Museum in Pune

speedy · 6th August 2007, 22:59

dont remember the issue. he was aking for 50lcs for the jag, 1.5 cr for the lincoln and 9lacs for the porsche. the jag was in bom last when i heard of it. its colour has been changed to sky blue

karlosdeville · 6th August 2007, 23:02

Strange...Im sure I would have caught these ads...oh well, if you dig up the issue let me know. I assume you speak of the XK 120? There were 3-4 later jags in the collection as well.

speedy · 6th August 2007, 23:13

yeah karlos the xk120 is what i'm talking about the other jag the green on forget the model now was sold to an enthusiast in bom. last i know he wanted to sell it too. even their bikes are sold

karlosdeville · 6th August 2007, 23:17

I dont remember which bikes he had, but I distinctly remember a Velocette LE, which is sold. Currently an early Villiers, 54 Triumph and a 70s Yamaha are scattered around.

speedy · 7th August 2007, 00:56

he used to have a bsa goldstar 750. i was in love with it but it got sold to a parsee gentleman in bom. i missed it by half a day

supercars · 9th October 2007, 23:10

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Originally Posted by V-16

@ Iraghava- MoralFibre and me beat you to it...that is seeing this collection with "Distinguished Company".

The car collection is owned by a buinessman of Pune whos also a friend of Karlosdeville. One distinguished phone call and we were in business. We were escorted to his underground parking where a few of his beauties were parked away from prying public eyes. This is what we saw parked in a wet, damp and slightly flodded basement. Not exactly flodded but some parts of the basement we chose not to wander into, owing to the shoe deep, water accumulated there. I shudder to think what would happen if the area gets flodded. Well anyways, to each, his own but im sure the collecter knows what hes doing. What we got was a visual treat which I would like to share with all of you.

The Lincoln Continental previously owned by the Pope, which he gifted to Mother Theresa. Some blessed car this is. This was then sold to someone who sold it to the present owner. Shes a convertible with a factory built power soft top and in Mint condition. See MoralFibre posing next to the car in the pic

The Lincoln's spanking interiors

Iraghava's most wanted car, A Dodge Charger. Sorry could'nt get the front pics due to the water accumulated there, as you can see.

Two of my favourites, a Citroen Traction Avant and a VW Karmann Ghia Hard Top.
The Traction Avant six cylinder was a great car and in 1954, came with hydro pneumatic suspension, a mixture of liquid and gas and was known as the Queen of the Road.

The Pristine dashes of both the beauties

More follows....

Can someone repost them please ?

kasli · 13th October 2007, 01:36

The adler was restored by us.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Pune boasts some lovely collections of cars, both vintage and otherwise, heres a sample of one of the very few vintage car museums in the country...

the cars are housed in the basement of ramesh thakkers office building, in whats commonly reffered to as the "metro museum"...

this is his rare 1937 adler trumph junior...adler is the german word for eagle, which explains their logo...

this is his 50s desoto

1970 VW Karmann Ghia...being a cabrio, this is quite a rarity...

1964 lincoln continental, especially imported to india for the pope during his visit...it was gifted to mother teresa, who then raffled the car, passing through many illustrious owners, finally landing in the thakker stables decades ago...the car still sports stock interiors...

50s jag mk7

IndrojitSircar · 27th July 2009, 22:52

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Strange...Im sure I would have caught these ads...oh well, if you dig up the issue let me know. I assume you speak of the XK 120? There were 3-4 later jags in the collection as well.

Ramesh Thakker had bought a Jaguar mark 5 two door convertable in the 90's.The car was greenish in color and had a WBB reg number.Do you have and information on that car like pictures or if he still owns that car?Would like to know what happend to the car.

karlosdeville · 28th July 2009, 11:09

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Originally Posted by IndrojitSircar

Ramesh Thakker had bought a Jaguar mark 5 two door convertable in the 90's.The car was greenish in color and had a WBB reg number.Do you have and information on that car like pictures or if he still owns that car?Would like to know what happend to the car.

I do remember his Mark 5 cabrio, yes, it was West Bengal registered. When I had seen it, it was ivory colour, and looked very good. It was sold a long time back, no idea what became of it.

karlosdeville · 28th July 2009, 12:11

A tiny photo of the car can be found here.

