Hello To All Team Bhp Members - Team-BHP

DHABHAR.BEHRAM · 5th July 2007, 11:45

Hello to you all. I happened to see our family cars which my son CYRUS (CYRUS43 to you all) has circulated to you all. Due to my all-encompassing passion for anything automotive and due to my particular love for FIAT cars, I am happy to join-in.

First of all, I am still learning the exact procedure for sending this message to you so if i goof on message location etc, please forgive me.

I happen to own 4 FIAT cars, 2 of which you have already seen. I just acquired a 1994 model for my personal use during the monsoon season (when my beauites do not come out of their covered parking slots). I will be restoring this car to the same pristine level as my other cars. I am thinking of the Swift's grey (non-metallic) with a black top or full black. Any alternatives ? I happen to have the FIAT's original thin bumpers and grille and I will attempt to give it the classic "65 onwards" look (Karl - what say ?). Let's see. I still have the original inlet manifold suitable for twin carburettor installation (which was made by APEX AUTO in Worli in Mumbai in the late 1970s) and CYRUS is rying to "patao" me to fit it on one of the cars, but at 6 kmpl and @ 50 Rs a litre, I have second thoughts. But believe me guys, I have driven from Mumbai to Simla and beyond and back in a twin carburettered FIAT and the performance was simply AWESOME (I did this in 1982 for the Himalayan Rally) when petrol was 5 Rs per litre.

Yesterday was a good day for me - I actually managed to purchase NEW UNUSED BUMPERS AND GRILLE OF A FIAT SUPERSELECT. I had to pay good money for it, but I got the parts. Some towns are treasures, waiting to be tapped.

I am sending this message. I hope you guys get it. Please ask any queries you may have and I will be only too happy to answer them.

Behram Dhabhar

sammyboy · 5th July 2007, 12:13

Welcome Sir . Its wonderful to have you on board.
I have always been a big fan of the old fiat and the kind of work you are doing is really inspiring.
Looking forward to learning a lot from you .

moralfibre · 5th July 2007, 12:32

Hi Behram, I have heard a lot about you through Karl and even seen many of your beauties here. Nice to see you here and hope to lots of knowledge on Fiat cars from you. We have already seen your beauties you used for the Himalayan rally and they are here on Team-bhp - See this thread - Rally Fiats (Modded Padminis (Fiat 1100) -- Awesome..)

low_bass_makker · 5th July 2007, 12:37

welcome to the forum and go through the announcement section before proceeding further.

GTO · 5th July 2007, 12:39

Like Father, like son. Welcome aboard, Mr. Dhabhar. Its a pleasure to have you with us. Please do share with us your experiences of the Himalayan rally and what it was like to be a petrol-head with only two popular cars available (Padmini and Ambassador).

5 bucks a liter for petrol? Sigh.....

Dippy · 5th July 2007, 12:45

Welcome to the forum Sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Your stories from the Himalayan rally will be worth listening to. Do enjoy yourself and you can contact the Support Team for any help you need regarding the forum.

SohailPistawala · 5th July 2007, 12:49

Welcome Sir, i dont know much about classics, but the way people are going about it on the forum has got me interested. Hope your contribution to the forum will give us the best of infos on classics and vintages.
Have a Great time SIr

Jaggu · 5th July 2007, 12:53

Welcome to the forum, looking forward to sharing the experiences and knowledge.

PS: loved seeing the pics of cars you have restored.

cheers
Jaggu

iraghava · 5th July 2007, 13:00

Welcome to the forum Mr. Dhabar, it's a pleasure to have such an enthusiastic father-son duo on board! Have fun here!!

planet_rocker · 5th July 2007, 13:29

Welcome Mr. Dhabhar! its a pleasure to have you and cyrus with us. its feels great to have a person with us who actually used to work for PAL (??) and that too in the engineering department. the red/black padmini is a drool indeed.

Enjoy your stay here. take care.

DHABHAR.BEHRAM · 5th July 2007, 15:23

Hello again,

I am working in the R&D Department of one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in India. We are market leaders in our segment. However, for any TEAM BHP communication, I will not combine my work (which is also my passion) with my hobby (which is FIAT cars). I would like the TEAM BHP communication to be anything besides my work area.

I appreciate all your immediate responses including requests for Himalayan Rally details. I will try to send replies but only after office hours.

Bye for now.

Behram Dhabhar

salilpawar1 · 5th July 2007, 17:33

Thank you, Sir for becoming a part of Team-BHP.

Waiting for you to share your gyaan and experiences with us.

karlosdeville · 5th July 2007, 21:11

Welcome Behram, we hope you can add to the ever growing Fiat threads here. Cheers

President · 5th July 2007, 23:44

Welcome Behram. You sure will be our good moral and none the less technical support. Nice to have you here with us.
Cannot imagine the FIAT name spreading like WILD FIRE and the amount of FIAT enthusiasts getting so much gyan on FIATS from this forum.

