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Manish,

You certainly are one lucky dog!:D

Congratulations on all the spares.

Now that extra IRVM, Please feel free to sell them to me. lol:

And thats an ORDER.

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Originally Posted by PAVAN KADAM (Post 1956023)

Manish,

You certainly are one lucky dog!:D

Congratulations on all the spares.

Now that extra IRVM, Please feel free to sell them to me. lol:

And thats an ORDER.

Pavan Sir, You are in queue. I am in line from over 6 months for them :D

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Originally Posted by Cyberdoctorind (Post 1956032)

Pavan Sir, You are in queue. I am in line from over 6 months for them :D

Greedy lad, you already got one, didnt you?! :D
From that black Super-select that was scrapped back then....remember? You still do have it btw, dont you?

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Originally Posted by Stanher (Post 1956034)

Greedy lad, you already got one, didnt you?! :D
From that black Super-select that was scrapped back then....remember? You still do have it btw, dont you?

Shyam, the mirror he got back then was for the co-driver/better half. Now he wants one for the driver/himself.rl:

BTW, i have spare Delight mirrors. Anyone want?

Manish: Will try speaking to the person tomorrow who promised you for a new set of all doors outside locks.

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Originally Posted by Stanher (Post 1956034)

Greedy lad, you already got one, didnt you?! :D
From that black Super-select that was scrapped back then....remember? You still do have it btw, dont you?

Illai sir, if I have it with me already, I would not have been pestering manish bhai since the past 6 months, I don't have this with me at present :Frustrati

@ Sujith -- Nice one at that. Wish I have a better half .. sigh that's a different story altoget

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville (Post 1956018)

Wow, great stuff. You are going about things the right way, the car should really turn out well.:thumbs up

A few points FYI

Your wheelcaps should be steel
The door handles should be aluminium (outer ones look steel to me)
Never seen Italian script on radiator cap - did it come from an 1100 or some other imported model? Either ways, wow!
Gear knobs are not original, but period and correct design. The original to your car should probably be similar to the black pear shaped one, but better finished
Fiat logo should have red inlays, not blue
Cabin lights are of later model, original have a rectangular lens
Pull knobs are great - I need a set in black and ivory if you chance upon
How do you distinguish the front indicator lens as original? The italian cars would have Carello/Altissimo/NL units (I have Altissimo on my 1961 Export), but it is unlikely that the Indian Selects would have Italian leses.

Good luck!

I knew some of the gurus would comment. Answers

1. I have 3 of the original one's, as pointed earlier also by you.
2. The outer ones are indeed aluminium, one came from hyderabad. One mounting lug is broken, need to get it welded.
3. The cap came with the car when I purchased.
4. Gear knobs, you spotted them right, the black long one is of nylon and not bekelite.
5. Thanks for that, I was aware cas of forum.
6. Well one cabin light came from a select in hyderabad, could you show me a sample.
7. 2 extra ones are already pledged to shiva, If I find more, will be for you.
8. Infact they are none, the quality is equivalent to original though.

Now please tell me which type of fuse box is original to my car. the square one came off my car and is bakelite, the another hexagonal shaped I procured locally.

What a haul Manish ! Your car's going to be one Oh-Ree-G-Nal looker !

BTW, you've got those lovely two-piece taillight lenses - do you also have the housings ??

@ Sujith : thanks for the kind help, if that deal happens, oh my my, you will make my life.

@ All: This is my second Identical car and thats why many parts are 2 -2. The car that I had earlier was virgin and had every thing down to original bolts, I scrapped her :Frustrati, as she was rotting away and poor me, I din't had that much gyan (knowledge), now repenting but a little less cause of my current love.

@ Shyam: Shiva is being greedy, I am already giving him some stuff as a friendship gesture. And bye the way thanks for the aluminium no. plate lights, they look awesome.

@ Pawan: Mirror is not on offer, more when we meet on tuesday afternoon.

@ Ravi: tech ter paihejee, khubach shodhla pan miladi nai, miladi tar kantakir kaam hoyil. Even if I get a Super Select / delight one, I will exchange with Hillram (Ram garu) :).

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Originally Posted by Sujith1100 (Post 1956040)

Shyam, the mirror he got back then was for the co-driver/better half. Now he wants one for the driver/himself

What better half?! He doesnt have one! lol:

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Originally Posted by Cyberdoctorind (Post 1956041)

Illai sir, if I have it with me already, I would not have been pestering manish bhai since the past 6 months, I don't have this with me at present :Frustrati

Why, what happened to that one you 'grabbed' (nearly!) from that car?? Dont tell me it is lost or something!

I remember how that was the first part you'd taken out of that car! :)

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Originally Posted by manishalive (Post 1956084)

@ Shyam: Shiva is being greedy, I am already giving him some stuff as a friendship gesture. And bye the way thanks for the aluminium no. plate lights, they look awesome.

No offence meant, I called him so only in a lighter vein! Oh, yeah, I forgot those no. plate lights were sent by me!! Hehe! 'glad you liked them. Could you get them working as yet?

Way to go Manish. Keep it up! :thumbs up

Am watching this thread closely. :)

whoea!! that whole lot of parts, pretty exciting to see in one place, honestly greediness is creping my mind. Its a wonderfull collection and you might have spent years to gain them, all the best sir I know the out come would be ABSOLUTE ORIGINAL CAR.

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Originally Posted by Stanher (Post 1956097)

What better half?! He doesnt have one! lol:

Why, what happened to that one you 'grabbed' (nearly!) from that car?? Dont tell me it is lost or something!

I remember how that was the first part you'd taken out of that car! :)

No offence meant, I called him so only in a lighter vein! Oh, yeah, I forgot those no. plate lights were sent by me!! Hehe! 'glad you liked them. Could you get them working as yet?

Surely I will have one in the near future sir. hmm the story of the IRVM is kind of complicated, shall let manish explain my greed lol:

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Originally Posted by Stanher (Post 1956097)

Some time multiple quote option show up, some time they do. This time it did.

Number plate light not yet repaired, but then its a small thing to do.

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Originally Posted by President (Post 1956103)

Way to go Manish. Keep it up! :thumbs up

Am watching this thread closely. :)

Thank you Mr. President :).

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Originally Posted by chanu (Post 1956116)

Thanks for the lovely comment bala bhai, greediness ah, but then no one knows my address. He he. Quite a few parts were actually bought 10 -12 years ago when they were in abundance.

Wow Manish your quite a chuppa rustom I must say.

Beautiful hoard indeed. Do keep me in mind if you find a pull starter though :-).

Keep it up your doing a great job. Any interior related research ideas?

Don't think people wouldnt know your address Manish sir its the need which will make us find you. Just kidding. You have been collecting parts when they were abundant you said, then why not a neat car though the one restoring is also neat but you had better option when you can collect parts then I am sure you would have also got a car.