1928 Ford Model A

Ram · 12th November 2008, 08:28

Yesterday while driving on A.S.Gaya marg southbound in Mahim,
I spotted this 1928 Ford Model "A" Chalti-ka-naam-gaadi !

It had pulled in to the petrol pump [19.035218N, 72.8425902E]
opp. Victoria High School in Mahim.

The period-type nitrocellulose enamel didn't have the modern gleam of acrylic paint, yet looked graceful and very much in place.

The happy owner gave his name as Rasool.

karlosdeville · 12th November 2008, 09:46

Ram that car stands with many more classics, some of which were featured on the forum as well. The Ford can be seen here.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/476577-post75.html

Ram · 12th November 2008, 12:53

Karl :

How many Ford Model A cars would you say, still survive in running condition in India?
Do you know the owner of this car?
How can you be sure it is the same car? After all iraghava who photographed it hails from the NCR. And the number plate in his photographs has been obfuscated.

moralfibre · 12th November 2008, 13:30

Ram, the owner in concern is V-16's good friend and the car that iraghava pictured is in Bombay. New Bombay to be precise. His posts do mention the same.

anjan_c2007 · 18th July 2009, 23:07

Two Model A's featured here. The black one is from 1929 and is with the family since three to four generations.They still retain the original bill of around Rs 2900 paid for the car then from the Ford dealer at Nagpur.But its a sin that the Govt of MP commits by changing the registration numbers every now and then.The car has been a victim of the frequent number changes though it had a original valid Central Provinces registration. The Govt of Chhattisgarh also does such unpardonable acts. Kudos to the Govt of Maharashtra that allows us to retain all older numbers as they were.

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12th November 2008, 08:28	#1
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	1928 Ford Model A Yesterday while driving on A.S.Gaya marg southbound in Mahim, I spotted this 1928 Ford Model "A" Chalti-ka-naam-gaadi ! It had pulled in to the petrol pump [19.035218N, 72.8425902E] opp. Victoria High School in Mahim. The period-type nitrocellulose enamel didn't have the modern gleam of acrylic paint, yet looked graceful and very much in place. The happy owner gave his name as Rasool.
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,180 Thanked: 19,547 Times View My Garage	Ram that car stands with many more classics, some of which were featured on the forum as well. The Ford can be seen here. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/476577-post75.html
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12th November 2008, 12:53	#3
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	Karl : How many Ford Model A cars would you say, still survive in running condition in India? Do you know the owner of this car? How can you be sure it is the same car? After all iraghava who photographed it hails from the NCR. And the number plate in his photographs has been obfuscated. Last edited by Ram : 12th November 2008 at 12:56.
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12th November 2008, 13:30	#4
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,578 Thanked: 14,524 Times	Ram, the owner in concern is V-16's good friend and the car that iraghava pictured is in Bombay. New Bombay to be precise. His posts do mention the same.
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18th July 2009, 23:07	#5
anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,714 Thanked: 22,968 Times View My Garage	Two Model A's featured here. The black one is from 1929 and is with the family since three to four generations.They still retain the original bill of around Rs 2900 paid for the car then from the Ford dealer at Nagpur.But its a sin that the Govt of MP commits by changing the registration numbers every now and then.The car has been a victim of the frequent number changes though it had a original valid Central Provinces registration. The Govt of Chhattisgarh also does such unpardonable acts. Kudos to the Govt of Maharashtra that allows us to retain all older numbers as they were. Last edited by anjan_c2007 : 18th July 2009 at 23:12.
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23rd July 2009, 21:53	#6
abhishek_bmw BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata/Shimla/ Posts: 67 Thanked: 8 Times	@anjan_c2007 I like your posts and your signature more.
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