Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars

rocksterraghu · 2nd November 2007, 03:07

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Originally Posted by CYRUS43

hey...this is the same type of car that i had posted in a seperate thread....

When I read it first, I missed the 'type' part.

Cyrus, I think there is a lot of visible difference - including the headlamp mounting, front grille and the interiors.

Enjoyed the pictures! Great!

@Speedy, thanks a lot

speedy · 2nd November 2007, 03:19

no cyrus you have the years wrong. see the headlights and you will no it is not the same as the car you posted. the one posted by rackster has the headlight on the fender and the one posted by you and the restored one i had posted have the headlight in the fender.

Stanher · 2nd November 2007, 09:24

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Originally Posted by rocksterraghu

A look at the interiors.....

Nice car raghu....'hope she gets restored soon.....uh, interesting use for an engine bay light though!

Cyrus, does the hillman in your pics. have a fiat speedo? Sure looks like it!

karlosdeville · 2nd November 2007, 16:17

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Originally Posted by CYRUS43

hey...this is the same type of car that i had posted in a seperate thread....

Nope, the only similarities are that they are both Hillmans. The car you have posted is a much smaller Minx. Can anyone identify which model the larger car is?

V-16 · 2nd November 2007, 19:49

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Nope, the only similarities are that they are both Hillmans. The car you have posted is a much smaller Minx. Can anyone identify which model the larger car is?

Which larger car are you talking about Karl?

AMATMO · 2nd November 2007, 19:54

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Originally Posted by rocksterraghu

I had posted some pictures of a Hillman long time back (which even I can't find after searching, lol).

However, I've got a fresh set of pictures and I had the opportunity of meeting the owner of this beauty again. The owner has some plans of restoring it, hopefully he'll do it.

Here are the pictures:

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this car looks like 1940-46 hillman minx as inthe picture i am posting here

karlosdeville · 2nd November 2007, 20:10

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Originally Posted by V-16

Which larger car are you talking about Karl?

Im talking of the larger Hillman in the posts above, compared to the small Minx Cyrus speaks of. I dont think the larger Hillman is a Minx. What say?

speedy · 2nd November 2007, 20:20

great find amatmo. the car is a hillman minx phase I. produced from 1939 upto 1947. the car has a 1185 cc side valve engine.

Ram · 15th November 2007, 08:03

Drove down from Pune to Miraj Tue. 13-Nov. evening. (248 km)

Driving around the Sangli-Miraj twin cities yesterday morning, I stumbled across this green car with the "dual-bullet" grille and heavy chrome bumpers. She was a 1951 Ford Custom Deluxe V8 Fordor and a RHD.

Parked under a tinroof in the courtyard adjoining to a petrol pump on Old Station road, in front of Pratap talkies, Sangli, hidden in cobwebs, she watched the years roll away.

The ’51 Fordor belonged to the owner of an Esso petrol pump (which was now an HP petrol pump). Her peeling and barely readable license plate said, BYH 3168.

The petrol pump manager told me, he had been working since the late seventies and had not seen the car move since then.

Ram

Ram · 15th November 2007, 08:06

Peered into the cabin.

The big 1951 speedo was all there, though caked in dust. And some of the pull and turn switches were there.

But sadly the Ford emblem horn button with half ring was missing.

She had the original Ford sun visor and had at sometime in her life been outfitted with a rooftop luggage carrier.

Ram · 15th November 2007, 08:09

An eerie creak emanated when I lifted the hood. And lo, there was the celebrated "100 horse" flathead Ford V8. The air cleaner and 6V battery were missing.

The flat head V8 was a 239.4 cubic inch [3,923 cc] that would have developed 100 bhp @ 3,600 rpm and 180 lb.ft. torque @ 1,900 rpm.

Ram · 15th November 2007, 08:13

That vintage gas station in Sangli, had a little shed secured with a collapsible iron gate.

After forty something years, in that shed, I saw an old friend: Esso’s iconic Mr. Oildrop man.

Just as SK "Bobby" Kooka created the Air-India maharajah, Norman Tate (1915-2006 …he passed away at 91) created Esso’s Mr. Oildrop Man.
When I was a kid in the early 1960s, Esso pumps gave away a little plastic keybob -- the Esso Oil Drop Man in his white suit and yellow head. Does anybody have that old plastic keyfob with the Oildrop Man?