Status Symbols in Virtual Pune that list your greatest desires, must haves!

IndrojitSircar · 28th July 2009, 12:15

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

A tiny photo of the car can be found here.

Attachment 165902

Status Symbols in Virtual Pune that list your greatest desires, must haves!

Thankx karl.
This was the biggest mistake we did by selling this car.It was a real beauty.Hope if someone could help me find the car.

Thankx again

karlosdeville · 24th October 2009, 11:19

Some great shots of the museum can be found here, including pics of the Porsche, 30s Buick Limo and 50s sedan, not present earlier on the forum. Also pics of Indrojit's Jaguar.

Classic Cars in India - a set on Flickr

If you go through the whole album you will also see a Dodge Kingsway, an Alfa, an Adler Trumpf (Junior?) and a BMU regd. Mk 7 Jaguar, all of which have been seen recently in Bangalore rallies, spruced up.

One Rolls (silver) is now in Bombay, and so is the Porsche I'm told.

wasif · 24th October 2009, 18:49

Hey Karl.

Would love to see the entire album but that Flicker website is blocked in the UAE. Is it possible to post alll the pictures in a new thread devoted to that collection.

Also that Buick is very interesting and with an AP plate. Wondering if you can shed more light on its history?

harit · 24th October 2009, 19:21

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Originally Posted by wasif

Hey Karl.

Would love to see the entire album but that Flicker website is blocked in the UAE. Is it possible to post alll the pictures in a new thread devoted to that collection.

Also that Buick is very interesting and with an AP plate. Wondering if you can shed more light on its history?

I believe that this Buick did indeed come from Hyderabad. Was it red in colour? I was given a photo long ago, this was end 1980's. Then heard that she came to Pune. You really need to check with oldtime brokers.

Cheers harit

BTW, almost all cars have been moved on, even the Alfa. This Buick went to a collection in South long ago, among the first sold.

IndrojitSircar · 24th October 2009, 20:38

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Some great shots of the museum can be found here, including pics of the Porsche, 30s Buick Limo and 50s sedan, not present earlier on the forum. Also pics of Indrojit's Jaguar.

I would be interested in knowing about the current location of this car .

6th August 2007, 22:59	#46
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	dont remember the issue. he was aking for 50lcs for the jag, 1.5 cr for the lincoln and 9lacs for the porsche. the jag was in bom last when i heard of it. its colour has been changed to sky blue
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6th August 2007, 23:02	#47
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Strange...Im sure I would have caught these ads...oh well, if you dig up the issue let me know. I assume you speak of the XK 120? There were 3-4 later jags in the collection as well.
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6th August 2007, 23:13	#48
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	yeah karlos the xk120 is what i'm talking about the other jag the green on forget the model now was sold to an enthusiast in bom. last i know he wanted to sell it too. even their bikes are sold
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6th August 2007, 23:17	#49
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	I dont remember which bikes he had, but I distinctly remember a Velocette LE, which is sold. Currently an early Villiers, 54 Triumph and a 70s Yamaha are scattered around.
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7th August 2007, 00:56	#50
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	he used to have a bsa goldstar 750. i was in love with it but it got sold to a parsee gentleman in bom. i missed it by half a day
	() Thanks

28th July 2009, 12:11	#55
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	A tiny photo of the car can be found here. Status Symbols in Virtual Pune that list your greatest desires, must haves!
	() Thanks

24th October 2009, 11:19	#57
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Some great shots of the museum can be found here, including pics of the Porsche, 30s Buick Limo and 50s sedan, not present earlier on the forum. Also pics of Indrojit's Jaguar. Classic Cars in India - a set on Flickr If you go through the whole album you will also see a Dodge Kingsway, an Alfa, an Adler Trumpf (Junior?) and a BMU regd. Mk 7 Jaguar, all of which have been seen recently in Bangalore rallies, spruced up. One Rolls (silver) is now in Bombay, and so is the Porsche I'm told.
	() Thanks

24th October 2009, 18:49	#58
wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Hey Karl. Would love to see the entire album but that Flicker website is blocked in the UAE. Is it possible to post alll the pictures in a new thread devoted to that collection. Also that Buick is very interesting and with an AP plate. Wondering if you can shed more light on its history?
	() Thanks