The Contessa Club meets at Bangalore

shekaran · 3rd November 2010, 16:37

Everything was with clock work precision.The cars were finally flagged off by a senior army official and split in different directions to avoid disruptions to normal traffic from a big convoy and prevent inconvenience to other road users. Again a very thoughtful gesture by CCI.

One of the special note in the Contessa Club India is that there is no book of accounts - means "no money involved" in anything related to running the CCI as of now. Hats off Miyer.

kittigadu · 4th November 2010, 11:14

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Wishing you a very happy Deepawali

funkykar · 6th November 2010, 21:30

Happy Diwali CCI!

But sadly, a Conty has landed today in Gujiri for breaking. Its time for you guys to befriend some guys in gujiri so that they too stock up some parts of Conty. Anybody looking for old parts can walk in to gujiri tomorrow morning at 6!

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Till around 2 months back, we Fiat Club Founders used to visit Gujiri daily at around 8pm to see if any Fiats there have some valuable parts. This helped us a lot as many in gujiri started to stock up many parts to cater to all Fiat Club guys. Even today if any of us(founders) walk in to gujiri, all those gujiri guys walk up to us offering parts!! Currently we have stopped temporarily going daily as they stock up enough parts without us going there regularly. We have actually educated them as to what parts we regularly need from gujiri.

GreenDay · 7th November 2010, 00:55

Wake up CCI. We Conty lovers don't wanna see these cars being landed up in Gujiri.

Sudhindra · 8th November 2010, 10:26

That conty has nikki carb. if anyone wants, pick it up soon. The gujri guy name is Younis and charged Rs-2500/-. Also, the roofs are pretty good.
i picked up door handles, window machines..

shekaran · 10th November 2010, 23:53

When will be the next meet, Friends ? am eager to attend as my conti is 99% finished now. just the tuning and checkup pending in the restoration.

'88tessa · 12th November 2010, 22:03

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Originally Posted by PAVAN KADAM

Congrats guys, for starting a club for this cult car. A wannabe Desi Ford Mustang

I loved the pics, so many "kantessa caargalu" Thumbaa Chennaagidhe.

as beautiful as she is man, i dont think we should bring her down to the level of referring to her as 'wannabe' or referring to her as something she isnt like a mustang ( as much as we would all love to have one).

rjalihal · 12th November 2010, 23:43

Awesome pics. It the closest any Indian car can ever come to resemble a muscle car. I just love the butch looks of the conty!

GreenDay · 22nd November 2010, 13:12

Hello CCI. I was expecting the Founders of CCI to be present at the Fiat Club Meet. Only Sudhindra and Sudhir participated. Those guys had fun!

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funkykar · 27th November 2010, 23:20

I spotted this Conty in Palace Grounds today. Whose is this Conty?

PAVAN KADAM · 27th November 2010, 23:29

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Originally Posted by '88tessa

as beautiful as she is man, i dont think we should bring her down to the level of referring to her as 'wannabe' or referring to her as something she isnt like a mustang ( as much as we would all love to have one).

Hi,

Looks like you have taken my reply the other way round. Sorry if that was not in the right spirits.

My liking towards the Contessa goes back way back to 1998, when i wanted to own one, since i was just a student and could not afford one. Once i started earning (i.e., 1999), i always wanted to buy a ORIGINAL Contessa and keep it in Best of its shape, or i wanted to buy one in a Real Bad condition and do it up as a Ford Mustang, i had even gone and shopped online for loads of Mustang parts on the Ford website (spares almost costing a lac).

Just when i was about to realise that dream, i almost struck a deal on a Mustang Pony at a reasonable price, but eventually i got BUGGED

But deep inside me i still want to own the old school Conty, and who knows when its time, its Time......!

kittigadu · 27th November 2010, 23:34

This belongs to Rahul. Hopefully, he will be there at the next conty meet.
BTW, Great meet you guys had. Congratulations.

Regards,
Krishna.

kittigadu · 19th January 2011, 15:40

Guys,
On Jan 26th Republic day, Conty Club India is conducting a technical workshop on Servo Braking System for Contessa cars.

Most contessa owners have experienced Spongy braking or brake failure in their cars. With brake parts getting rare to source, the workshop covers topics on how to maintain or replace the braking system.

My car had a leaking brake booster. Once this is fixed, it had a cascading effect on the engine too. Now my car runs smoother than earlier. To understand why and to know more please drop in to the session. This is followed by a Q&A session to understand your car better.

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Please note that the attendees are not required to bring their contessa cars.

Regards,
Krishna.

thedreamcatcher · 19th January 2011, 18:59

Wow. Nice set of cars. I have always been a fan of the Contessa. More because it reminds me of Indias version of a Charger, GTO, Challenger or so on, with good mod potential to give it the muscle car look

The black one is my favourite

hillram · 24th January 2011, 03:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by kittigadu

Guys,
On Jan 26th Republic day, Conty Club India is conducting a technical workshop on Servo Braking System for Contessa cars.

