My Left Hand Drive Fiat. - Team-BHP

Cyrus43 · 20th November 2007, 16:38

ok guys this is what my LHD looked like before i bought it...
got rid of those stupid mirrors and wheels....
will post present pics later with the travelogue...

btw dad and me drove this car all the way from KOTAYAM to MUMBAI...1750 kms totally

planet_rocker · 20th November 2007, 16:42

@cyrus - the pics are not showing - please check the links. the orkut linky will not work - save them and then upload them @ imageshack or photobucket. congrats on the new possession.

1750 kms - wow!

Cyrus43 · 20th November 2007, 16:50

here they are..

planet_rocker · 20th November 2007, 16:52

this car belonged to kurian right? awsome! alloys! arent you planning to get rid of them??

offtopic:
when i was in school - i used to see a light blue (with black top) LHD fiat parked near my school @ Swinhoe Lane - just beside Chaplin Park near South Point High School - the car was DL **-**** registered. i havent seen the car for a very long time - @ 1100D - have you ever seen this car?

TRANSAM · 20th November 2007, 16:54

looks neat, lhd with bucket seats n all.I recollect driving one, in black owned by a family friend, good buy cyrus

Cyrus43 · 20th November 2007, 16:56

the wheels are already off....didnt buy them...bought the car with stock wheels and tyres....and yeah this was kurians car

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRANSAM

looks neat, lhd with bucket seats n all.I recollect driving one, in black owned by a family friend, good buy cyrus

do you know where the car is currently???

ported_head · 20th November 2007, 16:57

Wow, so this is your what, sixth Padmini now?

planet_rocker · 20th November 2007, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by ported_head

Wow, so this is your what, sixth Padmini now?

please see Cyrus' signature - CYRUS "FIAT CRAZY BAVAJI" DHABHAR- but still -> great buy

BUSA · 20th November 2007, 17:03

Thats a awesome padmani, whats the difference between LHD and RDH, other then the driving side.

planet_rocker · 20th November 2007, 17:16

if i am not wrong the specification will be similar to this one: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ture-1093.html

or it will be a regular fiat with a 1089cc engine - but LHD.

in the original italian fiats - please see the direction of the wiper movement - it moves towards the left (the drivers' side) but in the indian counter parts the direction remained same but the drivers' side changed (please see my gallery). the structural difference between a fiat 1100D and a PP is explained in 1100D's Gallery

i have not taken into consideration the Padminis n which the direction of wiper movement was corrected. but at the end of the day i aint a fiat guru. :( - if i am wrong please correct me.

President · 20th November 2007, 17:32

Congrats Behram and Congrats Cyrus!!

Great Car, Great Buy.
Unique car - Unique piece.

Best of Luck!

Cyrus43 · 20th November 2007, 18:12

THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 1100D AND A PADMINI. it is just a myth. dad had studied the original drawings and they are exactly the same.

@ported head..fiat number 5-padmini number 3

moralfibre · 20th November 2007, 18:29

Congratulations Cyrus and Behram. Wanted to see it on Sunday but a late Saturday night made it difficult. Hope to see it soon.

Jaggu · 20th November 2007, 18:33

great pick and indeed a rare piece

Technocrat · 20th November 2007, 18:34

The car looks good Congrats for owning the beauty.

One kushun has the car undergone any surgery I mean the Front lower vents are what the new cars sported Also the headlights look clear lens type.

There is one Blue car with Padmini badge which is also LHD & had exterior body panels like late 80's padmini(similar to what you have posted)

Was LHD an export version which few people bought by juggad ?

