Spotted a sumo pick-up

300 KMPH · 8th March 2007, 18:55

I have Spotted a sumo pick-up.
Here is the picture of it

salilpawar1 · 9th March 2007, 15:55

I talked to the driver of this vehicle..

He said that this is an old export model of the Sumo. So, there is a big controversy, whether this is really a modification or an original factory vehicle.

He wasn't clear whether it was really some sort of a pick-up or modded into one.

By the way, as per him this Sumo belongs to a Tata dealer, so what the driver said might be true... Any idea folks?

He also said that the Sumo had suffered a crash once. During that time, they fitted an AC and fitted a soft cover on the open area. If you observe carefully, the open bay has proper roll bars like SUTs. The vehicle was in a pretty bad shape though.

planet_rocker · 9th March 2007, 16:00

saw a couple of this type. sumo spacio i believe...with round HL.

condor · 9th March 2007, 16:07

Modded. Looks too beat-up to be new. If it were new / export model, there would have been some mention about the model somewhere.

Rtech · 9th March 2007, 16:07

I don't think this is an official Tata product. Seems like someone has chopped of a standard Sumo to suit his needs.

salilpawar1 · 9th March 2007, 16:22

For those whod didn't read my previous post... This is what I said, in short.

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Originally Posted by salilpawar1

The driver said that this is an old export model of the Sumo. By the way, as per him this Sumo belongs to a Tata dealer, so what the driver said might be true... Any idea folks?

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet_rocker

saw a couple of this type. sumo spacio i believe...with round HL.

No, this is not the Spacio ST. Spacio ST doesn't have doors at all. It is a Sumo, here's a pic from the front.

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Originally Posted by Rtech

I don't think this is an official Tata product. Seems like someone has chopped of a standard Sumo to suit his needs.

Yeah, even I felt that initially after looking at the poor condition of the vehicle, the rear section had roll-bars which is sported by high-end SUTs.
He said that the tailgate is not the original but a chopped Sumo's tailgate fitted after the repair from the crash.

8th March 2007, 18:55	#1
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9th March 2007, 15:55	#2
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (MH-01) Posts: 852 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	I talked to the driver of this vehicle.. He said that this is an old export model of the Sumo. So, there is a big controversy, whether this is really a modification or an original factory vehicle. He wasn't clear whether it was really some sort of a pick-up or modded into one. By the way, as per him this Sumo belongs to a Tata dealer, so what the driver said might be true... Any idea folks? He also said that the Sumo had suffered a crash once. During that time, they fitted an AC and fitted a soft cover on the open area. If you observe carefully, the open bay has proper roll bars like SUTs. The vehicle was in a pretty bad shape though.
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9th March 2007, 16:00	#3
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	saw a couple of this type. sumo spacio i believe...with round HL.
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9th March 2007, 16:07	#4
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,008 Times View My Garage	Modded. Looks too beat-up to be new. If it were new / export model, there would have been some mention about the model somewhere.
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9th March 2007, 16:07	#5
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	I don't think this is an official Tata product. Seems like someone has chopped of a standard Sumo to suit his needs.
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