[r_nairtvm]

Originally Posted by harit

Did you have a doubt? But what is not known to many is that at that time there were tubeless tyres too. Why they stopped I do not know, but when tubeless tyres were reintroduced in around 1996 not many had the infrastructure and knowledge to repair them. When Mercedes-Benz delivered their W124 models, our car came with tubeless German Continental tyres fitted with tubes!

Cheers harit

Harit,

Just to reinforce the availability of Tubeless Tyres in India, here is an advertisement for Tubeless Tyres from an Indian Magazine of March 1957.

Mercedes - Benz always had TL tyres on the even for imports of latter years. I know of a 240 D a direct import by a very prominent "Godman" in India that had Tubeless Tyres.

Best Regarsd and Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

[dhrishikesh]

The advertise of a mighty runner, Nissan Patrol 60 (generally called as JONGA in India)

[harit]

Originally Posted by dhrishikesh

The advertise of a mighty runner, Nissan Patrol 60 (generally called as JONGA in India)

If I am not mistaken, this Jonga in India was built only for the army. And civilians got military disposal stuff. So this advert was not for or from India. And engine was extremly thirsty, so almost all were dieselised. Is this correct? Anyway, nowadays very few are seen.

[r_nairtvm]

Originally Posted by harit

If I am not mistaken, this Jonga in India was built only for the army. And civilians got military disposal stuff. So this advert was not for or from India. And engine was extremly thirsty, so almost all were dieselised. Is this correct? Anyway, nowadays very few are seen.

Harit,

If I recall correctly in mid 90s the Army Vehicle Faxtory, which was making the Jongas, ventured in to the Civilian market with a Civilian version of Jonga. In Trivandum - Grand Motors were the dealers.

I do not recall the technical details,

Best Regards & Drive Ride Safe

Ram

[manishalive]

Originally Posted by harit

If I am not mistaken, this Jonga in India was built only for the army. And civilians got military disposal stuff. So this advert was not for or from India. And engine was extremly thirsty, so almost all were dieselised. Is this correct? Anyway, nowadays very few are seen.

As ram says, these were offered for the civilian too, infact application for the dealership were also invited. Apart from the model in the picture, they had planned 2 other models, one cheap copy of gypsy and the another cheap copy of tempo trax. Lucilly or sadly they never took off.

[foby.sebastian]

Originally Posted by r_nairtvm

Harit,

Just to reinforce the availability of Tubeless Tyres in India, here is an advertisement for Tubeless Tyres from an Indian Magazine of March 1957.

Mercedes - Benz always had TL tyres on the even for imports of latter years. I know of a 240 D a direct import by a very prominent "Godman" in India that had Tubeless Tyres.

Best Regarsd and Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

My Merc which is imported from Germany still run on Fire stone tyres , it is written Made in spain on teh fire stone tyres.

[dhrishikesh]

@ Harit,
This is an Australian advertise.
You are absolutely perfect, JONGA (Jabalpur Ordanance aNd Guncarriage Assembly) is manufactured in India from 1966 - 1999 by VFJ (Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur) only for Indian Army under the license from Nissan Corporation, Japan which used to have 3956cc In-line 6-Cylinder Petrol engine.
VFJ did sell around 100 JONGAs powered by 4L Hino Diesel engine to civilians in 1996.
Some good JONGAs:
1. With original petrol engine - owned by Mr. Abhilash Nambiar of Thane.
2. Civilian version - owned by Mr.Arun Kumar Choudhary.

[r_nairtvm]

Originally Posted by SuperSelect

Wow, Ram - Wow !
millecento, select, and now elegant.. These ads are after my own heart.. Where do you dig them out from ?? I would LOVE to have hard copies of such ads for my collection .

