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Should be a 1946 Cadillac. The building was identified as the Cochin Huzur Cutchery.

A karnataka registered Compact mercedes from a 1990 malayalam movie

Great collection of photographs! Is it only me or do others also feel that omnibuses of this era (1920's and earlier) have a look of fragility about them?

Screen grabs from various media. Thought of sharing it here

Screen grabs from Merryland produced movie - Ponkathir(1953)/Irulukku pin. Note the TCT series registration. Looks like the movie was filmed in and around Trivandrum city. This movie was Prem Nazir's fourth movie.

Kowdiar palace last week.

Amazing Ponton from Cochin

The same car years back!

State owned corona/crown? Location Ernakulam Parthas

It is indeed a Crown and most likely part of the Tourism Department fleet of the eighties

Santhosh Trophy Football Tournament finals on Dec. 27, 1973 @ Maharaja's College grounds Ernakulam.
Camera: Fujica half 35mm.

1959 Morris 1000 from Trivandrum as seen in the Malayalam movie "WITNESS".
This car was imported from Tanzania (British Africa) in the sixties, still with the original owners after going out of the state for a short period

Dr. Louis kulangara imported it from US in 1965.

KLE6886 Chevrolet Impala SS 1965.From 1973 to 1986 This was owned by K.P. Poulose a contractor from Kolencherry. Owner of paulson tourist home Ernakulam. The driver in the snap is joy son of mr. Pappachan Kezhilam. It was 6 cylinder petrol engine then changed to kirloskar diesel engine. Current where abouts unknown.

Hillman 1930 6 cylinder from Kottayam

Could you please share the name of the movie which the black and white snaps are taken from?