Hello To All Team Bhp Members

DHABHAR.BEHRAM · 5th July 2007, 11:45

Hello to you all. I happened to see our family cars which my son CYRUS (CYRUS43 to you all) has circulated to you all. Due to my all-encompassing passion for anything automotive and due to my particular love for FIAT cars, I am happy to join-in.

First of all, I am still learning the exact procedure for sending this message to you so if i goof on message location etc, please forgive me.

I happen to own 4 FIAT cars, 2 of which you have already seen. I just acquired a 1994 model for my personal use during the monsoon season (when my beauites do not come out of their covered parking slots). I will be restoring this car to the same pristine level as my other cars. I am thinking of the Swift's grey (non-metallic) with a black top or full black. Any alternatives ? I happen to have the FIAT's original thin bumpers and grille and I will attempt to give it the classic "65 onwards" look (Karl - what say ?). Let's see. I still have the original inlet manifold suitable for twin carburettor installation (which was made by APEX AUTO in Worli in Mumbai in the late 1970s) and CYRUS is rying to "patao" me to fit it on one of the cars, but at 6 kmpl and @ 50 Rs a litre, I have second thoughts. But believe me guys, I have driven from Mumbai to Simla and beyond and back in a twin carburettered FIAT and the performance was simply AWESOME (I did this in 1982 for the Himalayan Rally) when petrol was 5 Rs per litre.

Yesterday was a good day for me - I actually managed to purchase NEW UNUSED BUMPERS AND GRILLE OF A FIAT SUPERSELECT. I had to pay good money for it, but I got the parts. Some towns are treasures, waiting to be tapped.

I am sending this message. I hope you guys get it. Please ask any queries you may have and I will be only too happy to answer them.

Behram Dhabhar

sammyboy · 5th July 2007, 12:13

Welcome Sir . Its wonderful to have you on board.
I have always been a big fan of the old fiat and the kind of work you are doing is really inspiring.
Looking forward to learning a lot from you .

moralfibre · 5th July 2007, 12:32

Hi Behram, I have heard a lot about you through Karl and even seen many of your beauties here. Nice to see you here and hope to lots of knowledge on Fiat cars from you. We have already seen your beauties you used for the Himalayan rally and they are here on Team-bhp - See this thread - Rally Fiats

low_bass_makker · 5th July 2007, 12:37

welcome to the forum and go through the announcement section before proceeding further.

GTO · 5th July 2007, 12:39

Like Father, like son. Welcome aboard, Mr. Dhabhar. Its a pleasure to have you with us. Please do share with us your experiences of the Himalayan rally and what it was like to be a petrol-head with only two popular cars available (Padmini and Ambassador).

5 bucks a liter for petrol? Sigh.....

Dippy · 5th July 2007, 12:45

Welcome to the forum Sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Your stories from the Himalayan rally will be worth listening to. Do enjoy yourself and you can contact the Support Team for any help you need regarding the forum.

SohailPistawala · 5th July 2007, 12:49

Welcome Sir, i dont know much about classics, but the way people are going about it on the forum has got me interested. Hope your contribution to the forum will give us the best of infos on classics and vintages.
Have a Great time SIr

Jaggu · 5th July 2007, 12:53

Welcome to the forum, looking forward to sharing the experiences and knowledge.

PS: loved seeing the pics of cars you have restored.

cheers
Jaggu

iraghava · 5th July 2007, 13:00

Welcome to the forum Mr. Dhabar, it's a pleasure to have such an enthusiastic father-son duo on board! Have fun here!!

planet_rocker · 5th July 2007, 13:29

Welcome Mr. Dhabhar! its a pleasure to have you and cyrus with us. its feels great to have a person with us who actually used to work for PAL (??) and that too in the engineering department. the red/black padmini is a drool indeed.

Enjoy your stay here. take care.

DHABHAR.BEHRAM · 5th July 2007, 15:23

Hello again,

I am working in the R&D Department of one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in India. We are market leaders in our segment. However, for any TEAM BHP communication, I will not combine my work (which is also my passion) with my hobby (which is FIAT cars). I would like the TEAM BHP communication to be anything besides my work area.

I appreciate all your immediate responses including requests for Himalayan Rally details. I will try to send replies but only after office hours.

Bye for now.

Behram Dhabhar

salilpawar1 · 5th July 2007, 17:33

Thank you, Sir for becoming a part of Team-BHP.