This is a nice idea Krishna and will help owners understand better the concepts.
Over here in FCCH,Shiva keeps giving us technical lessons in every meet and shares all his knowledge.This is what the clubs should do exactly....

3rd November 2010, 16:37	#61
shekaran BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Puducherry Posts: 245 Thanked: 77 Times View My Garage	Everything was with clock work precision.The cars were finally flagged off by a senior army official and split in different directions to avoid disruptions to normal traffic from a big convoy and prevent inconvenience to other road users. Again a very thoughtful gesture by CCI. One of the special note in the Contessa Club India is that there is no book of accounts - means "no money involved" in anything related to running the CCI as of now. Hats off Miyer. Last edited by shekaran : 3rd November 2010 at 16:44. Reason: spelling check
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4th November 2010, 11:14	#62
kittigadu BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: TS-07 Posts: 244 Thanked: 264 Times	Seasons Greetings Wishing you a very happy Deepawali
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6th November 2010, 21:30	#63
funkykar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,635 Thanked: 6,613 Times View My Garage	Happy Diwali CCI! But sadly, a Conty has landed today in Gujiri for breaking. Its time for you guys to befriend some guys in gujiri so that they too stock up some parts of Conty. Anybody looking for old parts can walk in to gujiri tomorrow morning at 6! Till around 2 months back, we Fiat Club Founders used to visit Gujiri daily at around 8pm to see if any Fiats there have some valuable parts. This helped us a lot as many in gujiri started to stock up many parts to cater to all Fiat Club guys. Even today if any of us(founders) walk in to gujiri, all those gujiri guys walk up to us offering parts!! Currently we have stopped temporarily going daily as they stock up enough parts without us going there regularly. We have actually educated them as to what parts we regularly need from gujiri.
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7th November 2010, 00:55	#64
GreenDay BHPian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: KA04 & KA19 Posts: 254 Thanked: 116 Times	Wake up CCI. We Conty lovers don't wanna see these cars being landed up in Gujiri.
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8th November 2010, 10:26	#65
Sudhindra BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 132 Thanked: 66 Times	That conty has nikki carb. if anyone wants, pick it up soon. The gujri guy name is Younis and charged Rs-2500/-. Also, the roofs are pretty good. i picked up door handles, window machines..
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10th November 2010, 23:53	#66
shekaran BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Puducherry Posts: 245 Thanked: 77 Times View My Garage	When will be the next meet, Friends ? am eager to attend as my conti is 99% finished now. just the tuning and checkup pending in the restoration.
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12th November 2010, 23:43	#68
rjalihal BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 713 Thanked: 100 Times	Awesome pics. It the closest any Indian car can ever come to resemble a muscle car. I just love the butch looks of the conty!
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22nd November 2010, 13:12	#69
GreenDay BHPian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: KA04 & KA19 Posts: 254 Thanked: 116 Times	Hello CCI. I was expecting the Founders of CCI to be present at the Fiat Club Meet. Only Sudhindra and Sudhir participated. Those guys had fun! Last edited by GreenDay : 22nd November 2010 at 13:14.
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27th November 2010, 23:20	#70
funkykar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,635 Thanked: 6,613 Times View My Garage	I spotted this Conty in Palace Grounds today. Whose is this Conty? Attached Thumbnails
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27th November 2010, 23:34	#72
kittigadu BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: TS-07 Posts: 244 Thanked: 264 Times	This belongs to Rahul. Hopefully, he will be there at the next conty meet. BTW, Great meet you guys had. Congratulations. Regards, Krishna.
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19th January 2011, 15:40	#73
kittigadu BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: TS-07 Posts: 244 Thanked: 264 Times	Workshop Guys, On Jan 26th Republic day, Conty Club India is conducting a technical workshop on Servo Braking System for Contessa cars. Most contessa owners have experienced Spongy braking or brake failure in their cars. With brake parts getting rare to source, the workshop covers topics on how to maintain or replace the braking system. My car had a leaking brake booster. Once this is fixed, it had a cascading effect on the engine too. Now my car runs smoother than earlier. To understand why and to know more please drop in to the session. This is followed by a Q&A session to understand your car better. Please note that the attendees are not required to bring their contessa cars. Regards, Krishna. Last edited by kittigadu : 19th January 2011 at 15:43. Reason: Added a line.
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19th January 2011, 18:59	#74
thedreamcatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,204 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	Re: The Contessa Club meets at Bangalore Wow. Nice set of cars. I have always been a fan of the Contessa. More because it reminds me of Indias version of a Charger, GTO, Challenger or so on, with good mod potential to give it the muscle car look The black one is my favourite
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