The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread

KartikeyaL · 9th March 2021, 12:56

Riot control vehicle, Bombay 1942 (source ebay)

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karlosdeville · 9th March 2021, 14:49

A 1950s Dodge Fargo truck - maybe borrowed the front grille from a Vauxhall?

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KartikeyaL · 19th March 2021, 14:27

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Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Here is a picture of a bus used by Lawrence School in the sixties and seventies!

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Kartikeya

This is one of the most cherished snaps for me from all I have seen & your wonderful. Fondly called " BADGA " during my days in school in Lovedale. A very very big Thank you from my Batch as I shared it with them yesterday. Personally more memories in her than my current cars … To good to forget !

another image

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karlosdeville · 20th March 2021, 18:32

The shortlived Ford Simpsons truck. Can't be too many more survivors.

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KartikeyaL · 23rd March 2021, 13:10

Great Grandfather at the wheel of an Escort tractor, sometime in the late 1960's, we (Lunia Engineering) were dealers for Ajmer region from 1966 to 1990 for Escorts tractors and motorbikes.

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karlosdeville · 2nd April 2021, 12:34

A Deccan Herald delivery Fargo pickup shared here

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karlosdeville · 2nd April 2021, 17:36

A rare sight, Unimogs in Dehradun

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Maybe belonging to the BRO?

KartikeyaL · 3rd April 2021, 11:21

Apte Motor Driving School, Pune

PC: Vaibhav Vaishampayan

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KartikeyaL · 5th April 2021, 10:29

Guy Otter !

travancore · 6th April 2021, 04:46

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Andhra Pradesh elections, 1955 by James Burke. Sorry if posted before!!

autocrat · 7th April 2021, 17:13

Here is a single owner TMB truck.

My friend Rathna Prathap Nadar owns this truck, this truck has served him well and the senior citizen is being looked after with the respect it deserves.

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karlosdeville · 18th April 2021, 13:57

Passenger buses plying in Gwalior

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KartikeyaL · 21st April 2021, 15:45

Refugees crossing the border between Pakistan and India

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KartikeyaL · 23rd April 2021, 13:46

Cross posting

Large entourage with Maharaja of Darbhanga, on a tiger hunt, 1950

Image Number: 4186-16241120
Credit: H. ARMSTRONG ROBERTS / ClassicStock.com / SUPERSTOCK

Wonder if that truck/bus survived ?

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travancore · 24th April 2021, 07:29

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Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Wonder if that truck/bus survived ?

That charabac / truck / bus looks like a Morris Commercial.

9th March 2021, 12:56	#1381
KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,764 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Riot control vehicle, Bombay 1942 (source ebay)
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9th March 2021, 14:49	#1382
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,275 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread A 1950s Dodge Fargo truck - maybe borrowed the front grille from a Vauxhall?
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20th March 2021, 18:32	#1384
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,275 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread The shortlived Ford Simpsons truck. Can't be too many more survivors.
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23rd March 2021, 13:10	#1385
KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,764 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Great Grandfather at the wheel of an Escort tractor, sometime in the late 1960's, we (Lunia Engineering) were dealers for Ajmer region from 1966 to 1990 for Escorts tractors and motorbikes.
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2nd April 2021, 12:34	#1386
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,275 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread A Deccan Herald delivery Fargo pickup shared here
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2nd April 2021, 17:36	#1387
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,275 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread A rare sight, Unimogs in Dehradun Maybe belonging to the BRO?
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3rd April 2021, 11:21	#1388
KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,764 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Apte Motor Driving School, Pune PC: Vaibhav Vaishampayan
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5th April 2021, 10:29	#1389
KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,764 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Guy Otter !
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6th April 2021, 04:46	#1390
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7th April 2021, 17:13	#1391
autocrat BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 716 Thanked: 731 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Here is a single owner TMB truck. My friend Rathna Prathap Nadar owns this truck, this truck has served him well and the senior citizen is being looked after with the respect it deserves.
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18th April 2021, 13:57	#1392
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,275 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Passenger buses plying in Gwalior
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21st April 2021, 15:45	#1393
KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,764 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Refugees crossing the border between Pakistan and India
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23rd April 2021, 13:46	#1394
KartikeyaL Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,764 Times View My Garage	Re: The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread Cross posting Large entourage with Maharaja of Darbhanga, on a tiger hunt, 1950 Image Number: 4186-16241120 Credit: H. ARMSTRONG ROBERTS / ClassicStock.com / SUPERSTOCK Wonder if that truck/bus survived ?
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