Vintage Rallies & Shows in India

Aditya · 23rd September 2007, 23:56

The Kingsway in the blue n' white make me go wild. Remember the one my grandpa had many years ago.
I'll pick one up someday.

karlosdeville · 24th September 2007, 00:02

Alfa of the MD of Fiat India.

Fiat 2000 turbo spyder by Pinninfarina.

Bentley Turbo. Ive had a chakkar in this car last year, it is WICKED! The surge of power when the turbo kicked in gave me whiplash!

Lastly this Apte's special! Cant figure out what its made of, and didnt bother to look too closely.

V-16 · 24th September 2007, 00:04

Great pics Karl, loved the opel looks like its got a new coat and the Vauxhall velox is a stunner. Re the "9-Lakh Jeep"... im still laughing!!.
The VWs they are too bling. The orange and black beetle reminds me of the so called Mustang from the Bombay Rally but the beetles got a great paint job which can hardly be said re the Mustang. The red convertible beetle has got very hot roddish looks. Is that a Karmann badge on its fender, coz if it is then its got the wrong indicator lights on the fender. They should be like the orange and black has which are wrong for that car. Wrong lights... good apint job but cant be called a restoration as it is not original. Both the beetles. The red hard top is good. Next rally waiting to see yours in the line up.. and later on in the day a pic with a cup sitting on its belly!!

Keep em coming.

(....Pssst.... somebody get me a Jeep ---Cheap!!)

speedy · 24th September 2007, 01:38

great pictures karl.
loved the wolsley with the rolls. god know what the guy with the orange beetle doing. does he need attention that bad? i like the black and red beetle, hot rod style. i see the PSF cars were in full force, from the old to the new. showing off at its best going on i see.
i had almost bought this bently turbo R three years ago. it truely is a lovely car.
where were your cars karl?like gogi bhai said hope to see them winning prizes the next time round.

karlosdeville · 24th September 2007, 09:43

The orange and black beetle was prepared by Davis, a renowned painter in Poona. He also painted the chop top beetle, besides the Landmaster, Fiat Ballila, Badamikar cars and most of the Poonawalla cars. His work is outstanding, but the his personal cars are...well...loud! That badge you see is his monogram adorning his cars. I'll never understand why people do that.

The Chop top bug is a very curious looking backyard job, with wrong cuts and angles everywhere, though he did put up a board saying VW custom.

The red 66 Bug belongs to my school teacher and her husband. It was bought new in germany, used there for 3 years and then bruoght to Pune. It even sports a Golf ball gear knob like your GTi.

hkanitkar · 24th September 2007, 11:54

hi all..
It was a crisp, bright sunday morning yesterday. And the yearly Pune Festival Vintage + Exotic car rally was just perfect match for the day !
It was fun to see all the cars together.. and ogle at them, especially the Lambos and Rolls. Man, poonawalas have a fixation with Rolls Royce it seems. Nice, huge and classy collection.
I dont have much knowledge about the classics but some cars worth the mention were The 1908 Wolsely, Poonawala's 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III ( very well kept car i must say ) and Poonawala's 1949 Bentley Mark VI.
All others included a Karmann Ghia, MG rover, Citroen 2cv, Citroen Light 15 ( looks awesome ), Chrysler Windsor, 4 different VW Beetles amd lot more.
The beetles done up by Avanthi motor works were loud but different - the meaty looking choptop Beetle was the best amongst them.

There were lot of bikes participating in the rally - mostly Triumphs - my count stands at 5. Our own Mr.Karlossingh Fiatwalle had become Triumhwale for the occasion, participating with his Triumph. As for the ride part, Moral 'bhopu' Fibre joined him on pillion.
Lot of superbikes were also present, including a Busa, a brand new Suzuki GSR1000 and the usual Hondas.

All in all, it was great fun for us petrolheads and shutterbugs.

Now let the pics speak.

Vintage section :
The oldest car present : 1908 Wolsely

The spirit on Phantom III

Phantom III

Another Poonawala Rolls Royce

Silver Cloud II

Silver Shadow II

Ruggedness and Elegance - side by side...

Another Rolls Royce with a wicked colour scheme IMHO
[img=http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9720/miscrolls1mr5.jpg]

Poonawala's 1949 Bentley Mark VI

Poonawala's 1956 Mercedes Benz 190

..Continued to part 2..

hkanitkar · 24th September 2007, 11:57

continued from part 1 ( post no. 81 )

Avanthi motor works beetles

Red Beetle :

Other VWs :

VW Van

Karmann GHIA

Badamikar's VW - somebody please tell me what is it called ?

Badamikar's other war-machine ( dunno if its a VW or not )

Chevys :

Poonawala's 1931 chevy

1949 Chevy Deluxe

Chevy Impala

Fiats :

Velankar's 1939 Fiat Balilla

Fiat 2000 turbo spyder by Pinninfarina

..Continued to part 3..

hkanitkar · 24th September 2007, 12:00

continued from part 2

Others :

Citroen Light 15

Chrysler Windsor

Austin

De Soto

MG Rover

Mini Cooper

Dodge Kingsway

Morris

Vauxhall Volker

What car is this ? Didn't see any badge..

