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terry mcgrath · 19th May 2008, 05:30

Chhayanat
You note this car was obtained by your grandather for the second owner what was your grandfather's name and the name of his business presumably a caryard?
Would there be any chance that a photo survives of the car?
terry
[quote=Chhayanat;816933]The XK120 in Dhanbad was obtained for the second owner by my grandfather. The first owner was the director of a British firm in Calcutta. It was often kept in my grandfather's showroom in the 1960s, and I remember trying to start it: reaching the pedals while peering over the steering wheels was'nt easy for a ten year old. I remember the owner telling me how he crossed 100 mph on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway but was forced to reduce speed by the panic-stricken recitation by his passenger of each mile per hour over 100: "Ek sau ek, ek sau do, ek sau teen...." It was almost the same colour as the Imperial Hotel car, perhaps more on the powder blue side and a shade lighter, and right hand drive.

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terry mcgrath BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: perth Posts: 54	XK120 in Dhanbad Chhayanat You note this car was obtained by your grandather for the second owner what was your grandfather's name and the name of his business presumably a caryard? Would there be any chance that a photo survives of the car? terry [quote=Chhayanat;816933]The XK120 in Dhanbad was obtained for the second owner by my grandfather. The first owner was the director of a British firm in Calcutta. It was often kept in my grandfather's showroom in the 1960s, and I remember trying to start it: reaching the pedals while peering over the steering wheels was'nt easy for a ten year old. I remember the owner telling me how he crossed 100 mph on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway but was forced to reduce speed by the panic-stricken recitation by his passenger of each mile per hour over 100: "Ek sau ek, ek sau do, ek sau teen...." It was almost the same colour as the Imperial Hotel car, perhaps more on the powder blue side and a shade lighter, and right hand drive.