21st February 2011, 18:14
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| BHPian  | Greetings from Hyderabad Hi all, Have been a follower of teambhp for a long while and had never managed to register and get myself on board. Finally, a few days off from a normal hectic worklife gave me the time and the inclination to get here. As my handle suggests, the one car that will always get me smiling is the Ambassador. My grandmother bought one 52 years ago and that is still my daily drive (albeit with some engine and interior changes). Have always had a love for automobiles from a really early age and through the years we've had cars come and go - the Amby was constant but we also gone through a Standard 10, a Maruti 800 that served us for many years, an Esteem, a Bolero (all came and went) and now have a Santro Xing in the garage as well that my folks use. I still drive the Amby everyday and the only car that I consciously will accept being a daily drive is possibly a new Amby that will come out in August this year. I work in the event industry and that has given me the opportunity to launch a few cars over the last few years, have worked with Hyundai, Toyota, Royal Enfield, Eicher and recently in the last coupe of years, Audi. I currently also own a 1969 Willys that is in the process of being customized, can't say restored because it already has an Isuzu 1.8 under the hood and hope to have it ready soon. Look forward to touching base with like-minded people here, swapping stories, tips, experiences and hopefully, some drives! Happy motoring, people  |
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22nd February 2011, 00:13
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22nd February 2011, 07:35
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22nd February 2011, 08:59
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22nd February 2011, 11:55
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22nd February 2011, 15:01
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22nd February 2011, 15:12
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| BHPian | Re: Greetings from Hyderabad Quote:
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Hey Farooq, What can I say? The car has been with us as far as I can remember. My grandmother bought it in 1960 I think and she was a rare sight in those days, according to my mother. My gran was about 5 feet tall, had cushions on the seat so she could see over the bonnet and lived back in those days on a farm near Medchal. Gutsy old bird! Apparently, she was famous a the village closeby, Gundala Pochampally, all you had to go was ask anyone where the lady with the Amby lived and you would have been directed to her door. The car as you would expect has tons of history when concerned with our family. She was there when my parents got married, they drove away from their wedding in 3402. 30 odd years later I drove away from my wedding in the same car! I have two younger brothers and all of us were brought home from the maternity hospital in 3402 and I daresay, when we have our own children, she'll still be around to bring them home. Growing up, I was always the coolest because I learnt to drive in an Amby. Other kids would 'try' showoff in their ubercool Daddy's Fiats and Standards but nothing came close to the Amby. Guess size did matter, even then. As I said, I learnt to drive in her, she was the first car I 'stole' when Mum and Dad were out and went joyriding around the countryside, when I got older and started dating, she was then parked in the garage coz the engine had given up and I always wished she worked. I think it was 12 years ago that she was towed away, had her old junked engine removed and interiors changed and I started driving her then. She was originally white but then later on, had her painted black, had the Trekker engine removed and changed it with an Isuzu 1.8, stuck an AC in, seats came from a Cielo but I still retained the old meters and the old clock! I have to drive almost 30 clicks to work (one way) and am thinking now's the time to retire the old girl and use her on the weekend. As an Ambylover, I find it very extremely confusing on what to buy but then all was clear when I read that HM is launching a new Ambassador in August this year and I am going to get one.Will be cool, to have the latest Amby and a 52 year old one, both in the same garage! | ||
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22nd February 2011, 16:36
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22nd February 2011, 17:08
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