20th November 2007, 16:38	#1 (permalink)
Cyrus43 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BOMBAY....not mumbai!! Posts: 2,350 View My Garage	My Left Hand Drive Fiat. ok guys this is what my LHD looked like before i bought it... got rid of those stupid mirrors and wheels.... will post present pics later with the travelogue... btw dad and me drove this car all the way from KOTAYAM to MUMBAI...1750 kms totally __________________ *CYRUS "FIAT CRAZY BAVAJI"* DHABHAR........**

20th November 2007, 16:42	#2 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 793 View My Garage	@cyrus - the pics are not showing - please check the links. the orkut linky will not work - save them and then upload them @ imageshack or photobucket. congrats on the new possession. 1750 kms - wow! Last edited by planet_rocker : 20th November 2007 at 16:43.

20th November 2007, 16:50	#3 (permalink)
Cyrus43 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BOMBAY....not mumbai!! Posts: 2,350 View My Garage	here they are.. __________________ *CYRUS "FIAT CRAZY BAVAJI"* DHABHAR........**

20th November 2007, 16:52	#4 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 793 View My Garage	this car belonged to kurian right? awsome! alloys! arent you planning to get rid of them?? offtopic: when i was in school - i used to see a light blue (with black top) LHD fiat parked near my school @ Swinhoe Lane - just beside Chaplin Park near South Point High School - the car was DL -** registered. i havent seen the car for a very long time - @ 1100D - have you ever seen this car? Last edited by planet_rocker : 20th November 2007 at 16:57.

20th November 2007, 17:03	#9 (permalink)
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,192 View My Garage	Thats a awesome padmani, whats the difference between LHD and RDH, other then the driving side. __________________ thecarsandmore.blogspot. com

20th November 2007, 16:54	#5 (permalink)
TRANSAM BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 206	looks neat, lhd with bucket seats n all.I recollect driving one, in black owned by a family friend, good buy cyrus

20th November 2007, 16:57	#7 (permalink)
ported_head Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,053	Wow, so this is your what, sixth Padmini now?

20th November 2007, 17:16	#10 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 793 View My Garage	if i am not wrong the specification will be similar to this one: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ture-1093.html or it will be a regular fiat with a 1089cc engine - but LHD. in the original italian fiats - please see the direction of the wiper movement - it moves towards the left (the drivers' side) but in the indian counter parts the direction remained same but the drivers' side changed (please see my gallery). the structural difference between a fiat 1100D and a PP is explained in 1100D's Gallery i have not taken into consideration the Padminis n which the direction of wiper movement was corrected. but at the end of the day i aint a fiat guru. :( - if i am wrong please correct me. Last edited by planet_rocker : 20th November 2007 at 17:20.

20th November 2007, 17:32	#11 (permalink)
President BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 180 View My Garage	LHD Padmini Congrats Behram and Congrats Cyrus!! Great Car, Great Buy. Unique car - Unique piece. Best of Luck! __________________ PRESIDENTS RULE!

20th November 2007, 18:12	#12 (permalink)
Cyrus43 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BOMBAY....not mumbai!! Posts: 2,350 View My Garage	THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 1100D AND A PADMINI. it is just a myth. dad had studied the original drawings and they are exactly the same. @ported head..fiat number 5-padmini number 3 __________________ *CYRUS "FIAT CRAZY BAVAJI"* DHABHAR........**

20th November 2007, 18:29	#13 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back to Pune :-) Posts: 3,240 View My Garage	Congratulations Cyrus and Behram. Wanted to see it on Sunday but a late Saturday night made it difficult. Hope to see it soon. __________________ Ask not what your country can do for you, think of a way you can make them do it!

20th November 2007, 18:33	#14 (permalink)
Jaggu Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,627	great pick and indeed a rare piece __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

20th November 2007, 18:34	#15 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 3,407 View My Garage	The car looks good Congrats for owning the beauty. One kushun has the car undergone any surgery I mean the Front lower vents are what the new cars sported Also the headlights look clear lens type. There is one Blue car with Padmini badge which is also LHD & had exterior body panels like late 80's padmini(similar to what you have posted) Was LHD an export version which few people bought by juggad ? __________________ 180, 225, 150, ??? -> 159?

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