Ram

Ram · 15th November 2007, 08:33

Post #747 was Offtopic. Sorry got carried away by the nostalgia. ...Ram

awini · 15th November 2007, 09:00

very nice car, very complete and restorable.. pedal rubber is still good, so could be a fairly low milage car...I WANT THOSE SIGNS!!! ANY CHANCE??

JayD · 15th November 2007, 09:01

Beautifully narrated ram! I really hurts to see thi beauty in such a condition! Isn't it restorable? or is it yet another case of "i'm too attached to sell this car. I'm gonna restore her" syndrome??

P.S: is it an auto by any chance??

2nd November 2007, 03:19	#737
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,024 Times View My Garage	no cyrus you have the years wrong. see the headlights and you will no it is not the same as the car you posted. the one posted by rackster has the headlight on the fender and the one posted by you and the restored one i had posted have the headlight in the fender.
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2nd November 2007, 20:20	#743
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,024 Times View My Garage	great find amatmo. the car is a hillman minx phase I. produced from 1939 upto 1947. the car has a 1185 cc side valve engine.
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15th November 2007, 08:03	#744
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	1951 Ford Custom Deluxe V8 Fordor Drove down from Pune to Miraj Tue. 13-Nov. evening. (248 km) Driving around the Sangli-Miraj twin cities yesterday morning, I stumbled across this green car with the "dual-bullet" grille and heavy chrome bumpers. She was a 1951 Ford Custom Deluxe V8 Fordor and a RHD. Parked under a tinroof in the courtyard adjoining to a petrol pump on Old Station road, in front of Pratap talkies, Sangli, hidden in cobwebs, she watched the years roll away. The ’51 Fordor belonged to the owner of an Esso petrol pump (which was now an HP petrol pump). Her peeling and barely readable license plate said, BYH 3168. The petrol pump manager told me, he had been working since the late seventies and had not seen the car move since then. Ram
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15th November 2007, 08:06	#745
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	1951 Ford Custom Deluxe V8 Fordor interior Peered into the cabin. The big 1951 speedo was all there, though caked in dust. And some of the pull and turn switches were there. But sadly the Ford emblem horn button with half ring was missing. She had the original Ford sun visor and had at sometime in her life been outfitted with a rooftop luggage carrier.
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15th November 2007, 08:09	#746
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	1951 Ford Custom Deluxe V8 Fordor underhood An eerie creak emanated when I lifted the hood. And lo, there was the celebrated "100 horse" flathead Ford V8. The air cleaner and 6V battery were missing. The flat head V8 was a 239.4 cubic inch [3,923 cc] that would have developed 100 bhp @ 3,600 rpm and 180 lb.ft. torque @ 1,900 rpm.
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15th November 2007, 08:13	#747
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	Esso's Mr. Oildrop Man -- nostalgic memory of a bygone era That vintage gas station in Sangli, had a little shed secured with a collapsible iron gate. After forty something years, in that shed, I saw an old friend: Esso’s iconic Mr. Oildrop man. Just as SK "Bobby" Kooka created the Air-India maharajah, Norman Tate (1915-2006 …he passed away at 91) created Esso’s Mr. Oildrop Man. When I was a kid in the early 1960s, Esso pumps gave away a little plastic keybob -- the Esso Oil Drop Man in his white suit and yellow head. Does anybody have that old plastic keyfob with the Oildrop Man? Ram
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15th November 2007, 08:33	#748
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	Post #747 was Offtopic. Sorry got carried away by the nostalgia. ...Ram
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15th November 2007, 09:00	#749
awini BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 580 Thanked: 476 Times	very nice car, very complete and restorable.. pedal rubber is still good, so could be a fairly low milage car...I WANT THOSE SIGNS!!! ANY CHANCE??
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15th November 2007, 09:01	#750
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,237 Thanked: 2,572 Times View My Garage	Beautifully narrated ram! I really hurts to see thi beauty in such a condition! Isn't it restorable? or is it yet another case of "i'm too attached to sell this car. I'm gonna restore her" syndrome?? P.S: is it an auto by any chance??
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