Supercars & Imports : Chennai

headers · 11th October 2009, 08:21

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

the 2nd car, the yellow one, is clearly a modded contessa. it ain't an import.

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Originally Posted by agspins

It isn't a Contessa, looks like a Japanese or american car of 80's.....

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Originally Posted by nitrous

No, its an import.
It runs a turbo-charged lancer engine with a dry-shot of NOS.
It's a Hindustan College project built by Electra in 2004.

And its NOT a great vehicle - It was up for sale until some time ago, i was told.

2theMax · 11th October 2009, 09:00

Saw a white FIAT 500 in t'vanmiyur Beach.Believe it's the first in chennai. was pretty late could'nt get a pic though.

bivin · 11th October 2009, 15:21

I was just roaming around today morning with a friend. my mom had called up for some urgent work. i was rushing back home when i saw something i couldnt believe!! A ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM!! that too parked in front of the merc service centre (how ironic, considering RR is owned by BMW

). its standing at the very same spot where the SL 63 AMG was, when i spotted it about a 2 months back.

i also saw a brown MB CLK cabrio yesterday on my way to laxman sruti musicals. it was stopped by the cops for some reason. sorry but i dont have pics of this.

Anyways, enough talk!! here are the pics (taken with a 2mp fone camera so pardon me for the quality). i couldnt take any more pics as i was in a real hurry (and the fone didnt have any memory left)!!

rubicon · 11th October 2009, 15:21

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Originally Posted by 2theMax

Saw a white FIAT 500 in t'vanmiyur Beach.Believe it's the first in chennai. was pretty late could'nt get a pic though.

Pictures of a white FIAT 500 posted in post # 1421 & a yellow one in posting # 1452.

Wonder what makes people buy this for 15 lacs (Fiat 500) ?

nitrous · 11th October 2009, 15:26

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Originally Posted by rubicon

Wonder what makes people buy this for 15 lacs (Fiat 500) ?

Deesal Vandi !!!

Sivasankar · 11th October 2009, 19:37

@bivin - Guess the Phantom came to Ambattur in search of you... great pics man... was it carrying the registration number 7?

MutantX · 11th October 2009, 19:56

hye guys I saqw a Hummer today in T.P Road (T.Nagar), Couldnt get the pic since I was driving the car and before my wife could take the camera, the hummer was lost! wonderful and awsome sight.. man, nowadays t.nagar is buzzing with all imports! no wonder t.nagar is becomming really expensive nowadays!

MutantX · 11th October 2009, 19:57

@Bivin, dude! it is an awsome sight looking at the merc showrooms! There is the FORD Service station followed by MERC showroom followed by BMW service followed by TATA motors!! waaaaaa

suhaas307 · 11th October 2009, 23:22

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Originally Posted by Ricci

Sirjee, that's a Pontiac Astro and been used for some project as mentioned by Turbojc .

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Originally Posted by agspins

Hope you got your answer mate...

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Originally Posted by Turbojc

Hey guys, that yellow car is a Pontiac Astre. It was a project done by my seniors at Hindustan College. It has been converted to RHD and as far I know, it currently runs on a Mitsubishi Lancer engine. Oh, and it has nitrous too. Here's a Wikipedia link: Chevrolet Vega - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Originally Posted by nitrous

I'm not a junkyard part hunter. So, I can't make out the Conti parts used in the vehicle. They probably used them.
IIRC, the vehicle is a LHD.
I still may be wrong. But, I'll get back with the pucca details on this yellow machine.

PS: Found an officially sold Fiat Bravo yet?

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

I stand corrected. my judgement as well Suhaas's were based on the strikingly similar fenders as well as windscreen. the angle on the boot too is strikingly similar to the conti. but, the parent car of the conti is a vauxhall victor which is a GM car. so ,the astre could be , an evolution of the victor.

Wow! You boys have done your homework! I too, stand corrected! As 14krpm said, my judgement was purely based on the striking similarity of the fenders and the windscreen. And there might be a chance that the Victor runs through its veins.

Nitrous, well, I'm not entirely sure on that. Will get more details and get back to you.

That red E36 looks fantastic! Love the wheels.

bivin · 13th October 2009, 14:40

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Originally Posted by Sivasankar

@bivin - Guess the Phantom came to Ambattur in search of you... great pics man... was it carrying the registration number 7?

