[kasli]

used to have them in Trivandrum at his factory. Moved to Ahemdabad.

Originally Posted by ajay99

in the autoindia article it is mentioned that bhogilal has some cars in COCHIN?
karl,can you say something more about this?

[wasif]

Originally Posted by kasli

used to have them there near Jubilee hills all moved out now

any idea what cars they were and how many ?

[IndrojitSircar]

Originally Posted by ajmat

1938 Packard Convertible

Hi

i am bit late on this thread but i would like to point out that this packard does not seem to be a Convertible as said by ajmat.I am uploading another pic of the same car which was posted by karl.

[hotstuff]

Trrrrriiiinnngg... Trrrriiinnnggg...
Doc: Hello
SG: Hello Doc, I was thinking of visiting the Pranlal Bhogilal vintage car collection tomorrow morning (Saturday 10th July 2010)...
Doc: Hmmm... I too was planning to go there sometime. I drove past this place a few days ago when I was going somewhere, it is around 30 - 40 minutes from campus.
SG: Good! I can book a cab for tomorrow, we could check if anyone else is interested. We can leave early and be back by around lunch time?
Doc: Let us see how many are interested, if it is around 3 to 4 people, we can take my car, if there are more, we can work out the logistics.
SG: Cool!

Later that evening, Doc sent a note to the folks who were interested, "We will assemble in the parking lot at 8.30am". So we were all set to visit 'Dastan'; Pranlal Bhogilal's farmhouse that has one of India's biggest collections of Vintage & Classic cars.

Vintage and classic cars have a charm of their own. Be it the mass produced Model-T's or the custom built Rolls Royces, every car seems to have a character and a soul.

There are several well known V & C car collectors in India, such as Mr.Vijay Mallya, Sharad Sanghi, N Jehangir etc. Plus there are some exotic collections belonging to big industrialists & the erstwhile Royal families. But most of these collections are not open to the general public.

What makes Mr.Bhogilal's collection unique is, not only is it open to the public, you are also allowed to photograph them to your heart's content. (Unlike the Dharmasthala collection where pix are not allowed.)

Entry charges are Rs.50 and camera fee is Rs.100. The net proceeds of the collections are donated to a charitable organization.

Auto World" is a part of one of the most important collections of Antique Vehicles, Cars, Motorcycles, Utility Vehicles, Buggies etc. built by one family over the last century. It represents several of the greatest marques of cars from all over the world, of all types and ages.

Facilities at "Auto World" include an auditorium & souvenir shop, a cafeteria & station for fun drives in vintage cars. Witness the triumph of human creativity-the best of science & technology combined with sublime Art & Aesthetics - All at "Auto World" the largest and finest Automobile collection of India & one of the best in the world.

Contact Details:
Dastan Estate,
Sardar Patel Ring Road,
Kathwada,
Ahmedabad-382430,
Gujarat, India Phone: +91 79 22820699
Fax: +91 79 22820699
Mobile: +91 98242 76653
Email: dasco@vsnl.com
Source: Home | Gujarat Tourism

* The pics of all the cars on display at the museum as on Saturday 10th July 2010 are uploaded from my second post onwards on this thread.

Four of us assembled at the parking lot on Saturday morning, Dr.Gautam, Capt.Manish, Nagesh & Sanjay.

Nagesh & Gautam were armed with their Canon DSLRs and I carried along the FZ28 + the FX01 as a backup.

Fueled up and air-check before we hit the highway...




Doc knew the route to the place, so we reached 'Vintage Village' @ Dastan in around 35 - 40 minutes...




A neat farmhouse with open display halls specially constructed for the cars...




Cars are grouped into categories such as 'American', 'British', 'Sports' etc.




All set!




Bought the tickets and we went in...




We spent almost four hours walking around the places and each of us walked out with several Gigs of pix...




Nagesh's technique to get 'Ropeless pictures' :-)




A guy from the museum staff walked along with us, patiently giving details, answering questions and explaining about the history of several special cars...




Cars with special interiors...




And special features...




Though I had seen the photos of most of the cars on display, you get a better perspective when you actually see them in person. This one is a Bedford mobile X-ray unit...




What I thought was a normal sized Austin, turned out to be a tiny 'midget' of a car!




Now, that's team-work! Manish & Nagesh holding up the awning while Doc got his perfect shot!




Most of the cars are in excellent condition, a few could use a little more care. On the whole, a big thanks to Mr.Bhogilal for making this unique collection accessible to all...




