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Towards the end they introduced a model called R307 which was a RWD and looked like a FWD version on stilts. The company also sold a 3 wheeled pick up van the size of a Tata Ace . Members in Bangalore may also remember a set of Matadors which had a modified rear axle which had dual tires on them that used to be parked for hire at the end of Brigade road in the 90's. Last edited by tharian : 17th April 2014 at 23:23. | |
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| ![]() Quite Interesting! Thank you GTO for sharing these interesting facts. In those days there used to be a practice of converting the petrol ambys to diesel engines.Matador engine was a popular option.Another commonly heard option during those times was Jaya Engine. Jaya was the name of a diesel engine manufactured in Coimbatore IIRC. Don't know much about the specifications and efficiency of these engines though. Quote:
0.6 seconds for a car means 100 cars in a minute. That translates to 6000 cars an hour and 1.44 Lakh cars a day. ![]() That means the total production capacity of 5,50,000 vehicles per annum, as stated in your post, could be reached in just 4 days of continuous production. ![]() Last edited by VinodDevil81 : 18th April 2014 at 02:12. | |
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| ![]() Great thread. Appreciate the effort for compiling the same. My small bits Quote:
2. The CBZ again I believe is the first bike in India to have 5 speed gearbox on a 4 stroke bike. 3. The CBZ yet again was the first Indian bike (afaik) to offer 240mm Nissin front disc and had a mind blowing pick up (0-60 kmph in 5 secs and top speed of 114 kmph). 4. In my childhood, I have heard a rumour that Pulsar had to cut down its fuel tank size from 18 liters to 15 liters. (not so sure about this) The design was inspired by a muscular wide open muscular human arm. 5. Electric start came as a standard feature in Bajaj Pulsar 180 which was not introduced by the other manufacturers at that time (2001) I believe. 6. The Hero Honda CBZ was the only bike that I have seen that kicker lever hits the foot pegs if not folded. One had to fold the foot pegs and then kick start the bike and again unfold the foot pegs. ![]() Couple of nostalgic advertisements that I cherish seeing even today, even today's advertisements can't match them. Hero Honda Splendor was a dream to own and I used to watch television with eagerness to see this ad. The Royal Enfield 'Bullet' advertisement. Bullet meri jaan (Bullet my soul) One of my favourite advertisements. The Bajaj Pulsar Dts-i Cheers Last edited by voyageur : 18th April 2014 at 02:26. | |
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| ![]() Recently, the best selling car for Nissan in India is the Terrano. It's is a car that's actually got the brandbadge changed (or should I say transferred) TWICE! Nissan got it from Renault, and Renault have got it from Dacia. |
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Worst part is I cannot find it written anywhere on the web. Type Manesar and the only thing you are shown isthe labour clash. | |
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Small correction here: It was Kawasaki Eliminator that came with electric starter. Eliminator was launched before Pulsar for sure. I think Eliminator was first motorcycle to come with 130 section rear tyre in India. Last edited by Nitrous Power : 18th April 2014 at 09:04. | |
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Eliminator was launched on Jul, 2001. Source ![]() | |
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Oh,sorry! I didn't know that! I just wanted to illustrate the opened cut-glass, so I took a picture of (supposedly) Ambassador from internet. | |
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Continuing with the two wheelers, the KB Caliber was originally named Mercury. Also, the Bajaj Legend was the first 150 cc four stroke scooter. | |
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When Indica was launched, it had a 4 speed gearbox, but that was soon upgraded to 5 speed ones to be level with competitors and new technology. Also, FIAT was unhappy with IDeA, the organization which designed the Indica with inputs from Tata Engineers because it shared a partially similar design (particularly the rear doors & windows) to another FIAT car which was also being designed at IDeA. Indica was the brain child of Mr. Ratan Tata and the whole idea spiced up when Mr. Tata claimed at a press conference that "Soon, We'll have a car with the Zen's size, the Ambassador's internal dimensions, the price of a Maruti 800 and the running cost of diesel!" Regards, Saket Last edited by saket77 : 18th April 2014 at 11:00. | |
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I've come across a 1999 model 5-speed 800 when we were hunting for a used 5-speed 800 for my friend's father. I don't know the original purchase date though - may be this example was from the pre-launch lot. | ||
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Maruti used to do a lot of "wolf-in-sheep-skin" in those days. 5-speed 800 was essentially an Alto with 800's body. Similarly, they had Alto VX 1.1 with the 1.1L engine from Wagon R. | |
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| ![]() Did the Allwyn Nissan Cabstar have a column shift gearbox? It had a very different engine note too compared to Toyota, Mitsubishi and Mazda. It had the lowest payload capacity but a look at the rear axle suggested it was the most rugged of the competition. It was called the Dyna Clipper, for good reason. Okay; so I agree that I put a lot of lives at risk but heck, I pushed my school bus driver to floor the DCM Toyota 27 seater. I was sitting on top of the engine hood watching the speedometer. We hit 109kmph. This was on the Palarivattom - Edapally by pass road. Back then, this road was speed nirvana. This was with a full pay load of students in the bus. The DCM Toyota was the best in terms of build quality among the Japanese LCV brigade. Last edited by sandeepmohan : 18th April 2014 at 11:35. |
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And of course, the 1.1ltr. Wagon R engine, which was actually a 1061CC engine is nothing but one additional cylinder in the same 796CC Maruti's older basic driving unit: 3 Cylinders = 796 CC 1 CYlinder = 796/3 = 265.33CC 4 Cylinders = 1061 CC ![]() And would like to ask the members that if Honda is the only manufacturer with different logo for its cars & two wheelers? | |
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