Now, the bikes.
Couldn't manage full pics of bikes due to the rush. Plase make do with these :d

Karl and Kiran at the flag off

Ariel

Triumph - very well maintained

Another Triumph

Norton - superbly kept it seems.

BMW

Lambretta

Whew.. that was long post. Hope you guys like the pics.
Pics of exotics coming up in Part 4.
I have missed clicking a lot of cars. Official count should be available with Karl.

payam · 24th September 2007, 12:15

Oh seems,i missed some part of the show man.didnt see some of these car you've posted.

hkanitkar · 24th September 2007, 12:43

Continued from part 3..

Now for the Exotics part. The list goes.. huh.. better let the pics speak !!!

The Lamborghinis :

Murcielago LP640

He ripped her like crazy after exiting.. man, that was some roar the Murcie has..

Gallardo SE

The Prancing Horse : F360 :

..continued to part 5..

hkanitkar · 24th September 2007, 12:44

Continued from part 4..

Porsche Carrera S

Bentley GT Continental

is it for real ?? There's no body skirts/ front spoiler visible on the car..

Rolls Royce Phantoms :

Bhosale's Phantom

Phantom followed by his SL500

Poonawala Phantom

Mercedes SL500

Other Mercs : Dont know the Model Numbers.. Karl/V16 - please enlighten !!

Well, that finishes the 5 part pictorial report about the rally.
@karl - please post the total number of cars and bikes present at the rally.. in papers, it says 100+ vehicles were supposed to be taking part.

Thanks for all the patience shown in going thru such a long post.

payam · 24th September 2007, 12:45

some more pics:

neerajdan · 24th September 2007, 13:40

Great Pics hkanitkar...
btw, have seen the lamborghini and the ferrari in town, but never the porsche or the blue bentlry... any clues who it belongs to...

moralfibre · 24th September 2007, 14:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by neerajdan

Great Pics hkanitkar...
btw, have seen the lamborghini and the ferrari in town, but never the porsche or the blue bentlry... any clues who it belongs to...

The number plates read his abbreviated name - AP = Adar Poonawala.

JayD · 24th September 2007, 14:12

Thanks for the detailed review!!!The blue convertible is not a dodge kingsway. Its a buick 8/roadmaster

