Supercars & Imports : Bangalore

Unknownsatan · 16th April 2010, 21:33

Yeah nice shoes she has. Here are the pics from myside.

manishasrani · 16th April 2010, 23:48

Not an everyday sight !

Scorcher · 16th April 2010, 23:56

Manish&Rob, thanks guys for the pics. The S looks drool. And, goes well with VM's persona. Champagne-Liquor Baron-Lifestyle

AyAn! · 17th April 2010, 01:15

Lovely yellow Chinkara(?) there! Nice catch.Must be a hoot to drive!

preetam_KORG · 17th April 2010, 08:14

@Manish and unknownsatan: Nice pictures. The S600 would have been a sleeper in silver or black. The Chinkara is quite rare.
@Ayan!: It apparently isn't a hoot to drive. The engine is very low on power and the steering lacks feedback. According to an Autocar review, it was a very bland car.

canonball · 17th April 2010, 12:01

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Originally Posted by preetam_KORG

@Manish and unknownsatan: Nice pictures. The S600 would have been a sleeper in silver or black. The Chinkara is quite rare.
@Ayan!: It apparently isn't a hoot to drive. The engine is very low on power and the steering lacks feedback. According to an Autocar review, it was a very bland car.

KOrg & Ayan this is not a chinakara it is a genuine Lotus replica I recall brought into india in early 90's and the laxmi mill guy who passed away built them and I suppose for mallya or mallya bought it later there was a red one to. These were imported as kits and assembled in India. They are pretty neat but not sure how road legal no matter what anyone says

preetam_KORG · 17th April 2010, 13:48

My bad canonball, just now identified that the chinkara has a very different tail lamp assembly. Instead of the three tail lamps on either side as seen on this car, the chinkara has got only 2.
Moreover the chinkara looks very different from this car.
Can you please let us know what the base car is?

canonball · 17th April 2010, 13:59

This cars were complete kits with tubular chassis which cam with kit or may have been made here they are easy to fabricate with the instructions - people made 3 similar (3rd in the works not sure she got completed) ones here in Mumbai at my friends workshop without importing a single part - those were very authentic. I was tempted get a fourth one made but RTO became the spoil sport = they would not accept 118NE RC book :(

This yellow car and the red had some type of ford engines I recall one of them had a ford 4 banger and the other 6/8 cylinder don't recall exactly those were imported as well. This car is one of the nicest built lotus replica's in India

Unknownsatan · 18th April 2010, 17:46

Saw this GT today...

Scorcher · 18th April 2010, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Unknownsatan

Saw this GT today...

Hey, nice find fella. Atlast some proper angle pics of a white GT. Nice pics too.

avishar · 18th April 2010, 18:46

The GT doesnt look all that impressive in flesh though.

Scorcher · 18th April 2010, 19:02

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Originally Posted by avishar

The GT doesnt look all that impressive in flesh though.

Exclusivity is more than enough a reason bro, AFAIK, they are planning to sell only a 100 GT's in the country. Right ?

aparth · 18th April 2010, 20:36

Nice find unknownsatan. It looks huge from the rear.
I feel that the wheels look to small for the car.. or is it just me?

BEEM3R · 18th April 2010, 21:52

Thats a genuine Lotus 7 replica kit car. S Karivardhan (of Lakshmi Mills) had plans of selling them in limited numbers. They were named Kari 65. They built two a red and this yellow. At one point I think VM owned both.

Jayabusa · 18th April 2010, 22:40

The ghastly 5GT makes me feel sick. I mean it looks like a huge slab was thrown on an X6 and "Voila"!

16th April 2010, 21:33	#8161
Unknownsatan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,338 Thanked: 1,537 Times View My Garage	Yeah nice shoes she has. Here are the pics from myside. Attached Thumbnails
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16th April 2010, 23:48	#8162
manishasrani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 4,665 Thanked: 7,024 Times	Not an everyday sight ! Attached Thumbnails
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16th April 2010, 23:56	#8163
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,918 Thanked: 7,125 Times	Manish&Rob, thanks guys for the pics. The S looks drool. And, goes well with VM's persona. Champagne-Liquor Baron-Lifestyle
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17th April 2010, 01:15	#8164
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	Lovely yellow Chinkara(?) there! Nice catch.Must be a hoot to drive!
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17th April 2010, 08:14	#8165
preetam_KORG BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 700 Thanked: 385 Times View My Garage	@Manish and unknownsatan: Nice pictures. The S600 would have been a sleeper in silver or black. The Chinkara is quite rare. @Ayan!: It apparently isn't a hoot to drive. The engine is very low on power and the steering lacks feedback. According to an Autocar review, it was a very bland car.
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17th April 2010, 13:48	#8167
preetam_KORG BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 700 Thanked: 385 Times View My Garage	My bad canonball, just now identified that the chinkara has a very different tail lamp assembly. Instead of the three tail lamps on either side as seen on this car, the chinkara has got only 2. Moreover the chinkara looks very different from this car. Can you please let us know what the base car is?
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17th April 2010, 13:59	#8168
canonball Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 205 Times View My Garage	This cars were complete kits with tubular chassis which cam with kit or may have been made here they are easy to fabricate with the instructions - people made 3 similar (3rd in the works not sure she got completed) ones here in Mumbai at my friends workshop without importing a single part - those were very authentic. I was tempted get a fourth one made but RTO became the spoil sport = they would not accept 118NE RC book :( This yellow car and the red had some type of ford engines I recall one of them had a ford 4 banger and the other 6/8 cylinder don't recall exactly those were imported as well. This car is one of the nicest built lotus replica's in India Last edited by canonball : 17th April 2010 at 14:02.
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18th April 2010, 17:46	#8169
Unknownsatan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,338 Thanked: 1,537 Times View My Garage	Saw this GT today... Attached Thumbnails
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18th April 2010, 18:46	#8171
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,904 Thanked: 4,199 Times	The GT doesnt look all that impressive in flesh though.
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18th April 2010, 20:36	#8173
aparth Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,341 Thanked: 1,708 Times View My Garage	Nice find unknownsatan. It looks huge from the rear. I feel that the wheels look to small for the car.. or is it just me?
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18th April 2010, 21:52	#8174
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 20 Times	Thats a genuine Lotus 7 replica kit car. S Karivardhan (of Lakshmi Mills) had plans of selling them in limited numbers. They were named Kari 65. They built two a red and this yellow. At one point I think VM owned both.
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18th April 2010, 22:40	#8175
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	The ghastly 5GT makes me feel sick. I mean it looks like a huge slab was thrown on an X6 and "Voila"!
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