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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Congrats Ravi! ![]() Do try to supervise the restoration daily if you can. And hoping that you have the SUPER(b) SELECT ready to "rock and roll" by 26th January. ![]() |
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BANNED | ![]() I just realised, we have 5 Fiat Restorations going on in Full Swing!! Roni's President Bean's Super Select My Delite Amol's Elegant Suren's Elegant Also, I just realized, that with all these Restorations, if they are complete by the 26th, We are going to have one amazing and LONG convoy of brilliant Fiats on the expressway on 25th evening. ![]() ![]() Last edited by Cyrus43 : 26th November 2008 at 12:58. |
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Yes Aditya, the pre- Super Select Fiats had that kind of side indicators which were as you say arrow or even fish shaped. These had a chrome divider in the centre. May be someone has fitted the older indicators in this car that were plentifully available earlier. But Super Selects had the round ones that were later used even in the President, till the advent of the Padmini in 1974. Last edited by anjan_c2007 : 26th November 2008 at 20:09. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Thanks a ton for all the encouraging words, all you guys.. Dear Behram: Thanks a lot for the offer, I'll take this up with gusto. I'll call you up this weekend and try to visit your place for the wheel rims ![]() Dear Anjan: Yes, I have two pairs of those round side indicators. In fact I have a huge list of stuff which I'll post pics of asap, so you guys can help me in identifying what is what ! For more detailed pictures of my car, you can look up Aditya's gallery hall !! Dear Addy: Thanks for the valuable inputs on 6839's history. I would love to have a copy of the early photos you mentioned, as a valuable keepsake. Dear Greenhorn: Thanks for the lovely shades, those fiats are real eye candy ! I have a few more in mind, will post them sometime soon. Now coming to the main point - Select or SuperSelect ? Aditya's records confused me for a while when he mentioned the car had no quarter glasses at least from 1967. (which is when his dad bought her). Also the fish shaped indicators, bonnet logo with the "fiat" emblem.. all sure signs of a Select. However, the giveaway I think, is the thick framed checkered grille which the car has had from the start. Also the absence of external boot hinges, and the number MRX, all have made me conclude this is indeed a SuperSelect, with slight mods done over the years.. Unless, there was an "overlap" model in 1962 (fiat has been doing this, even between the transformation from delight to president) which had a mix of select and superselect features. Any takers for this theory ? Gurus.. inputs please ! |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() i doubt if anyone would remove the quarter glass. i think its a select with some mods disclaimer: no idea about fiats Came to this opinion comparing 1962 Fiat 1100 select- SOLD! Originally a Calcutta car, 1 Parsi family owned for 3 gen's. (before me of course!) 90% original! saloon/sedan - Stanher's Photo Gallery - Team-BHP and Fiat 1100 Super Select "Quarter Glass" (1962) (Red Treasure a.k.a Spirit of Turin) - hillram's Photo Gallery - Team-BHP |
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![]() And no this is NOT my car. ![]() Quote: But then again, these have also been changed on many selects to look like later fiats. See whetehr your car had these in the older photos. Selects were produced here even in '62, the ss I guess came later the same year. And in Italy the select was already replaced with the ss and the speciale (which shared the same grille) by then So possible that the last of the selects got fitted with the newer grille? Another sure way of knowing is to check if your car has the fixed stainless steel trim along the roof side gutters, present on all selects. 'can be found out by scraping off the paint there. There's no way of the trim coming off, it being fixed as a part of the body. Last edited by Stanher : 27th November 2008 at 00:09. Reason: merging of 2 posts | |
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BHPian | ![]() Best of luck, Ravisaheb! Colour should be undoubtedly green with a black hood. Mr. Bean ishtyle! ![]() Please feel free to call Cyrus, if you want to paint any car part in matt black ![]() |
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| ![]() ![]() If im not wrong its near mr Naik's place ? Anyways best of luck, Live close by, for any help or assistance, im just a call away. Last edited by kavesh55 : 27th November 2008 at 01:47. |
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I doubt the Super Select grille on my Select was fitted new, but it has been on the car since the mid 60s for sure. The originals are quite flimsy, so many people made the change. Quarter glasses are just one more way for water to leak in and rust, plus the security factor, so many people would remove the quarter glasses and replace with one piece, especially in Bombay. The steel trims on the roof rails can very much be removed. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Yes yes, shyam - the steel rails can be removed. I'd seen a set available in chor bazaar which was removed from a 60 select. God, this is really confusing, but finally I think I'm inclined to believe it's a super select after all. The date on the RC book is 2nd May 1962. @kavesh: thanks, I'll need your help with spare parts shops in the opera house area. Btw, the car is in gaiwadi, girgaum. @salil: long time no see man ! glad you've surfaced !! |
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| ![]() Know that will help you with spares too. Last edited by aah78 : 11th March 2014 at 21:03. Reason: Quote fixed. |
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