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Originally Posted by harit My take on muscle cars to satisfy LOCAL
Minimum requirement for "Indian Muscle Car" ( applicable for cars located in India, not built in India.
1) V-8 engine
2) 2-door, coupe or convertible
3) Pre 1972
Cheers harit |
Harit,
In principal I agree with you on the above criteria, however as you pointed out, they are few and far between and it would be interesting to try and find out how many might be around.
You might consider an "Import Class" and a "Domestic Class". The latter being Indian cars fitted with larger engines and performance modifications.
And then there is the "Custom Cars" that would be primarily those that have had custom elements added and perhaps some performance modifications done and restricted to cars up to 1972.
Unfortunately the value of the older imports has risen so much that it has almost become prohibitive not to restore them. That doesn't leave much to work with, then the problems of finding older cars that don't have current taxes paid and the difficulty registering and "customized" non original engined car.
Some of the Governments rules and regulations are indeed "back dated" such as not being able to purchase an older car from another State or City and not being able to transfer ownership. I saw a couple of nice older cars in Guwahti that I had considered bring to Calcutta, but the hassle to bring them here and then not be able to register them was not worth the effort.
Hopefully, some Day, the Vintage and Classic Car Lovers will join together and get some "MUSLE" to change these archaic laws that are decimating the few cars that are still around. Since I arrived in Calcutta five weeks ago I have seen less than 10 Premiers and only one Fiat on the road.
Anyhow this is a topic that should have a separate Thread and I am Off Topic!
Sorry, but if we all don't act now, shortly there will be not much left to worry about! The fact that we can't import older cars means that, what we have is alls we've got.
Why not start writing the Car Mags and Big Car Manufacturers to support us in our effort to preserve India's Automotive History? |