THAT IS SOO TRUE!! honestly, i dont remember the registration. but im sure it was TN registered.

rubicon · 15th October 2009, 09:56

Spotted this Merc CL55 AMG parked in New Bazaar , T.Nagar an hour ago. The same location where I spotted the white Jag XF that was posted in # 1180.

AyAn! · 16th October 2009, 00:36

Wow! Fantastic Merc.Quite rare in India too!

Sudan_NFS · 18th October 2009, 18:55

Just 30 min before spotted an Land Rover Discover ,first I thought that it's an consulate one, but to my surprise it was a white board ,with TN 38.I followed it from meenambakkam to chrompet and it took a u-turn to drop some one .so its roaming inside the city,so eagle eyed guys look for this LR. A sad thing is it was not well maintained as it should be and one funny thing is it had Tata mud flaps at the rear.I feel sorry that i could not post a pic since i don't have a cam phone(should get one soon)

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The LR looked similar to the below pic

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Thad E Ginathom · 18th October 2009, 22:41

A very British-looking street!

BEEM3R · 19th October 2009, 05:05

Its a file photograph to show the model. Anyway the CL55 is up for sale. A friend of mine is looking at it. It can be had for the price of a nice C class I think. Just dont know how reliable it will be. But would still be lovely addition to a multi car garage.

11th October 2009, 09:00	#1487
2theMax BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 337 Thanked: Once	Saw a white FIAT 500 in t'vanmiyur Beach.Believe it's the first in chennai. was pretty late could'nt get a pic though.
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11th October 2009, 15:21	#1488
bivin BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: India Posts: 982 Thanked: 230 Times	Rolls Royce Anyone?? I was just roaming around today morning with a friend. my mom had called up for some urgent work. i was rushing back home when i saw something i couldnt believe!! A ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM!! that too parked in front of the merc service centre (how ironic, considering RR is owned by BMW). its standing at the very same spot where the SL 63 AMG was, when i spotted it about a 2 months back. i also saw a brown MB CLK cabrio yesterday on my way to laxman sruti musicals. it was stopped by the cops for some reason. sorry but i dont have pics of this. Anyways, enough talk!! here are the pics (taken with a 2mp fone camera so pardon me for the quality). i couldnt take any more pics as i was in a real hurry (and the fone didnt have any memory left)!! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by bivin : 11th October 2009 at 15:24.
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11th October 2009, 19:37	#1491
Sivasankar BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 915 Thanked: 301 Times	@bivin - Guess the Phantom came to Ambattur in search of you... great pics man... was it carrying the registration number 7?
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11th October 2009, 19:56	#1492
MutantX BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Madras Posts: 868 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	hye guys I saqw a Hummer today in T.P Road (T.Nagar), Couldnt get the pic since I was driving the car and before my wife could take the camera, the hummer was lost! wonderful and awsome sight.. man, nowadays t.nagar is buzzing with all imports! no wonder t.nagar is becomming really expensive nowadays!
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11th October 2009, 19:57	#1493
MutantX BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Madras Posts: 868 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	@Bivin, dude! it is an awsome sight looking at the merc showrooms! There is the FORD Service station followed by MERC showroom followed by BMW service followed by TATA motors!! waaaaaa
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15th October 2009, 09:56	#1496
rubicon BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 518 Thanked: 1,243 Times	Mercedes CL55 Spotted this Merc CL55 AMG parked in New Bazaar , T.Nagar an hour ago. The same location where I spotted the white Jag XF that was posted in # 1180. Attached Thumbnails
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16th October 2009, 00:36	#1497
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	Wow! Fantastic Merc.Quite rare in India too!
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18th October 2009, 18:55	#1498
Sudan_NFS BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: chennai Posts: 759 Thanked: 16 Times	Just 30 min before spotted an Land Rover Discover ,first I thought that it's an consulate one, but to my surprise it was a white board ,with TN 38.I followed it from meenambakkam to chrompet and it took a u-turn to drop some one .so its roaming inside the city,so eagle eyed guys look for this LR. A sad thing is it was not well maintained as it should be and one funny thing is it had Tata mud flaps at the rear.I feel sorry that i could not post a pic since i don't have a cam phone(should get one soon). The LR looked similar to the below pic
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18th October 2009, 22:41	#1499
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,445 Times	A very British-looking street!
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19th October 2009, 05:05	#1500
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 20 Times	Its a file photograph to show the model. Anyway the CL55 is up for sale. A friend of mine is looking at it. It can be had for the price of a nice C class I think. Just dont know how reliable it will be. But would still be lovely addition to a multi car garage.
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