There are a few 'Motor-less' cars (carts and buggies) also on display...










And there is a great restaurant at Dastan, serving tasty Gujarati Thali meals...




After almost 3+ hours of non-stop photography, we were ready for a good meal...










Had a good meal, took a couple of more pix of the farmhouse and we were back in the campus by around 3.00pm.




Photos of the cars on display to follow.

[hotstuff]

Buick Eight Super 1947



Chevrolet 1929



Ford 1926



Ford 1931



Chrysler 1948



Plymouth 1954



Chevrolet 1935



Diamler 1947



Bentley 1934



Diamler 1947



Lagonda 1936



Alvis 1937



Armstrong Siddley 1955



Jaguar 1950



Rolls Royce 1923



Rolls Royce 1936 (Interior)



Rolls Royce 1936



Rolls Royce 1926



Rolls Royce 1932



Rolls Royce 1927



Rolls Royce 1923



Rolls Royce 1923



Rolls Royce 1927



Wolesely 1964



Rolls Royce 1937



Mercedes Benz 1955



Mercedes Benz 1937



Citroen 1946



Wolesely 1964



Austin 1952



Contd...

[MX6]

great collection hotstuff. You are utilising school time effectively!

[hotstuff]

Truimph Mayflower 1951



Bedford 1963



Austin 1928



Austin 1935



Sunbeam Talbot 1950



Fiat 1964



Riley 1950



Humber 1946



Rover 1947



Rolls Royce 1922



Lincoln Continental 1947



Bentley 1934



Auburn 1931



Hispano Suiza 1927



Lancia Dilambda 1931



Maybach 1937



Lancia Lambda 1926



Packard 1930



Mercedes Benz 1955



Caddilac 1949



Packard 1940



Packard 1940



Packard 1937



Cadillac 1958



Cadillac 1958



Cadillac 1947



Cadillac 1939



Hotchkiss 1938



Auburn 1935



My favorite car of the lot - Cord 1936



Contd...

[hotstuff]

La Salle 1937



Studebaker 1954



Studebaker 1932



Buick 1939



Buick 1935



Buick 1947



Lincoln 1972



Hudson 1948



Hudson 1937



Buick 1931



Minerva 1906



Mors 1906



Ford 1910



Diamler 1911 (Bonnet)



Diamler 1911



Lagonda 1926 (Temperature)



Lagonda 1926



Minerva 1914



Fiat 1909



Chevrolet 1933



Dodge Kingsway 1956



Dodge 1947



Dodge 1939



Chrysler 1933



De Soto 1947



Chrysler Airflow 1934



Packard 1938



Chrysler Town & Country 1947



Morris 1924



MG Magna 1931



Contd...

[hotstuff]

Riley 1937



Fiat 1924



AC 1937



AJS 1928



Green Bike ???



Ford Model-T Chassis 1920



Indian 1941



Sunbeam Talbot 1946



Standard Herald 1964



Fiat 500 1951



Going back to case studies and assignments now. This is going to be a hectic week... :-(

[kannan666]

Lovely pics as usual Sanjay, I envy you ! I had a chance to see his collection of beauties way back in 1989, he must have added on quite a few since then I guess !

[deky]

Wow!!! Thank you for posting the pics and labelling them. I can imagine how much of hard work must have gone in doing all this.

Now I have a few questions about this classic car collection. Maybe you can answer them too.

1. How many cars in all does Mr. Bhogilal have? Do all the cars belong to him or there are some cars that belong to other collectors also displayed here?

2. Any idea what would be the net worth of all the cars as of today?? Any guess?

3. The cars look very well maintained. Hats off to the gentleman. But are all the cars in working condition?

4. Most of the cars seem to be raised on a clamp ( jacked up). What is the reason behind it?

Thanks and regards

[jacs]

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[hotstuff]

I was at Dastan last Saturday and managed to click pix of all the cars displayed as on that date.

Though I had read that the total number on display is supposed to be 105(?), I could count only 93 cars + 2 bikes + 1 Bedford ambulance.

