Pics: Imports gathering dust in India

speedy · 28th March 2010, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

That is indeed a sad sight man ! Sheahh !

Speedy, try and rescue the Jag. And, I don't think the one behind the jag is a Bug. Look closely. It looks like something else(pretty common in my town), Vintage experts, please name it.

Yu right its a moris minor or 1000 and not a beetle.

The picture is a year old and the car is somewhere in Mohali or around is what i gather. I dont know what has happened to the car so unless akshay4587 can help with further information, nothing can be done. There are lots of posibilities to play with in a year. The car could have been sold to a collector or to someone else. It could have been scrapped or it could yet be in the same place but in worst condition.

msaudf · 28th March 2010, 14:45

the one behind the jag is a morris minor...

anupam9557 · 28th May 2010, 00:14

these are the pics of an old dodge gathering dust somewhere in mumbai. Got it from a friend of mine.

fx45 · 28th May 2010, 11:16

that car looks straight from a 70s hindi movie

Ram · 28th May 2010, 16:18

anupam9557, that is a fifth generation 1965 Dodge Coronet two-door coupe.

Being in India, I suspect it has Dodge's famous and indestructible slant-six.

There was even a Dodge Coronet 440 with a hemispherical headed 7.2 litre Magnum V8, but not here in India.

anupam9557 · 28th May 2010, 20:25

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Originally Posted by Ram

anupam9557, that is a fifth generation 1965 Dodge Coronet two-door coupe.

Being in India, I suspect it has Dodge's famous and indestructible slant-six.

There was even a Dodge Coronet 440 with a hemispherical headed 7.2 litre Magnum V8, but not here in India.

Thanks for the info bro.It's pity to see the machine left in this condition

. Atleast it can be restored and maintained as a muscle right?

v12 · 12th July 2010, 01:28

Someone please rescue this W126. AFAIK, this is a 280 SE and used to be a daily drive till the late 90's / early 2000's. The car is lying in Malabar Hill and doesnt seem to have moved an inch list 2008 when I had last taken a pic. The car may be having some problems, but definitely doesnt seem to deserve to rot into the earth. Can be a good donor's car too for another W126.

fx45 · 12th July 2010, 10:21

very nice s class there, sadly the owner isnt bothered about her it seems

speedy · 12th July 2010, 11:24

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Originally Posted by v12

Someone please rescue this W126. AFAIK, this is a 280 SE and used to be a daily drive till the late 90's / early 2000's. The car is lying in Malabar Hill and doesnt seem to have moved an inch list 2008 when I had last taken a pic. The car may be having some problems, but definitely doesnt seem to deserve to rot into the earth. Can be a good donor's car too for another W126.

This car has been there for years now. The owner does not want to sell and this is not the only one that is going to go to the ground or to chor bazaar from the area at the end. One more Maroon 300 and a blue 280.

avishar · 12th July 2010, 18:03

Why would the owner not want to sell?He enjoys watching the car rot to the ground?Thats really sad.If he is not bothered he can atleast sell it for a token amount so that the car can find a better home.

malq · 13th July 2010, 08:25

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Originally Posted by IQBAL VEERJI

It was MMF 1 No.1 because in those days he was No.1 cricketer

Just checking on something, and found this here- for the records, it was and still is MFA-1, with Ravi Shastri.

ME & MY CARS - Ravi Shastri

Do you think this helps build Audi's brand image in India? I mean, weren't there other famous Indians who owned Audi cars in India in the past?

speedy · 13th July 2010, 11:40

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Originally Posted by avishar

Why would the owner not want to sell?He enjoys watching the car rot to the ground?Thats really sad.If he is not bothered he can atleast sell it for a token amount so that the car can find a better home.

Thats cause some of the people ask for ridiculous prices that are not in keeping to the cars condition. He would have no choice but to watch it go to the ground or to chor bazaar at the end of it. It is not about the token amount but Costs involved is the main issue. A lay man would not want to touch a car that is 15 plus year old and that too an import. The cost of fixing this car would be more than what he would pay to buy the car and if he does want to sell the car in the future would never recover the money. This is a major factor to let the car go into the ground.

It is very easy for us to say go save the car or the owner should sell it, but there are alot of factors that play an important role in a car going to the ground.

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Originally Posted by malq

Just checking on something, and found this here- for the records, it was and still is MFA-1, with Ravi Shastri.

ME & MY CARS - Ravi Shastri

Do you think this helps build Audi's brand image in India? I mean, weren't there other famous Indians who owned Audi cars in India in the past?

Yes his car is MFA 1 and it will always remain so.

Not at all my friend. Ravi Shastri had won the car in a Cricket match abroad and Audi had nothing to do with it. People are way smarter than what they used to be and no one seeing a Celeb goes and buys a car. Ravi Shastri is no brand icon to boost sales of Audi cause he has a 80's model that he does not drive anymore. He was gifted the car and not bought by him so he had no choice, i guess he was the only one. Mercedes dominated the Indian hearts even then.

PlatzdaTurbo · 13th July 2010, 11:50

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Originally Posted by speedy

Yes his car is MFA 1 and it will always remain so.

Not at all my friend. Ravi Shastri had won the car in a Cricket match abroad and Audi had nothing to do with it. People are way smarter than what they used to be and no one seeing a Celeb goes and buys a car. Ravi Shastri is no brand icon to boost sales of Audi cause he has a 80's model that he does not drive anymore. He was gifted the car and not bought by him so he had no choice, i guess he was the only one. Mercedes dominated the Indian hearts even then.

By the way, which cars does Ravi Shastri drive currently speedy ? Any idea ? Im sure he has some new Audi but wondering which model....

speedy · 13th July 2010, 13:46

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Originally Posted by PlatzdaTurbo

By the way, which cars does Ravi Shastri drive currently speedy ? Any idea ? Im sure he has some new Audi but wondering which model....

I had seen him a few years ago in an Accord if i remember right. I have no idea what his garage consists off today.

Gurpartap Singh · 13th July 2010, 17:08

These corpses lie unidentified on NH1.

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msaudf BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 269 Thanked: 163 Times	the one behind the jag is a morris minor...
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anupam9557 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 362 Thanked: 65 Times View My Garage	these are the pics of an old dodge gathering dust somewhere in mumbai. Got it from a friend of mine. Attached Thumbnails
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fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	that car looks straight from a 70s hindi movie
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Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	anupam9557, that is a fifth generation 1965 Dodge Coronet two-door coupe. Being in India, I suspect it has Dodge's famous and indestructible slant-six. There was even a Dodge Coronet 440 with a hemispherical headed 7.2 litre Magnum V8, but not here in India.
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v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	Someone please rescue this W126. AFAIK, this is a 280 SE and used to be a daily drive till the late 90's / early 2000's. The car is lying in Malabar Hill and doesnt seem to have moved an inch list 2008 when I had last taken a pic. The car may be having some problems, but definitely doesnt seem to deserve to rot into the earth. Can be a good donor's car too for another W126. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by v12 : 12th July 2010 at 01:31.
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fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	very nice s class there, sadly the owner isnt bothered about her it seems
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