Mumbai Mini Meet Saturday 18.08.2007

Ram · 19th August 2007, 18:51

Friends: We had this great impromptu meet yesterday.
V-16, Karlosdeville, President and I; Shrivz, moralfibre, R32_GTR and Amey

I like to think, it all started with my long awaited first meeting up with V-16 for lunch. We were soon joined by Karlosdeville and President.

We saw V-16's Mercedes W-110 Heckfloβe, Mazda Miata ragtop, VW Golf GTi, 1990 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, 1962 Dodge Dart 440 and vintage Norton motorbike. I especially loved the Dodge Dart 440. It's a Canadian model right hand drive with push-button automatic transmission. Hope he gets a windshield soon.

R32_GTR joined. He was recovering from a fall at Sydney and temporarily using crutches.

After treating us to a sumptuous lunch, V-16 drove us in his black Innova.

We saw this dead blue Golf occupied by Mickey Mouse at Matunga.

We dropped off R32_GTR at his friend's and proceeded to Chor Bazaar, Mutton St.

The drive passed through some of Mumbai's heaviest traffic, I've seen in a long time. From heavily loaded handcarts at Crawford Market to poorly skilled Tata Ace drivers... This is embarassing, but I sure was glad, I wasn't driving.

Chor Bazaar held a treasure trove of parts from wrecked and parted out old cars. There was a complete W203 Mercedes Benz 300D left hand drive automatic, a couple of complete Padminis and a Maruti 800 with a faux Momo wood-finish steering wheel.

President picked up a triplet of Fiamm horns (with metal trumpets) and a dog horn (motor horn).

Karlos picked up a set of aluminium grille components for his new-old Fiat 1100/103 and a pair of round gauges.

Other curiosities seen were a corroded Morris 8 wheel rim, a 1947-Hillman snout, a large number of Fiat grilles in various states of disrepair, Hindustan Landmaster gauges, Hindustan 14 grille, a 1959 Vauxhall Cresta PA diamond-shaped tail light, a complete Sipani Dolphin engine, ..., too many bits and pieces to recount...

The junk dealer said, he also had all four doors and bonnet for the 1947 Hillman.

In the evening we caught up with Shrivz, moralfibre and Amey.
Amey's new white diesel Swift with its Lenso Samurai alloys looked really bling. He also had new ICE put in. I'll leave it upto our other friends to fill-in the details. Loved its motorized tilt faceplate.

Shrivz's 2000 Baleno now looks really muscular with its new 15-inch Lenso GTR alloys and 205/50R15 tires.

Friends, please fill-in stuff I've missed out, from your perspectives and also your photos.

Cheers...
Ram

karlosdeville · 19th August 2007, 19:39

We had a great meet indeed. As usual, my Bombay trips are action packed, morning-evening visits, ending with the customary chor bazaar trip. Gogi played the perfect host (as always), and we had a great time discussing unheardof cars as we strolled through his stables.

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Originally Posted by ram

The drive passed through some of Mumbai's heaviest traffic, I've seen in a long time. From heavily loaded handcarts at Crawford Market to poorly skilled Tata Ace drivers... This is embarassing, but I sure was glad, I wasn't driving.

Thats true, it has to be the worst Ive seen. And Gogi's also the first man Ive seen brave enough to take his new Innova in that traffic all the way upto the bazaar!

shrivz · 20th August 2007, 00:06

The meet was great!
At night, we met up with a few other members (namely: NC, Manson, Addy and Powerfreak) at chembur, but couldnt stick too long since we had to drive back to Pune.

cheers!

V-16 · 20th August 2007, 00:23

Oh yeah Love these inpromtu meets. Its always fun. Should make it more often guys. Great meeting you for the first time Ram and you too R32_GTR. Prasad was pleasantly (I hope) shocked to see that we were, a not so younger lot, with the exception of Karl, as he had expected.

And lovely to meet you again Karlosdeville, Moralfibre, President, Shrivz and Amey. Lovely wheels Shrivz and Amey and a super ice set up Amey. Way to go. Pics please of the wheels you two.
Micky in the Golf was a real poser.

Dippy · 20th August 2007, 00:33

Got to hear about the meet. Couldnt get out of the house since I had to be home with granny. Missed meeting all you Pune boys plus havent met Gogi in a long time. Had planned for I Day eve but didnt work. Lets meet this week Gogi.

And Shriv pics of the Baleno please

Amey · 20th August 2007, 00:40

It was another action packed mumbai trips. Met many guys.
Thanks Ram for the compliments

credit goes to MF,Shrivz, B&T for making this possible. Will post a completely new thread covering the entire thing.
It was a pleasure meeting Gogi sir once again.

V-16 · 20th August 2007, 00:43

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Originally Posted by Dippy

Got to hear about the meet. Couldnt get out of the house since I had to be home with granny. Missed meeting all you Pune boys plus havent met Gogi in a long time. Had planned for I Day eve but didnt work. Lets meet this week Gogi.

And Shriv pics of the Baleno please

Anytime sir. Am free and waiting. Was busy the whole of last week.

shrivz · 20th August 2007, 00:50

Before:

After:

Pics courtesy amey!

Those S-drives are fantastic.. It was a pleasure driving on the expressway after that!
I'm loving it!!

EDIT: will take pics of the car tomorrow when its clean.. and then post..

shrivz · 20th August 2007, 00:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by V-16

Anytime sir. Am free and waiting. Was busy the whole of last week.

Why dont you maro a trip to Pune one of these days??

V-16 · 20th August 2007, 01:00

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Originally Posted by shrivz

Why dont you maro a trip to Pune one of these days??

