What car is this - Team-BHP

jassi · 1st August 2007, 18:07

I have seen this car lying around in my dad's office in Pune for atleast 9 years now

Thought i'd click a few pics and figure out from people in the know on what this car is

sorry for the phone cam pics

Cheers,
j

nitrous · 1st August 2007, 18:10

Its a Dodge Plymouth.

moralfibre · 1st August 2007, 18:12

Its a Dodge Kingsway not a Plymouth I believe.

Jassi, where in Pune is this car?

Ram · 1st August 2007, 18:16

Simple. It's a 1956 Dodge Kingsway Deluxe.
Basically these were rebadged 1956 Plymouth Savoys.

Designed by Virgil Exner, chief stylist at Chrysler, this design had a low roofline for its time. Also, the quintessential icon of American styling of the fifties, the tailfin, was first applied at Chrysler to the 1956 models.

The 1956 Plymouth Savoy (and its badge-engineered corporate cousin: Dodge Kingsway Deluxe) were 4-door sedans that graced many an upper-class Indian home. These cars were sold in India by Seth Walchand’s Premier Automobiles/Bombay Cycle. Hindi movies of the period, such as “Chalti ka naam gaadi” are full of them: Sedans, Convertibles and Station Wagons.

Ram

whatcanthisbe · 1st August 2007, 18:18

to the OP .. you have been seeing the car for 9 YEARS and didnt ask anyone yet or better still go closer look and gather some other clues look at the VIN and do a google search even though t it will not have a unique vin ...

jassi · 1st August 2007, 18:21

ok I have been noticing it - but didnt know who to ask till i joined tbhp a few months back - I am in bangy now and so this time when I went back hom pune clicked the pics to ask ya'll.

moral - this is in my dad's office - deeepak fertilizers (they partly leased to wns office and earlier cts) opposite golf course behind ishanya mall project in yerawada

Cheers,
j

moralfibre · 1st August 2007, 18:32

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Originally Posted by jassi

moral - this is in my dad's office - deeepak fertilizers (they partly leased to wns office and earlier cts) opposite golf course behind ishanya mall project in yerawada

Thanks a bunch Jassi. Karl around somewhere? Lets add this car to our list of visits planned for the weekend

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jassi · 1st August 2007, 18:36

well i could try arrange for you guys to get in and covertly snap a pic or 2 - will ask my dad as i aint in pune anymore, or maybe we can wait for my next pune trip. Then you guys can post those HQ pics taken from the right angles

gd1418 · 1st August 2007, 18:41

Jassi, the vehicle seems to be in a fairly good condition; but why are the front doors ajar?

And is it just a body shell or an intact car?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jassi

I have seen this car lying around in my dad's office in Pune for atleast 9 years now

Thought i'd click a few pics and figure out from people in the know on what this car is

sorry for the phone cam pics

Cheers,
j

karlosdeville · 1st August 2007, 18:51

Ah, so I finally found the Deepak Fertilizers Dodge. Deepak is a family friend, and keeps giving me stories of his family dodge languishing somehwhere in the factory, and he wanted help restoring it, but we never got down to seeing it. I think there are a coupla other interesting cars around as well.

Kiran, lets go down and see this car sometime.

moralfibre · 1st August 2007, 19:14

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Deepak is a family friend, and keeps giving me stories of his family dodge languishing somehwhere in the factory, and he wanted help restoring it, but we never got down to seeing it. I think there are a coupla other interesting cars around as well.

And I was wondering how come you weren't aware of this one. I fairly remember you telling me about this car as well.

Lets go there this weekend.

AMATMO · 1st August 2007, 20:46

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Originally Posted by nitrous

Its a Dodge Plymouth.

you mean dodge or a plumouth right? cause they are different brands

jassi · 1st August 2007, 22:33

ok karlos since you know deepak personally you can get in there anyway - once you get in from the gate head towards ishanya office - theres lots of cars parked there n this one is right there - untouched for years !!!

I think its a full fledged car and not just the shell

so i did make a good find for my pune friends

guys do post some nice pics here once you go there

karlosdeville · 1st August 2007, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by jassi

so i did make a good find for my pune friends

guys do post some nice pics here once you go there

Oh absolutely! Keep em comin.

Ram · 2nd August 2007, 06:38

Here is a 1955 Dodge Kingsway Custom Suburban Station wagon.
You will notice its tall tail-fins hadn't started to grow yet,

that came the next year, 1956.

Its clamshell tailgate -- the rear window frame was hinged upwards and the tailgate itself was hinged downwards -- had hinges strong enough to support a 100 kg. truck engine transported on it.

Here is a 1955 Dodge Kingsway Custom Suburban Station wagon
in the 1958 movie, Chalti ka naam Gaadi. The villain's henchmen dump a body at dead-of-night.

