Jeep --- The untold story.

egangsta · 20th March 2008, 01:59

The event was organized on 16th March by Mr. Vinay Gurav from HVOCT Heritage Vehicle owners club of Thane along with Aryan Media and Douse fire.The event was meant to pay a tribute to Karl Probst the inventor of Jeep and Bantam the company that made the Jeep.

Karl Probst and Bantam never really got their dues... the event was an attempt to put forth the true untold story of the JEEP.

The event was divided into four parts

1) A movie showing the actual development of the Jeep.

2) A presentation to pay tribute to karl Probst by Mr. Abhilash Nambiar

3) A Jeep lovers experience sharing by Mr Satish Upadhyay.

4) An off the road Jeep experience for the guests and the media.

The Chief guest of the event was Mr Joy Chaudhari. Creative editor of Auto car India.The event was also attended by representatives of jeep makers Mahindra and Mahindra and Toyota .

More offroad pics will be posted soon once i get them..Also present at the venue was the Yellow Beetle belonging to one our club members.

Godfather · 20th March 2008, 02:01

Beautiful pics.. any interior pics of the JONGA ?? also.. any idea if i can get one of the jongas

Goddy

khanak · 20th March 2008, 02:09

Good Stuff Egangsta cheers:. Those Jeeps look real neat. Cant wait for the rest of the pictures

Steeroid · 20th March 2008, 03:22

What a Jonga!!!!!!!! Magnificient vehicle - who owns it?

DirtyDan · 20th March 2008, 04:01

Nice pictures! For those who do not know, the Jeep was invented in America shortly before America entered World War Two in answer to the U.S. Army's call for a small off-road vehicle. Inventor Probst's company Bantam won the bid but production was given over largely to auto giant Ford along with prime producer Willys Overland Company to meet war time production needs. After WWII the Mahindra brothers bought a license from Willys to produce it in India.

Mahindra, in its infinite wisdom, has made the Jeep unavailable for purchase in India to the civilian market, at least for now.

Aditya · 20th March 2008, 08:05

Brilliant pictures. Those Jeeps look well maintained.
Eddy, is that the same Jonga you chaps went offroading in on Yeoor Hills?

R.G · 20th March 2008, 09:30

Thanks egangsta for the snaps.
Well maintained jeeps and they look brilliant !!!
First time seeing a JONGA . Can you plz upload some more pictures of jonga??

vinaygurav · 20th March 2008, 10:17

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Originally Posted by DirtyDan

Nice pictures! For those who do not know, the Jeep was invented in America shortly before America entered World War Two in answer to the U.S. Army's call for a small off-road vehicle. Inventor Probst's company Bantam won the bid but production was given over largely to auto giant Ford along with prime producer Willys Overland Company to meet war time production needs. After WWII the Mahindra brothers bought a license from Willys to produce it in India.

Mahindra, in its infinite wisdom, has made the Jeep unavailable for purchase in India to the civilian market, at least for now.

Dan (you have written Inventor Probst's company Bantam co)
CARL PROBST was designe.....and FRANK FENN was heading the Bantam Car Co.

dinar · 20th March 2008, 10:34

Nice pics, hey egansta, is the jonga, the one in the video you sent me?? could you post the interior pics....please.

jango · 20th March 2008, 10:50

Nice pics and some great Jeeps !!

egangsta · 20th March 2008, 13:00

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Originally Posted by dinar

Nice pics, hey egansta, is the jonga, the one in the video you sent me?? could you post the interior pics....please.

Yes Dinar, its the same Jonga.

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Originally Posted by Aditya

Brilliant pictures. Those Jeeps look well maintained.
Eddy, is that the same Jonga you chaps went offroading in on Yeoor Hills?

Addy, its the same Jonga we had taken offroad to Yeoor Hills and had posted pic in the off-road jeeps thread few months back.

PAVAN KADAM · 20th March 2008, 13:54

Nice writeup and a great tribute to the makers.

What is that VW doing there, resembles mine?

My mouth is watering seeing those jeeps and to say the design is never changed in years.

V-16 · 20th March 2008, 14:41

Lovely Ed. Didn't see any MBs there. Did they hand out any write up with the event re the Jeeps? If yes could I have a copy if possible, even a xerox would do. Thanks

susan3004 · 20th March 2008, 15:11

Is the JONGA still on its' original 6 cyl engine or it has been converted into a diesel one??

aakarint · 20th March 2008, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

What a Jonga!!!!!!!! Magnificient vehicle - who owns it?

This gentleman owns it

20th March 2008, 01:59	#1
egangsta BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: thane Posts: 365 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Jeep --- The untold story. The event was organized on 16th March by Mr. Vinay Gurav from HVOCT Heritage Vehicle owners club of Thane along with Aryan Media and Douse fire.The event was meant to pay a tribute to Karl Probst the inventor of Jeep and Bantam the company that made the Jeep. Karl Probst and Bantam never really got their dues... the event was an attempt to put forth the true untold story of the JEEP. The event was divided into four parts 1) A movie showing the actual development of the Jeep. 2) A presentation to pay tribute to karl Probst by Mr. Abhilash Nambiar 3) A Jeep lovers experience sharing by Mr Satish Upadhyay. 4) An off the road Jeep experience for the guests and the media. The Chief guest of the event was Mr Joy Chaudhari. Creative editor of Auto car India.The event was also attended by representatives of jeep makers Mahindra and Mahindra and Toyota . More offroad pics will be posted soon once i get them..Also present at the venue was the Yellow Beetle belonging to one our club members. Attached Thumbnails
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Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 70 Times View My Garage	Beautiful pics.. any interior pics of the JONGA ?? also.. any idea if i can get one of the jongas Goddy
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khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Good Stuff Egangsta cheers:. Those Jeeps look real neat. Cant wait for the rest of the pictures
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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	What a Jonga!!!!!!!! Magnificient vehicle - who owns it?
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DirtyDan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dharamsala, H.P Posts: 2,075 Thanked: 1,563 Times	Short story Nice pictures! For those who do not know, the Jeep was invented in America shortly before America entered World War Two in answer to the U.S. Army's call for a small off-road vehicle. Inventor Probst's company Bantam won the bid but production was given over largely to auto giant Ford along with prime producer Willys Overland Company to meet war time production needs. After WWII the Mahindra brothers bought a license from Willys to produce it in India. Mahindra, in its infinite wisdom, has made the Jeep unavailable for purchase in India to the civilian market, at least for now.
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Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,801 Thanked: 76,767 Times View My Garage	Brilliant pictures. Those Jeeps look well maintained. Eddy, is that the same Jonga you chaps went offroading in on Yeoor Hills?
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R.G BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 179 Thanked: 161 Times	Thanks egangsta for the snaps. Well maintained jeeps and they look brilliant !!! First time seeing a JONGA . Can you plz upload some more pictures of jonga??
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dinar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 57 Times	Nice pics, hey egansta, is the jonga, the one in the video you sent me?? could you post the interior pics....please. Last edited by Rehaan : 20th March 2008 at 11:11.
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jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	Nice pics and some great Jeeps !!
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PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,602 Thanked: 2,549 Times	Nice writeup and a great tribute to the makers. What is that VW doing there, resembles mine? My mouth is watering seeing those jeeps and to say the design is never changed in years.
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20th March 2008, 14:41	#13
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Lovely Ed. Didn't see any MBs there. Did they hand out any write up with the event re the Jeeps? If yes could I have a copy if possible, even a xerox would do. Thanks
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susan3004 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kapurthala Posts: 384 Thanked: 263 Times	Is the JONGA still on its' original 6 cyl engine or it has been converted into a diesel one??
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