Looks like a couple of cars were being serviced / moved elsewhere. The link to my travelogue and the list of cars is below. (All pix uploaded on the Tlog.)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ar-museum.html

1. Buick Eight Super 1947
2. Chevrolet 1929
3. Ford 1926
4. Ford 1931
5. Chrysler 1948
6. Plymouth 1954
7. Chevrolet 1935
8. Diamler 1947
9. Bentley 1934
10. Diamler 1947
11. Lagonda 1936
12. Alvis 1937
13. Armstrong Siddley 1955
14. Jaguar 1950
15. Rolls Royce 1923
16. Rolls Royce 1936
17. Rolls Royce 1926
18. Rolls Royce 1932
19. Rolls Royce 1927
20. Rolls Royce 1923
21. Rolls Royce 1923
22. Rolls Royce 1927
23. Wolesely 1964
24. Rolls Royce 1937
25. Mercedes Benz 1955
26. Mercedes Benz 1937
27. Citroen 1946
28. Wolesely 1964
29. Austin 1952
30. Truimph Mayflower 1951
31. Bedford 1963 [Ambulance Van]
32. Austin 1928
33. Austin 1935
34. Sunbeam Talbot 1950
35. Fiat 1964
36. Riley 1950
37. Humber 1946
38. Rover 1947
39. Rolls Royce 1922
40. Lincoln Continental 1947
41. Bentley 1934
42. Auburn 1931
43. Hispano Suiza 1927
44. Lancia Dilambda 1931
45. Maybach 1937
46. Lancia Lambda 1926
47. Packard 1930
48. Mercedes Benz 1955
49. Caddilac 1949
50. Packard 1940
51. Packard 1940
52. Packard 1937
53. Cadillac 1958
54. Cadillac 1947
55. Cadillac 1939
56. Hotchkiss 1938
57. Auburn 1935
58. Cord 1936
59. La Salle 1937
60. Studebaker 1954
61. Studebaker 1932
62. Buick 1939
63. Buick 1935
64. Buick 1947
65. Lincoln 1972
66. Hudson 1948
67. Hudson 1937
68. Buick 1931
69. Minerva 1906
70. Mors 1906
71. Ford 1910
72. Diamler 1911
73. Lagonda 1926
74. Minerva 1914
75. Fiat 1909
76. Chevrolet 1933
77. Dodge Kingsway 1956
78. Dodge 1947
79. Dodge 1939
80. Chrysler 1933
81. De Soto 1947
82. Chrysler Airflow 1934
83. Packard 1938
84. Chrysler Town & Country 1947
85. Morris 1924
86. MG Magna 1931
87. Riley 1937
88. Fiat 1924
89. AC 1937
90. AJS 1928 [Motorcycle]
91. Green Bike ??? [Motorcycle]
92. Ford Model-T Chassis 1920
93. Indian 1941
94. Sunbeam Talbot 1946
95. Standard Herald 1964
96. Fiat 500 1951

[hotstuff]

@MX6;
@kannan666;
@deky;
@jacs;

Thanks for your comments guys!

Originally Posted by MX6

...You are utilising school time effectively!

Just some occasional 'escapes' from campus. Since campus is quite self contained, we don't get to go out throughout the week and sometimes weekends too... so whenever there is a weekend with relatively less workload, planning to go see a little of Gujarat.

Originally Posted by kannan666

...I had a chance to see his collection of beauties way back in 1989, he must have added on quite a few since then I guess !

I guess so Kannan, there were 93 cars, 2 bikes and 1 van on display (+ the motorless carriages). I think occasionally they get a car or two from the collection in Mumbai / Mahabaleshwar (?)


My comments are inline (Bold):

Originally Posted by deky

...Now I have a few questions about this classic car collection. Maybe you can answer them too.

1. How many cars in all does Mr. Bhogilal have? Do all the cars belong to him or there are some cars that belong to other collectors also displayed here? - From what I read on the net, Mr.Bhogilal's collection has over 200(?) cars, some in Dastan Estate, some in Mumbai / Mahabaleshwar. All the cars on display were his own.

2. Any idea what would be the net worth of all the cars as of today?? Any guess? - Just my random guess: The guide at the museum mentioned that there was an offer of around 15 crores for the Maybach... and there are quite a few notable cars in his collection, so the total value of his entire collection may be atleast 200 - 250 crores (???). Would be a good question for the Vintage car buffs on Tbhp.

3. The cars look very well maintained. Hats off to the gentleman. But are all the cars in working condition? - Not all of them are in working condition, but many are.

4. Most of the cars seem to be raised on a clamp ( jacked up). What is the reason behind it? - I understand that the cars are jacked up to prevent the tyres & the suspension from getting damaged.

[GTO]

Hotstuff, stunning compilation. I usually don't go through VCCI threads in detail, yet thoroughly enjoyed your pictoral.

Moving this thread to the vintage car forum as, I have a feeling, VCCI BHPians missed it in the travelogues section.