SS,

Unfortunately I can not give you the hard copies. These are all from a collection of old magazines in my family home. The collection was started by my Grandpa. Many others including me contributed to it over various points of time.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

[SuperSelect]

Originally Posted by r_nairtvm

SS,

Unfortunately I can not give you the hard copies. These are all from a collection of old magazines in my family home. The collection was started by my Grandpa. Many others including me contributed to it over various points of time.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

Hey, no no.. I didn't mean I wanted them from you !!
Just wish I stumble upon such hidden treasure at some point !

[Stanher]

Couple of nice period Amby mk2 brochures found at this site:

Classic Indian Advertisements: Classic Ambassador Car Ad..

(Sorry if either had been posted here earlier)

[r_nairtvm]

Hello All

This probably is that advertisement that started all of the RD 350 fans in India on the dream of owning an RD 350 and all the madness that followed.

This was the first public confirmation from Escorts that they are going to make the RD 350 in India. This advertisement was in Novemeber 1981. Exactly one year from that in November 1982, the Rajdoot RD 350 was unveiled with Delhi Police using it as the out rider bikes for the President's - Giani Zail Sing- motorcade when he went for the opening ceremony.

I think watching the Indian colour TV trnsmission for the best time was exiting enough for me but the exitment went to Himalayan Hights when I saw the Police riding the shining RD 350s (I had a tip off at that time from one Mr. Upendra, who was the Escorts Sales Manager in Calcutta then.)

Rest is history and I got my 1st RD 350 HT (a bike that was being sent from dealer to dealer in Kerala and Tamil Nadu as a demo bike) in January 1984.

I have superimposed an exapaned scan of the RD Announcement portion alone so that it can be read clearly

The ad in itself was a bundle of contradictions - talking about squeezing out extra kilometres from the litter and introducing an engine to which fuel economy was almost alien and power was everything.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

[foby.sebastian]

Originally Posted by r_nairtvm

Hello All

This probably is that advertisement that started all of the RD 350 fans in India on the dream of owning an RD 350 and all the madness that followed.

This was the first public confirmation from Escorts that they are going to make the RD 350 in India. This advertisement was in Novemeber 1981. Exactly one year from that in November 1982, the Rajdoot RD 350 was unveiled with Delhi Police using it as the out rider bikes for the President's - Giani Zail Sing- motorcade when he went for the opening ceremony.

I think watching the Indian colour TV trnsmission for the best time was exiting enough for me but the exitment went to Himalayan Hights when I saw the Police riding the shining RD 350s (I had a tip off at that time from one Mr. Upendra, who was the Escorts Sales Manager in Calcutta then.)

Rest is history and I got my 1st RD 350 HT (a bike that was being sent from dealer to dealer in Kerala and Tamil Nadu as a demo bike) in January 1984.

I have superimposed an exapaned scan of the RD Announcement portion alone so that it can be read clearly

The ad in itself was a bundle of contradictions - talking about squeezing out extra kilometres from the litter and introducing an engine to which fuel economy was almost alien and power was everything.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

Nair Saab that was a nice one !!!!

Kudos

[harit]

Recently I was presented with a book called "Inside America" by Chaman Lal. The preface talks about this being the age of propaganda, is by Chaman Lal, gives address as Russell Street, and dated October 10, 1943. It was published by New Book Company, Hornby Road, Bombay.
There is little text, 20 pages and about 80 pages of pictures about life in America and the war effort, the heroics, war production, etc. The last pages contain advertisements, and one page was interesting which is posted below.
I did not know that Pyarelal & Sons dealt in Packards.
Where is Queensway, New Delhi? And what organisation was A.A.N.I.?
Obviously during the war no new cars were being supplied, and they "Will offer you the best Automobiles as they were doing Pre-war". Intersting, is it not?

Cheers harit

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by harit

Recently I was presented with a book called "Inside America" by Chaman Lal.
I did not know that Pyarelal & Sons dealt in Packards.
Where is Queensway, New Delhi? And what organisation was A.A.N.I.?

For what its worth on my recent visit to Delhi I noticed a couple of large shops/blocks named Peareylal at Connaught Place - not auto related though.

[dhrishikesh]

Royal Enfield (1930) Brochures: