And now its time for a Rolls to go under DC's hammer!!

ajmat · 9th March 2006, 21:43

If you note - Ford neveer asked him to do anything again - something fishy there!!!!

Edmund · 9th March 2006, 21:51

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Originally Posted by ajmat

If you note - Ford neveer asked him to do anything again - something fishy there!!!!

Fishy, as in? whats up here?

BUSA · 9th March 2006, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Edmund

Fishy, as in? whats up here?

He did the InXS design of the fiesta for Ford..

Mpower · 9th March 2006, 22:29

DC has done 2 designs for Ford. First one, a 2 door when the Ikon first came out, the second was the InXs what appeared at 2006 Auto Expo.

In both cases, the car was shown at the Ford stall, not sure if Ford commissioned the design.

hkanitkar · 9th March 2006, 22:58

oh my god......
will the Rolls guys sue DC for this ( please !!! - Mav - am waiting

) ??

ajmat · 10th March 2006, 08:39

Well, if he had done a good job, Ford and its affiliates would have given him a lot more work.

Rolls are very particular. BMW do not own the RR Brand, they pay a royalty to RR (which is now an aerospace company) who own the brand and one of the caveats is that the car must be worthy of it's name. They sued people for selling kits converting VW beetles to have a RR grille, there was a RR merlin powered dragster which was forced to strip its grill off

7th June 2006, 04:40

Here is another look at the Rolls Royce from a better side profile ...

Also the strech Prado (never knew about this)

Anyways I guess most of us understand DC's present market situation which is his capability to manufacture customised made to order cars with extremely high quality inside - out. Am sure many of us have heard about DC expanding to Dubai that is the "Al Araba DC" venture. He might suck big time on designing but what he is cashing upon is cheap labour and i mention again with good high quality. So manufactring is what he might be doing for the 5 international projects he has in hand and not designing.

As far as the mods on Rolls Royce, Toyota Prada, Porsche Cayenne and Mercedes S500 go they might all be his, just trying to show the international companies that he is capable of striping, restructuring and assembling the cars whilst maintaining high quality standards. And frankly it is not easy to strip a Rolls Royce down to its body shell and re-make again with all that gadgetry and electronics involved. So I think insteasd being anti-DC we should be proud of him to redirect business from European countries to India.

Hope at least some of you agree.

Cheers,
ash.

khanak · 7th June 2006, 10:04

i like some of dc's designs. specially the tempo travellers. noone can deny the quality of his work or the trend of customisation he started in india. before dc there was noone who would customise cars professionally. dc changed that. also i guess he doesnt cater to the boy racer market. his designs maybe a bit radical. anyone remember the yellow opel astra touring car he did? tht was really good looking

SRK · 7th June 2006, 10:08

Yes, I too think DC has all the capabilities to do anything to cars.
But his designs are too futuristic for us,but those same designs will someday be part of our lifestyle.
Did you notice that after that rollsroyce from DC they have launched a new coupe version of the phantom.
I think his work is awsome,though expensive for us its dirt cheap for some people who want style and comfort.
I am with DC designs from now on,but only if his car exterior look as great as his interiors.

And yes that prado has a toilet at the back(in the trunk)!!!

2L8uLoose · 7th June 2006, 11:38

How many of you have actually SEEN the inside of a DC designed car/van?
Do you call Protruding screw's out of metal/wood good quality.
He might only pay close attention to the one off design's he does for big companies but if joe public goes to him to have something done.. its K R A P!!

khanak · 9th June 2006, 00:08

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Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

How many of you have actually SEEN the inside of a DC designed car/van?
Do you call Protruding screw's out of metal/wood good quality.
He might only pay close attention to the one off design's he does for big companies but if joe public goes to him to have something done.. its K R A P!!

my neighbour has a tempo traveller done by dc and i didnt notice any such problems.

9th June 2006, 15:06

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Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

How many of you have actually SEEN the inside of a DC designed car/van?
Do you call Protruding screw's out of metal/wood good quality.
He might only pay close attention to the one off design's he does for big companies but if joe public goes to him to have something done.. its K R A P!!

Thats what i mentioned earlier he is concentrated on only big international projects where there is bulk manufacturing. Like the "Al Arab DC" where they are manufacturing 300 - 400 cars a month which are exclusively designed with high quality for probably the shiekhs ! As far as the public cars is concerned i agree that some of them are under qulaity but as far as i have seen / heard is only one such tempo traveller which was total rubbish quality work and trust there are many imposters around too. Like people putting up "www.autopsyche.com" on their rubbish car kits.

DC cars done up in delhi was via ***** motors which is also partially responsible for under qulaity work as far as i heared. But i relly dont think that protruding screw's out of metal / wood would make him display not only at Auto Expo's in the last few years but also in Geneva Motor Show.

Cheers,
ash

ollie · 9th June 2006, 19:41

Hey understood that the DC completely spoilt to look of the Phantom, or he must have given the lok of the Phantom... Much deserved coments from the BHpians..
But one thing i scratch my brains out is... *** is the owner of these cars.. ?? That would give DC to modify their cars.. and car.. we talking bout Prado / RR.. !!
I think now must be having Lamborgini & Ferrari Enzo in Mind.. even if he does i hope he knows that the Enzo got a full Fiber body.. and dosent convert them in Cheap fiber or Metal !!

Can some one show me the wall to bang my Head !!!!!!!!

abdul 65 amg · 9th June 2006, 20:21

DC DESIGN DOES A GOOD JOB.You should be proud of him.Does anybody have more pics of those cars?

LoAdEd neon · 9th June 2006, 20:50

suggest dc to learn car designing again...back to school....

9th March 2006, 21:43	#16
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,061 Thanked: 29,718 Times View My Garage	If you note - Ford neveer asked him to do anything again - something fishy there!!!!
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9th March 2006, 22:29	#19
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,732 Times View My Garage	DC has done 2 designs for Ford. First one, a 2 door when the Ikon first came out, the second was the InXs what appeared at 2006 Auto Expo. In both cases, the car was shown at the Ford stall, not sure if Ford commissioned the design.
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9th March 2006, 22:58	#20
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	oh my god...... will the Rolls guys sue DC for this ( please !!! - Mav - am waiting ) ??
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10th March 2006, 08:39	#21
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,061 Thanked: 29,718 Times View My Garage	Well, if he had done a good job, Ford and its affiliates would have given him a lot more work. Rolls are very particular. BMW do not own the RR Brand, they pay a royalty to RR (which is now an aerospace company) who own the brand and one of the caveats is that the car must be worthy of it's name. They sued people for selling kits converting VW beetles to have a RR grille, there was a RR merlin powered dragster which was forced to strip its grill off
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7th June 2006, 04:40	#22
ash_edged Posts: n/a	Should you be proud of DC ? or anit DC ? Here is another look at the Rolls Royce from a better side profile ... Also the strech Prado (never knew about this) Anyways I guess most of us understand DC's present market situation which is his capability to manufacture customised made to order cars with extremely high quality inside - out. Am sure many of us have heard about DC expanding to Dubai that is the "Al Araba DC" venture. He might suck big time on designing but what he is cashing upon is cheap labour and i mention again with good high quality. So manufactring is what he might be doing for the 5 international projects he has in hand and not designing. As far as the mods on Rolls Royce, Toyota Prada, Porsche Cayenne and Mercedes S500 go they might all be his, just trying to show the international companies that he is capable of striping, restructuring and assembling the cars whilst maintaining high quality standards. And frankly it is not easy to strip a Rolls Royce down to its body shell and re-make again with all that gadgetry and electronics involved. So I think insteasd being anti-DC we should be proud of him to redirect business from European countries to India. Hope at least some of you agree. Cheers, ash.
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7th June 2006, 10:04	#23
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,800 Thanked: 270 Times View My Garage	i like some of dc's designs. specially the tempo travellers. noone can deny the quality of his work or the trend of customisation he started in india. before dc there was noone who would customise cars professionally. dc changed that. also i guess he doesnt cater to the boy racer market. his designs maybe a bit radical. anyone remember the yellow opel astra touring car he did? tht was really good looking
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7th June 2006, 10:08	#24
SRK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,205 Thanked: 536 Times	Yes, I too think DC has all the capabilities to do anything to cars. But his designs are too futuristic for us,but those same designs will someday be part of our lifestyle. Did you notice that after that rollsroyce from DC they have launched a new coupe version of the phantom. I think his work is awsome,though expensive for us its dirt cheap for some people who want style and comfort. I am with DC designs from now on,but only if his car exterior look as great as his interiors. And yes that prado has a toilet at the back(in the trunk)!!!
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7th June 2006, 11:38	#25
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 628 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	How many of you have actually SEEN the inside of a DC designed car/van? Do you call Protruding screw's out of metal/wood good quality. He might only pay close attention to the one off design's he does for big companies but if joe public goes to him to have something done.. its K R A P!!
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9th June 2006, 19:41	#28
ollie BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 289 Thanked: Once	Hey understood that the DC completely spoilt to look of the Phantom, or he must have given the lok of the Phantom... Much deserved coments from the BHpians.. But one thing i scratch my brains out is... *** is the owner of these cars.. ?? That would give DC to modify their cars.. and car.. we talking bout Prado / RR.. !! I think now must be having Lamborgini & Ferrari Enzo in Mind.. even if he does i hope he knows that the Enzo got a full Fiber body.. and dosent convert them in Cheap fiber or Metal !! Can some one show me the wall to bang my Head !!!!!!!!
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9th June 2006, 20:21	#29
abdul 65 amg BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brussels Posts: 252 Thanked: Once	DC DESIGN DOES A GOOD JOB.You should be proud of him.Does anybody have more pics of those cars?
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LoAdEd neon Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	suggest dc to learn car designing again...back to school....
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