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Originally Posted by S.B.Jatti Regarding the photograph of a family in a Packard, please let me know if you remember the stall number and I shall definitely give you the contact details of the exhibitor. |
Good show
Mr Jatti. It was lovely to meet you at last. The whole show was very well organised. I hope that teaches a thing or two to people who organise such events in Bombay.
Re the photo, it was in the first line where the gentleman was selling framed B&W pics of old Bombay etc etc for Rs. 500/- He also had two or three pencil sketches for Rs. 2000/- each claiming them to be more than 1000 years old.
Anyways the gentleman could not shed light on the car nor the owner but was very surprised to see me recognise the car.
I also asked him who the family was and also clicked a
pic for DKG knowing his penchant for Packards but unfortunately the gleam from the sun destroyed the pic. Sorry DKG.
Thanks for picking me up from the airport
Ishan. I tell you guys the Getz Crdi is a killer. If it was avaialble in automatic, i would be standing in a line to get it. I will give it a thought when replacing my Santro.
Prabal, lovely meeting up with you again. Im sorry i could not spend more time with you as i had family matters to take care of. Also the next day i was totally occupied with the family function and got free only at 3.30am (these Delhi guys sure know how to party hard) so sorry mate for not calling you the next day, much as i would have loved to. Rain cheque boss!!
A word about the jumble. Very good idea and very well organised too. I thought they were hugely overpriced. If the stalls were free, maybe the stall owners could have sold the parts etc at reasonable prices but then again maybe they were to recognised persons.
The stall which was selling books was hugely overpriced. Terming them as "Rare" and not available elsewhere was not in the right spirit i thought. I later found out that the stall was put by a prominent collector who was disposing off his second copies only. One book i recently bought from a shop in Bombay for a mere Rs 650/- brand new,was being sold at 2000/- and second hand with a signature on the first page. Now tell me where is the sense. Not wanting to demean anyone, just my outlook thats all.
The lesser said about the Chevy wagon the better.
Firstly i wonder what it is. Its definitely not a Nomad. Im positive its not even an original wagon. Look at the hinges. There was no passenger station wagon i am in knowledge of, with side door hinges. All opened vertically, some in two parts, with a loading tray as in the BMW X-5.
The rear door handle also I have never known to be on the extreme left as in this case or on the opposite side. It was always placed in the centre.
The Mystery Chevy Wagon with areas of concern in red squares
The rear window are also an issue of concern. The wraparound rear glass is substituted by metal. Even the rear window is not of the correct size and pattern. I reckon that the good restorer replaced the rear windows with flat glass as it is easy to get and then replaced the rear wrap around glass, not so easily manufactured with metal. Not to mention the missing trims and the faux ventilation slats on the C pillar etc etc.
Again my view is that this might have been converted into a passenger from either a delivery van, ambulance or worse a hearse.
Looks like recession has not hit Delhi
Good.
The prices of cars put up for sale were extra exorbitant as one can see.
The DKW Boat-tail (if there ever was one) looked conjured up. I believe that the chassis was all there but the rims and tyres do not look very original to whatever the car was. A look at the steering wheel will tell you about the shoddy work. Even the DKW etched on to the faux horn button on the all wood wheel was very shabbily done. In this age of computerised etching, one wonders why someone, who would take great pains in resurrecting a car from its grave (whether its tastefully done or not, is not the question) would not pay attention to such a important detail.
The DKW Steering Wheel
Now a word about the MG open top tourer. "Its a 49 MG" was the answer I got from the flamboyant owner, a tall gent in a golf hat. I remember seeing him in the TV show "Its all about my car Honey". He appeared in that show in a series of hats, throughout the show. He must be fond of them i gather. I only wish he knew as much about his own car too. I asked him again, what the particular model was and he after deep thought repeated "Its a MG 1949, thats all" and hurried out of the scene. Prabal, Ishan and me reacted in a way i will keep to myself.
The car is pretty much very restorable. The dash, gear knob and meters need replacing along with a lot of other parts but it can be a great looking car.
The 49 MG. Yaar Veneer toh accha use karo!! A badly done Heckflosse door panel with missing quarter window knob. If you cant fix it remove it!!