Waiting for you to share your gyaan and experiences with us.

karlosdeville · 5th July 2007, 21:11

Welcome Behram, we hope you can add to the ever growing Fiat threads here. Cheers

President · 5th July 2007, 23:44

Welcome Behram. You sure will be our good moral and none the less technical support. Nice to have you here with us.
Cannot imagine the FIAT name spreading like WILD FIRE and the amount of FIAT enthusiasts getting so much gyan on FIATS from this forum.

zucchero · 6th July 2007, 00:05

its an honour to have you with us.hope you enjoy your stay

5th July 2007, 11:45	#1
DHABHAR.BEHRAM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 3,060 Thanked: 5,353 Times	Hello To All Team Bhp Members Hello to you all. I happened to see our family cars which my son CYRUS (CYRUS43 to you all) has circulated to you all. Due to my all-encompassing passion for anything automotive and due to my particular love for FIAT cars, I am happy to join-in. First of all, I am still learning the exact procedure for sending this message to you so if i goof on message location etc, please forgive me. I happen to own 4 FIAT cars, 2 of which you have already seen. I just acquired a 1994 model for my personal use during the monsoon season (when my beauites do not come out of their covered parking slots). I will be restoring this car to the same pristine level as my other cars. I am thinking of the Swift's grey (non-metallic) with a black top or full black. Any alternatives ? I happen to have the FIAT's original thin bumpers and grille and I will attempt to give it the classic "65 onwards" look (Karl - what say ?). Let's see. I still have the original inlet manifold suitable for twin carburettor installation (which was made by APEX AUTO in Worli in Mumbai in the late 1970s) and CYRUS is rying to "patao" me to fit it on one of the cars, but at 6 kmpl and @ 50 Rs a litre, I have second thoughts. But believe me guys, I have driven from Mumbai to Simla and beyond and back in a twin carburettered FIAT and the performance was simply AWESOME (I did this in 1982 for the Himalayan Rally) when petrol was 5 Rs per litre. Yesterday was a good day for me - I actually managed to purchase NEW UNUSED BUMPERS AND GRILLE OF A FIAT SUPERSELECT. I had to pay good money for it, but I got the parts. Some towns are treasures, waiting to be tapped. I am sending this message. I hope you guys get it. Please ask any queries you may have and I will be only too happy to answer them. Behram Dhabhar
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5th July 2007, 12:13	#2
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	Welcome Sir . Its wonderful to have you on board. I have always been a big fan of the old fiat and the kind of work you are doing is really inspiring. Looking forward to learning a lot from you .
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5th July 2007, 12:32	#3
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Hi Behram, I have heard a lot about you through Karl and even seen many of your beauties here. Nice to see you here and hope to lots of knowledge on Fiat cars from you. We have already seen your beauties you used for the Himalayan rally and they are here on Team-bhp - See this thread - Rally Fiats
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5th July 2007, 12:37	#4
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	welcome to the forum and go through the announcement section before proceeding further.
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5th July 2007, 12:39	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,761 Times View My Garage	Like Father, like son. Welcome aboard, Mr. Dhabhar. Its a pleasure to have you with us. Please do share with us your experiences of the Himalayan rally and what it was like to be a petrol-head with only two popular cars available (Padmini and Ambassador). 5 bucks a liter for petrol? Sigh.....
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5th July 2007, 12:45	#6
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Welcome to the forum Sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Your stories from the Himalayan rally will be worth listening to. Do enjoy yourself and you can contact the Support Team for any help you need regarding the forum.
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5th July 2007, 12:49	#7
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 434 Thanked: 25 Times	Welcome Sir, i dont know much about classics, but the way people are going about it on the forum has got me interested. Hope your contribution to the forum will give us the best of infos on classics and vintages. Have a Great time SIr
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5th July 2007, 12:53	#8
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Welcome to the forum, looking forward to sharing the experiences and knowledge. PS: loved seeing the pics of cars you have restored. cheers Jaggu
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5th July 2007, 13:00	#9
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Welcome to the forum Mr. Dhabar, it's a pleasure to have such an enthusiastic father-son duo on board! Have fun here!!
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5th July 2007, 13:29	#10
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	Welcome Mr. Dhabhar! its a pleasure to have you and cyrus with us. its feels great to have a person with us who actually used to work for PAL (??) and that too in the engineering department. the red/black padmini is a drool indeed. Enjoy your stay here. take care.
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5th July 2007, 15:23	#11
DHABHAR.BEHRAM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 3,060 Thanked: 5,353 Times	Hello again, I am working in the R&D Department of one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in India. We are market leaders in our segment. However, for any TEAM BHP communication, I will not combine my work (which is also my passion) with my hobby (which is FIAT cars). I would like the TEAM BHP communication to be anything besides my work area. I appreciate all your immediate responses including requests for Himalayan Rally details. I will try to send replies but only after office hours. Bye for now. Behram Dhabhar
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5th July 2007, 17:33	#12
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (MH-01) Posts: 852 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	Thank you, Sir for becoming a part of Team-BHP. Waiting for you to share your gyaan and experiences with us.
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5th July 2007, 21:11	#13
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Welcome Behram, we hope you can add to the ever growing Fiat threads here. Cheers
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5th July 2007, 23:44	#14
President BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FIATFUL Mumbai Posts: 908 Thanked: 189 Times View My Garage	Welcome Behram. You sure will be our good moral and none the less technical support. Nice to have you here with us. Cannot imagine the FIAT name spreading like WILD FIRE and the amount of FIAT enthusiasts getting so much gyan on FIATS from this forum.
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6th July 2007, 00:05	#15
zucchero BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: faridabad/rourkela Posts: 250 Thanked: 0 Times	its an honour to have you with us.hope you enjoy your stay
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