Am coming soon and Karl has even promised me Dhansak at Dorabjees....yum yum...BTW, your rims look LAOWLY in the pics too. Delicious. Can almost eat them.!!

shrivz · 20th August 2007, 01:06

Thank you!!!

Amey · 20th August 2007, 01:11

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Originally Posted by shrivz

Thank you!!!

Ok now that people are drooling over your alloys, where is my commission for the pics and helping you choose the alloys

V-16 · 20th August 2007, 01:19

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Originally Posted by Amey

Ok now that people are drooling over your alloys, where is my commission for the pics and helping you choose the alloys

Amey why dont you post pics of your equally delicious alloys on your Vdi bud?

shrivz · 20th August 2007, 01:25

Hmm.. amee, we could strike a deal here.. you can get the tire pressure gauge in exchange for your ice! What say???

Sam Kapasi · 20th August 2007, 01:59

Sounds like a fun time was had by all. Man you guys really love cars. You should join some car lovers group or something.

Oh wait...

19th August 2007, 18:51	#1
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	Mumbai Mini Meet Saturday 18.08.2007 Friends: We had this great impromptu meet yesterday. V-16, Karlosdeville, President and I; Shrivz, moralfibre, R32_GTR and Amey I like to think, it all started with my long awaited first meeting up with V-16 for lunch. We were soon joined by Karlosdeville and President. We saw V-16's Mercedes W-110 Heckfloβe, Mazda Miata ragtop, VW Golf GTi, 1990 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, 1962 Dodge Dart 440 and vintage Norton motorbike. I especially loved the Dodge Dart 440. It's a Canadian model right hand drive with push-button automatic transmission. Hope he gets a windshield soon. R32_GTR joined. He was recovering from a fall at Sydney and temporarily using crutches. After treating us to a sumptuous lunch, V-16 drove us in his black Innova. We saw this dead blue Golf occupied by Mickey Mouse at Matunga. We dropped off R32_GTR at his friend's and proceeded to Chor Bazaar, Mutton St. The drive passed through some of Mumbai's heaviest traffic, I've seen in a long time. From heavily loaded handcarts at Crawford Market to poorly skilled Tata Ace drivers... This is embarassing, but I sure was glad, I wasn't driving. Chor Bazaar held a treasure trove of parts from wrecked and parted out old cars. There was a complete W203 Mercedes Benz 300D left hand drive automatic, a couple of complete Padminis and a Maruti 800 with a faux Momo wood-finish steering wheel. President picked up a triplet of Fiamm horns (with metal trumpets) and a dog horn (motor horn). Karlos picked up a set of aluminium grille components for his new-old Fiat 1100/103 and a pair of round gauges. Other curiosities seen were a corroded Morris 8 wheel rim, a 1947-Hillman snout, a large number of Fiat grilles in various states of disrepair, Hindustan Landmaster gauges, Hindustan 14 grille, a 1959 Vauxhall Cresta PA diamond-shaped tail light, a complete Sipani Dolphin engine, ..., too many bits and pieces to recount... The junk dealer said, he also had all four doors and bonnet for the 1947 Hillman. In the evening we caught up with Shrivz, moralfibre and Amey. Amey's new white diesel Swift with its Lenso Samurai alloys looked really bling. He also had new ICE put in. I'll leave it upto our other friends to fill-in the details. Loved its motorized tilt faceplate. Shrivz's 2000 Baleno now looks really muscular with its new 15-inch Lenso GTR alloys and 205/50R15 tires. Friends, please fill-in stuff I've missed out, from your perspectives and also your photos. Cheers... Ram
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20th August 2007, 00:06	#3
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	The meet was great! At night, we met up with a few other members (namely: NC, Manson, Addy and Powerfreak) at chembur, but couldnt stick too long since we had to drive back to Pune. cheers!
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20th August 2007, 00:23	#4
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Oh yeah Love these inpromtu meets. Its always fun. Should make it more often guys. Great meeting you for the first time Ram and you too R32_GTR. Prasad was pleasantly (I hope) shocked to see that we were, a not so younger lot, with the exception of Karl, as he had expected. And lovely to meet you again Karlosdeville, Moralfibre, President, Shrivz and Amey. Lovely wheels Shrivz and Amey and a super ice set up Amey. Way to go. Pics please of the wheels you two. Micky in the Golf was a real poser. Last edited by V-16 : 20th August 2007 at 00:25. Reason: Add
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20th August 2007, 00:33	#5
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Got to hear about the meet. Couldnt get out of the house since I had to be home with granny. Missed meeting all you Pune boys plus havent met Gogi in a long time. Had planned for I Day eve but didnt work. Lets meet this week Gogi. And Shriv pics of the Baleno please
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20th August 2007, 00:40	#6
Amey BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 679 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	It was another action packed mumbai trips. Met many guys. Thanks Ram for the compliments credit goes to MF,Shrivz, B&T for making this possible. Will post a completely new thread covering the entire thing. It was a pleasure meeting Gogi sir once again.
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20th August 2007, 00:50	#8
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	Before: After: Pics courtesy amey! Those S-drives are fantastic.. It was a pleasure driving on the expressway after that! I'm loving it!! EDIT: will take pics of the car tomorrow when its clean.. and then post.. Last edited by shrivz : 20th August 2007 at 00:53.
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20th August 2007, 01:06	#11
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	Thank you!!!
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20th August 2007, 01:25	#14
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	Hmm.. amee, we could strike a deal here.. you can get the tire pressure gauge in exchange for your ice! What say???
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20th August 2007, 01:59	#15
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Sounds like a fun time was had by all. Man you guys really love cars. You should join some car lovers group or something. Oh wait...
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