Vrrrrrmmm!! A big Hi to all. I am an electrical engineer working as a software consultant with a reputed software firm, but as you may guess from myself registering here, my heart lies in automobiles. I have been following your site for quite sometime now but somehow kept myself away from registering.
Moving onto more about myself, my name , I have no problem in mentioning, is Anirban Ghosh. My first words in my 30 years of life was "Gaari". I used to be fascinated by them, used to sketch them whenever and wherever. Had been punished a lot many times in school for drawing a car on my excercize book. Although a similar thing in a developed country would have groomed me towards the direction of automobile styling. Even now, my meeting notebooks have somepart or the other of a car scribbled on them. However,have been trying to stop it ever since as most people do not beleive I do it subconsciously and am still attentive to them while doing so.
I am in awe of the Mercedes-Benz cars, although I particularly love the W123 shape but that must be something to do with my growing up years. But speaking of practicality, I have my fathers 1969 Fiat 1100d, which somehow appeals to me even in this age of modern MPFI cars, even if my other car is a scorcher of an 2004 sept Ikon 1.6 zxi (bought when SXi's Became ZXi). Why and how I bought the Ikon is a interesting story which I would definitely like to share (but would like some suggestions as to which section that should go to), as far as I was concerned I was completely towards Fiat and used to regard Ford as one boring Brand! However I love my Fiat 1100d like Family, Ikon too, but not much till now.
My first car however was a 1989 2dr Honda Accord SEi with Folding headlights in US, It used to be a lOOKER even a runner, compared to the newer Corollas that our people used to buy, My second car there was a 1991 Honda Prelude Si this was a 5-speed version and was very quick and nimble. Both of these cars although quite old at the time I bought them were in perfect working order and gave me so much fun (read speeding tickets) that the cars available in India that I can afford appear dull in comparison. This is where I developed the love for driving on ice.
Prior to this , I grew up for a few years in a country called Nigeria. I learnt to drive there almost at the age of 9-10 in Peugeot 504 and Mercedes 280E (W123). About the Later, I got a big scolding from my dad but that seemed to be the drive of my life (I was around 11 then). But in anycase the 504 was a very enjoyable car as it used to fishtail sometimes in my hands! Actually there were 2 versions there, a 1800 and a 2000 it was the 2000 that used to fishtail as most roads were gravel (as we used to live in the insides of the country). That sort of a thing with a front driver is almost impossible. One would be surprised to know that I used to indulge in drifting then little to my knowledge that its a form of motorsport. Anyway my Fiat can powerslide on loose surfaces that must be one of the reasons why I love it!
I have a daughter who is 6 month old at this time (she is a end 2005 model). One of her pet names is Mercedes. For this, really had to show the history of Emil Jellinek and his daughter to the family people (mainly relatives as my Mom Dad already know) who think Mercedes is only the name of a car! Had it been just cars then her name could have been anything from Miura to Cinquecento, who cares. F40 anyone?! |