[KartikeyaL]

A request to the car and lorry owners from the Jaipur Petrol association 1938,
according to this in those times petrol too was sold on credit.

[RavenAvi]

Sharing from Facebook. Not sure about the date.

[travancore]

Nice and fanciful

[r_nairtvm]

An advertisement from a bygone era -




Picture: Courtesy the FB of Mr. Vicky Chandhok


Wishing Scooters India Ltd., all the best with their revival plans

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

[KartikeyaL]

Kailash Motors were dealers for Chevorlet and Arun motors for Austin in the late 1940's 1950's ( Both from Jaipur I believe)

[karlosdeville]

Came across these lovely scans of the Tempo Hanseat, though probably a later one this being diesel.







Note by now the name Hanseat seems to have been dropped. Unfortunately not dated.

[anjan_c2007]

A few more old advertisements

[karlosdeville]

"India's first narrow whitewall car tyre!"



Printed in January 1965.

[karlosdeville]

An original leafleft for the Padmini S1.





Behram would have loved to see this :(

[karlosdeville]

A leaflet for the Ambassador diesel possibly from 1993.

[karlosdeville]

A Fargo bus catalogue, dated probably 1976. Wonder if any survive.

[travancore]

Inspired me to a bit of poetry.......

An "Humber-ful" of Rajas
Going to the Ball
A pachyderm named Tejas
Hiding by the wall


Click below for large size

Humber Adv Sphere 1938.pdf

[karlosdeville]

Here is a lovely ESSO ad, unfortunately undated but I assume from the 1950s or 60s. It shows a familiar 1913 Fiat Tourer, which is now in the Bhogilal collection. It was owned for many years by one Mr. Bhatena, probably from new, and entered in events in the 60s.



It was also featured in this booklet celebrating 75 years of Bombay Cycle, here (Remembering Bombay Cycle & Motor Agency, Opera House).



I assume the gentleman in the car is Mr. Bhatena himself, probably the first case of a Parsi Maharaja if you go by the ad

[the mole]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Here is a lovely ESSO ad, unfortunately undated but I assume from the 1950s or 60s. It shows a familiar 1913 Fiat Tourer, which is now in the Bhogilal collection. It was owned for many years by one Mr. Bhatena, probably from new, and entered in events in the 60s.

Attachment 1591505

It was also featured in this booklet celebrating 75 years of Bombay Cycle, here (Remembering Bombay Cycle & Motor Agency, Opera House).

Attachment 1591512

I assume the gentleman in the car is Mr. Bhatena himself, probably the first case of a Parsi Maharaja if you go by the ad

Nice catch! I see the BMC building at the back so this petrol pump should be on DN road in line with Central Camera. I don't recall a petrol pump there though! Or is there?

[the mole]

Originally Posted by the mole

Nice catch! I see the BMC building at the back so this petrol pump should be on DN road in line with Central Camera. I don't recall a petrol pump there though! Or is there?

After studying this picture for a very long time I think this is a collage! The BMC building has been cut and put in the background. Look at the edges of the building on the left you will see white lines on the edge. also the building on the right in the background looks like a art deco building but as far as i remember there is no such building there. Yet this picture is intriguing will check the area out on the weekend.