Some cool facts about Trucks from the Mahindra Navistar 2010 Calendar

serpente · 5th March 2010, 12:00

I received the Mahindra Navistar 2010 calendar in mail but didn't quite check it out till now. I checked it out by chance yesterday and found it really interesting.

There are some very cool facts about Trucks in the Calendar like the origin of the term "Horn Ok Please." I always thought that Horn Ok Please is just a way of saying, "Please blow the horn before overtaking, Ok." Now I know it is not quite what I thought.

Here are the scans.

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kiku007 · 5th March 2010, 12:54

Nice one. Thanks for sharing.

speedmiester · 5th March 2010, 12:56

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

phamilyman · 5th March 2010, 14:00

Very nice. Thanks for sharing!

wanderernomad · 5th March 2010, 14:10

Very Informative, especially the OK Horn Please, thing. Thanks.

Forged_Piston · 5th March 2010, 14:46

Very interesting.espicially the 'horn ok please'.Could never figure it out.

But i wonder why this is still painted on trucks and also why is it always 'horn ok please' and not 'horn please ok'.Anyways thanks for sharing.

serpente · 7th March 2010, 16:07

Thanks eveyone for liking the post. The real credit goes to Mahindra and the creators of the calendar

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Originally Posted by Forged_Piston

Very interesting. espicially the 'horn ok please'.Could never figure it out.

But i wonder why this is still painted on trucks and also why is it always 'horn ok please' and not 'horn please ok'.Anyways thanks for sharing.

Its such an eye-candy of a term. Especially if it is combined with the signature quotes of truckwala's like "mera Bharat Mahaan", "Phir kab miloge" or "Sau mein se assi baimaan, phir bhi mera Bharat mahaan". I guess it holds so much importance and nostalgia that no truckwala wants to leave the tradition.

san2 · 18th March 2010, 08:52

cool facts
I remember when I was a kid, I used to ask my father what 'Ceat' means
it was written on almost all autos plying then
my father was not aware of it and he used to tell me
maybe it is the name of the company which makes autos
later I came to know the reason
many words we use have interesting history
nice to know about Horn Ok
thanks for posting this

aargee · 18th March 2010, 09:37

Thanks for sharing @serpente; BTW, appreciate if you let us know how you sourced out the calander.

serpente · 26th March 2010, 15:56

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Originally Posted by aargee

Thanks for sharing @serpente; BTW, appreciate if you let us know how you sourced out the calander.

My father used to work in a company called Presstech Industries that manufactured small metal parts for Mahindra. The factory has shut down now but my father keeps getting promotional material from Mahindra.

sandeepmdas · 26th March 2010, 16:35

Thanks for sharing, bro.

Now would Dr.Mallaya use the same idea for the 2011 KF calandar ?

5th March 2010, 12:00	#1
serpente BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 83 Thanked: 0 Times	Some cool facts about Trucks from the Mahindra Navistar 2010 Calendar I received the Mahindra Navistar 2010 calendar in mail but didn't quite check it out till now. I checked it out by chance yesterday and found it really interesting. There are some very cool facts about Trucks in the Calendar like the origin of the term "Horn Ok Please." I always thought that Horn Ok Please is just a way of saying, "Please blow the horn before overtaking, Ok." Now I know it is not quite what I thought. Here are the scans.
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kiku007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AU Posts: 2,409 Thanked: 8,558 Times	Nice one. Thanks for sharing.
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speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,454 Thanked: 7,029 Times	Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
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phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,673 Times	Very nice. Thanks for sharing!
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wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,552 Thanked: 1,296 Times View My Garage	Very Informative, especially the OK Horn Please, thing. Thanks.
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5th March 2010, 14:46	#6
Forged_Piston BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 63 Thanked: 4 Times	Very interesting.espicially the 'horn ok please'.Could never figure it out. But i wonder why this is still painted on trucks and also why is it always 'horn ok please' and not 'horn please ok'.Anyways thanks for sharing.
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18th March 2010, 08:52	#8
san2 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bharuch Posts: 145 Thanked: 33 Times	cool facts I remember when I was a kid, I used to ask my father what 'Ceat' means it was written on almost all autos plying then my father was not aware of it and he used to tell me maybe it is the name of the company which makes autos later I came to know the reason many words we use have interesting history nice to know about Horn Ok thanks for posting this
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18th March 2010, 09:37	#9
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,353 Thanked: 10,062 Times	Thanks for sharing @serpente; BTW, appreciate if you let us know how you sourced out the calander.
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sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 695141, SY208AA Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 2,732 Times	Thanks for sharing, bro. Now would Dr.Mallaya use the same idea for the 2011 KF calandar ?
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