zucchero · 6th July 2007, 00:05

its an honour to have you with us.hope you enjoy your stay

5th July 2007, 11:45	#1 (permalink)
DHABHAR.BEHRAM BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 259	Hello To All Team Bhp Members Hello to you all. I happened to see our family cars which my son CYRUS (CYRUS43 to you all) has circulated to you all. Due to my all-encompassing passion for anything automotive and due to my particular love for FIAT cars, I am happy to join-in. First of all, I am still learning the exact procedure for sending this message to you so if i goof on message location etc, please forgive me. I happen to own 4 FIAT cars, 2 of which you have already seen. I just acquired a 1994 model for my personal use during the monsoon season (when my beauites do not come out of their covered parking slots). I will be restoring this car to the same pristine level as my other cars. I am thinking of the Swift's grey (non-metallic) with a black top or full black. Any alternatives ? I happen to have the FIAT's original thin bumpers and grille and I will attempt to give it the classic "65 onwards" look (Karl - what say ?). Let's see. I still have the original inlet manifold suitable for twin carburettor installation (which was made by APEX AUTO in Worli in Mumbai in the late 1970s) and CYRUS is rying to "patao" me to fit it on one of the cars, but at 6 kmpl and @ 50 Rs a litre, I have second thoughts. But believe me guys, I have driven from Mumbai to Simla and beyond and back in a twin carburettered FIAT and the performance was simply AWESOME (I did this in 1982 for the Himalayan Rally) when petrol was 5 Rs per litre. Yesterday was a good day for me - I actually managed to purchase NEW UNUSED BUMPERS AND GRILLE OF A FIAT SUPERSELECT. I had to pay good money for it, but I got the parts. Some towns are treasures, waiting to be tapped. I am sending this message. I hope you guys get it. Please ask any queries you may have and I will be only too happy to answer them. Behram Dhabhar

5th July 2007, 12:32	#3 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnyvale CA. Posts: 3,203 View My Garage	Hi Behram, I have heard a lot about you through Karl and even seen many of your beauties here. Nice to see you here and hope to lots of knowledge on Fiat cars from you. We have already seen your beauties you used for the Himalayan rally and they are here on Team-bhp - See this thread - Rally Fiats (Modded Padminis (Fiat 1100) -- Awesome..) __________________ Ask not what your country can do for you, think of a way you can make them do it!

5th July 2007, 12:39	#5 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 11,214 View My Garage	Like Father, like son. Welcome aboard, Mr. Dhabhar. Its a pleasure to have you with us. Please do share with us your experiences of the Himalayan rally and what it was like to be a petrol-head with only two popular cars available (Padmini and Ambassador). 5 bucks a liter for petrol? Sigh..... __________________ GTO Self-imposed limits are the only type that exist. Break them....then, make it a habit. Exceed. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

5th July 2007, 12:45	#6 (permalink)
Dippy Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 4,735 View My Garage	Welcome to the forum Sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Your stories from the Himalayan rally will be worth listening to. Do enjoy yourself and you can contact the Support Team for any help you need regarding the forum. __________________ My name is Adrian Sutil. You can call me ADDY - Force India dippy@team-bhp.com

5th July 2007, 12:53	#8 (permalink)
Jaggu Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,208	Welcome to the forum, looking forward to sharing the experiences and knowledge. PS: loved seeing the pics of cars you have restored. cheers Jaggu __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

5th July 2007, 12:13	#2 (permalink)
sammyboy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangy - Again :) Posts: 279 View My Garage	Welcome Sir . Its wonderful to have you on board. I have always been a big fan of the old fiat and the kind of work you are doing is really inspiring. Looking forward to learning a lot from you .

5th July 2007, 12:37	#4 (permalink)
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,634 View My Garage	welcome to the forum and go through the announcement section before proceeding further.

5th July 2007, 12:49	#7 (permalink)
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 266	Welcome Sir, i dont know much about classics, but the way people are going about it on the forum has got me interested. Hope your contribution to the forum will give us the best of infos on classics and vintages. Have a Great time SIr

5th July 2007, 13:00	#9 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 6,559 View My Garage	Welcome to the forum Mr. Dhabar, it's a pleasure to have such an enthusiastic father-son duo on board! Have fun here!! __________________ I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.

5th July 2007, 13:29	#10 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 711 View My Garage	Welcome Mr. Dhabhar! its a pleasure to have you and cyrus with us. its feels great to have a person with us who actually used to work for PAL (??) and that too in the engineering department. the red/black padmini is a drool indeed. Enjoy your stay here. take care.

5th July 2007, 15:23	#11 (permalink)
DHABHAR.BEHRAM BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 259	Hello again, I am working in the R&D Department of one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in India. We are market leaders in our segment. However, for any TEAM BHP communication, I will not combine my work (which is also my passion) with my hobby (which is FIAT cars). I would like the TEAM BHP communication to be anything besides my work area. I appreciate all your immediate responses including requests for Himalayan Rally details. I will try to send replies but only after office hours. Bye for now. Behram Dhabhar

5th July 2007, 17:33	#12 (permalink)
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 447 View My Garage	Thank you, Sir for becoming a part of Team-BHP. Waiting for you to share your gyaan and experiences with us. __________________ Ferrari F430 Spider..... मैंने नहीं चलाई... और आपने ?

5th July 2007, 21:11	#13 (permalink)
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 2,422 View My Garage	Welcome Behram, we hope you can add to the ever growing Fiat threads here. Cheers __________________ ( O \ \| / O )

5th July 2007, 23:44	#14 (permalink)
President BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 153 View My Garage	Welcome Behram. You sure will be our good moral and none the less technical support. Nice to have you here with us. Cannot imagine the FIAT name spreading like WILD FIRE and the amount of FIAT enthusiasts getting so much gyan on FIATS from this forum. __________________ PRESIDENTS RULE!

6th July 2007, 00:05	#15 (permalink)
zucchero BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: faridabad/rourkela Posts: 195	its an honour to have you with us.hope you enjoy your stay

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