufacturing started in INDIA in 1946 by BIRLA at the HOOGHLY plant (HINDUSTAN MOTORS) .
The first car model assembled here was HINDUSTAN 10
in 1947 CHRYSLER/DODGE MODELS were assembled here .
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Originally Posted by historyman View Post
I run a web site called carhistory4u.com and I’m keen to expand/improve the sections that cover the history of Indian cars. I’m currently seeking info on when the first car was driven in India plus info on any cars manufactured in India prior to 1950. Can anyone help me?.

Historyman


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