28th March 2006, 20:22
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|  3-Wheeler taxi Hi Guys, I had vague memories of seeing some 3-wheeled taxis in bangalore about 25 years back....I just did some googling and found some pictures which i think were the taxis in bangalore, if others have better memory (even better photographs) please post the same. [I hope this is the right section !]   |
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28th March 2006, 20:39
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| BHPian  | I know of 1 person who can shed more light on it.Contact ram he can shed more light and probably have a few pictures too.. Cheers...... |
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28th March 2006, 20:57
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| refering to the second pic : im not sure how stable that thing actually is ... but i guess it never went past 30 kph so i guess its k  |
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28th March 2006, 22:20
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28th March 2006, 22:56
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| Senior - BHPian  | THe one is the first pic is the original TEMPO built by the Firodias. It was mostly used as a commercial vehicle. the 3 wheeler taxi was the BADAL which is a British design (Reliant?) and I think the Sipani group built it. |
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28th March 2006, 23:46
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| ramji is great at any info where are you man keep posting god |
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29th March 2006, 03:07
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| Senior - BHPian  | The first pic is the Greaves Rickshaw if I am not wrong. There are still some examples on the road today in Southern India. The car / 3 wheeler in the second pic is a Reliant Regal. Someone had made a world tour in that long time back |
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29th March 2006, 12:29
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This is exactly what i remember seeing in Bangalore long long ago....  These taxis ran on a 198 cc itseems !!!  | |
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29th March 2006, 12:42
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| Is this the same car (type) as the one used in the (Rowan Atkinson) Mr. Bean (other than his Minor ofcourse) serial. THere is a light blue 3 wheeled car in many of his episodes. |
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29th March 2006, 13:03
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29th March 2006, 14:33
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| BANNED | dude it wont even cross 30km/Ph |
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29th March 2006, 14:34
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29th March 2006, 15:38
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the one is first pic used to be called tempo if i am not wrong. lots of noise, and most probably diesel. ( i was very young when these frequented the road....and at that time i was more concerned about the nice smell of petrol and a nice ride in a fast car. ) p.s: OT: how many here like the very smell of petrol?? | |
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