The front of the 1955 Dodge Kingsway Custom was somewhat different from that of the 1956 Dodge Kingsway Deluxe.

Here's a 1955 front end.

And here's the 1956 front end.

Wouldn't you agree that the 1955 looked female, while the 1956 looked male?

Ram

1st August 2007, 18:07	#1 (permalink)
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 414	What car is this I have seen this car lying around in my dad's office in Pune for atleast 9 years now Thought i'd click a few pics and figure out from people in the know on what this car is sorry for the phone cam pics Cheers, j

1st August 2007, 18:10	#2 (permalink)
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Motorcity Madras Posts: 4,194 View My Garage	Its a Dodge Plymouth. __________________ hindu.com/mp/2008/08/25/stories/2008082522220200.htm

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moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back to Pune :-) Posts: 3,178 View My Garage	Its a Dodge Kingsway not a Plymouth I believe. Jassi, where in Pune is this car? __________________ "As long as there are short, balding, middle-aged men, there will always be a market for the Porsche 911." - A BMW Owner. :)

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Ram Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, Pune, München Posts: 1,568 View My Garage	Simple. It's a 1956 Dodge Kingsway Deluxe. Basically these were rebadged 1956 Plymouth Savoys. Designed by Virgil Exner, chief stylist at Chrysler, this design had a low roofline for its time. Also, the quintessential icon of American styling of the fifties, the tailfin, was first applied at Chrysler to the 1956 models. The 1956 Plymouth Savoy (and its badge-engineered corporate cousin: Dodge Kingsway Deluxe) were 4-door sedans that graced many an upper-class Indian home. These cars were sold in India by Seth Walchand’s Premier Automobiles/Bombay Cycle. Hindi movies of the period, such as “Chalti ka naam gaadi” are full of them: Sedans, Convertibles and Station Wagons. Ram __________________ On Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 since Tue. 02-Sep-2008. When you struggle for something and fail, that’s when you get Experience!

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whatcanthisbe BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 493	to the OP .. you have been seeing the car for 9 YEARS and didnt ask anyone yet or better still go closer look and gather some other clues look at the VIN and do a google search even though t it will not have a unique vin ... __________________ 08 2.2 Safari - 08 Accent - 08 Civic - 05 E240 - 01 Lancer - 03 Santro 04 Safari - Black - SOLD - 03 indica SOLD

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jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 414	ok I have been noticing it - but didnt know who to ask till i joined tbhp a few months back - I am in bangy now and so this time when I went back hom pune clicked the pics to ask ya'll. moral - this is in my dad's office - deeepak fertilizers (they partly leased to wns office and earlier cts) opposite golf course behind ishanya mall project in yerawada Cheers, j

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jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 414	well i could try arrange for you guys to get in and covertly snap a pic or 2 - will ask my dad as i aint in pune anymore, or maybe we can wait for my next pune trip. Then you guys can post those HQ pics taken from the right angles

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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 3,304 View My Garage	Ah, so I finally found the Deepak Fertilizers Dodge. Deepak is a family friend, and keeps giving me stories of his family dodge languishing somehwhere in the factory, and he wanted help restoring it, but we never got down to seeing it. I think there are a coupla other interesting cars around as well. Kiran, lets go down and see this car sometime. __________________ ( O \ \| / O ) Last edited by karlosdeville : 1st August 2007 at 18:59.

1st August 2007, 22:33	#13 (permalink)
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 414	ok karlos since you know deepak personally you can get in there anyway - once you get in from the gate head towards ishanya office - theres lots of cars parked there n this one is right there - untouched for years !!! I think its a full fledged car and not just the shell so i did make a good find for my pune friends guys do post some nice pics here once you go there

2nd August 2007, 06:38	#15 (permalink)
Ram Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, Pune, München Posts: 1,568 View My Garage	Here is a 1955 Dodge Kingsway Custom Suburban Station wagon. You will notice its tall tail-fins hadn't started to grow yet, that came the next year, 1956. Its clamshell tailgate -- the rear window frame was hinged upwards and the tailgate itself was hinged downwards -- had hinges strong enough to support a 100 kg. truck engine transported on it. Here is a 1955 Dodge Kingsway Custom Suburban Station wagon in the 1958 movie, Chalti ka naam Gaadi. The villain's henchmen dump a body at dead-of-night. The front of the 1955 Dodge Kingsway Custom was somewhat different from that of the 1956 Dodge Kingsway Deluxe. Here's a 1955 front end. And here's the 1956 front end. Wouldn't you agree that the 1955 looked female, while the 1956 looked male? Ram __________________ On Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 since Tue. 02-Sep-2008. When you struggle for something and fail, that’s when you get Experience!