23rd September 2007, 23:56	#76
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,844 Thanked: 77,082 Times View My Garage	The Kingsway in the blue n' white make me go wild. Remember the one my grandpa had many years ago. I'll pick one up someday.
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24th September 2007, 00:02	#77
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Alfa of the MD of Fiat India. Fiat 2000 turbo spyder by Pinninfarina. Bentley Turbo. Ive had a chakkar in this car last year, it is WICKED! The surge of power when the turbo kicked in gave me whiplash! Lastly this Apte's special! Cant figure out what its made of, and didnt bother to look too closely.
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24th September 2007, 00:04	#78
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Great pics Karl, loved the opel looks like its got a new coat and the Vauxhall velox is a stunner. Re the "9-Lakh Jeep"... im still laughing!!. The VWs they are too bling. The orange and black beetle reminds me of the so called Mustang from the Bombay Rally but the beetles got a great paint job which can hardly be said re the Mustang. The red convertible beetle has got very hot roddish looks. Is that a Karmann badge on its fender, coz if it is then its got the wrong indicator lights on the fender. They should be like the orange and black has which are wrong for that car. Wrong lights... good apint job but cant be called a restoration as it is not original. Both the beetles. The red hard top is good. Next rally waiting to see yours in the line up.. and later on in the day a pic with a cup sitting on its belly!! Keep em coming. (....Pssst.... somebody get me a Jeep ---Cheap!!)
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24th September 2007, 01:38	#79
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	great pictures karl. loved the wolsley with the rolls. god know what the guy with the orange beetle doing. does he need attention that bad? i like the black and red beetle, hot rod style. i see the PSF cars were in full force, from the old to the new. showing off at its best going on i see. i had almost bought this bently turbo R three years ago. it truely is a lovely car. where were your cars karl?like gogi bhai said hope to see them winning prizes the next time round.
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24th September 2007, 09:43	#80
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	The orange and black beetle was prepared by Davis, a renowned painter in Poona. He also painted the chop top beetle, besides the Landmaster, Fiat Ballila, Badamikar cars and most of the Poonawalla cars. His work is outstanding, but the his personal cars are...well...loud! That badge you see is his monogram adorning his cars. I'll never understand why people do that. The Chop top bug is a very curious looking backyard job, with wrong cuts and angles everywhere, though he did put up a board saying VW custom. The red 66 Bug belongs to my school teacher and her husband. It was bought new in germany, used there for 3 years and then bruoght to Pune. It even sports a Golf ball gear knob like your GTi. Last edited by karlosdeville : 24th September 2007 at 09:45.
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24th September 2007, 11:54	#81
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Pune Festival Vintage & Exotic Car Rally - 23rd Sept 07 - Part 1 hi all.. It was a crisp, bright sunday morning yesterday. And the yearly Pune Festival Vintage + Exotic car rally was just perfect match for the day ! It was fun to see all the cars together.. and ogle at them, especially the Lambos and Rolls. Man, poonawalas have a fixation with Rolls Royce it seems. Nice, huge and classy collection. I dont have much knowledge about the classics but some cars worth the mention were The 1908 Wolsely, Poonawala's 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III ( very well kept car i must say ) and Poonawala's 1949 Bentley Mark VI. All others included a Karmann Ghia, MG rover, Citroen 2cv, Citroen Light 15 ( looks awesome ), Chrysler Windsor, 4 different VW Beetles amd lot more. The beetles done up by Avanthi motor works were loud but different - the meaty looking choptop Beetle was the best amongst them. There were lot of bikes participating in the rally - mostly Triumphs - my count stands at 5. Our own Mr.Karlossingh Fiatwalle had become Triumhwale for the occasion, participating with his Triumph. As for the ride part, Moral 'bhopu' Fibre joined him on pillion. Lot of superbikes were also present, including a Busa, a brand new Suzuki GSR1000 and the usual Hondas. All in all, it was great fun for us petrolheads and shutterbugs. Now let the pics speak. Vintage section : The oldest car present : 1908 Wolsely The spirit on Phantom III Phantom III Another Poonawala Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II Silver Shadow II Ruggedness and Elegance - side by side... Another Rolls Royce with a wicked colour scheme IMHO [img=http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9720/miscrolls1mr5.jpg] Poonawala's 1949 Bentley Mark VI Poonawala's 1956 Mercedes Benz 190 ..Continued to part 2..
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24th September 2007, 11:57	#82
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Pune Festival Vintage & Exotic Car Rally - 23rd Sept 07 - Part 2 continued from part 1 ( post no. 81 ) Avanthi motor works beetles Red Beetle : Other VWs : VW Van Karmann GHIA Badamikar's VW - somebody please tell me what is it called ? Badamikar's other war-machine ( dunno if its a VW or not ) Chevys : Poonawala's 1931 chevy 1949 Chevy Deluxe Chevy Impala Fiats : Velankar's 1939 Fiat Balilla Fiat 2000 turbo spyder by Pinninfarina ..Continued to part 3..
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24th September 2007, 12:00	#83
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Pune Festival Vintage & Exotic Car Rally - 23rd Sept 07 - Part 3 continued from part 2 Others : Citroen Light 15 Chrysler Windsor Austin De Soto MG Rover Mini Cooper Dodge Kingsway Morris Vauxhall Volker What car is this ? Didn't see any badge.. Now, the bikes. Couldn't manage full pics of bikes due to the rush. Plase make do with these :d Karl and Kiran at the flag off Ariel Triumph - very well maintained Another Triumph Norton - superbly kept it seems. BMW Lambretta Whew.. that was long post. Hope you guys like the pics. Pics of exotics coming up in Part 4. I have missed clicking a lot of cars. Official count should be available with Karl.
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24th September 2007, 12:15	#84
payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 924 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Oh seems,i missed some part of the show man.didnt see some of these car you've posted.
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24th September 2007, 12:43	#85
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Pune Festival Vintage & Exotic Car Rally - 23rd Sept 07 - Part 4 Continued from part 3.. Now for the Exotics part. The list goes.. huh.. better let the pics speak !!! The Lamborghinis : Murcielago LP640 He ripped her like crazy after exiting.. man, that was some roar the Murcie has.. Gallardo SE The Prancing Horse : F360 : ..continued to part 5..
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24th September 2007, 12:44	#86
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Pune Festival Vintage & Exotic Car Rally - 23rd Sept 07 - Part 5 Continued from part 4.. Porsche Carrera S Bentley GT Continental is it for real ?? There's no body skirts/ front spoiler visible on the car.. Rolls Royce Phantoms : Bhosale's Phantom Phantom followed by his SL500 Poonawala Phantom Mercedes SL500 Other Mercs : Dont know the Model Numbers.. Karl/V16 - please enlighten !! Well, that finishes the 5 part pictorial report about the rally. @karl - please post the total number of cars and bikes present at the rally.. in papers, it says 100+ vehicles were supposed to be taking part. Thanks for all the patience shown in going thru such a long post. Last edited by hkanitkar : 24th September 2007 at 12:47.
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24th September 2007, 12:45	#87
payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 924 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	some more pics:
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24th September 2007, 13:40	#88
neerajdan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 71 Thanked: 49 Times	Great Pics hkanitkar... btw, have seen the lamborghini and the ferrari in town, but never the porsche or the blue bentlry... any clues who it belongs to...
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24th September 2007, 14:12	#90
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,236 Thanked: 2,568 Times View My Garage	Thanks for the detailed review!!!The blue convertible is not a dodge kingsway. Its a buick 8/roadmaster
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