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Reliance Motor Works were sole agents for the Columbia Six Touring Car



Courtesy Ash Nallawalla

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The Bombay Chronicle. 7th October, 1931

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November 1920 Chevrolet range advertised by The Bombay Garage



Courtesy Ash Nalawalla

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A unique 'Trusty Motorscoota', distributed by Tricumdas Carsandas & Co

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Here is a car that I can honestly say I've never heard of before. This ad for the Albert car dates to 1921, and agents were The China Mutual Trading Co Ltd

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More Bombay Garage ads, this time for Vauxhall cars from 1946. Locations mentioned include Bombay, Ahmedabad, Poona, Nagpur, Rajkot, Ahmednagar and Jodhpur.

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Here's a lovely one, a locally bodied Austin car in 1921, built by Pestonjee Press's Fort Motor Coach Factory.



One large door gives access to both front and rear passengers, and the front seats revolve. Don't miss the disappearing top.

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A real rarity, the American Chandler - built to last like the Pyramids of Egypt!



Again retailed by The Bombay Garage.

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A real rarity, the American Chandler

Another Chandler ad. Indian and Eastern Motors, January and March 1917


This Hyderabad 1919 Chandler is courtesy of Deepak Gir.

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Another Buick ad by T R Pratt, dated 1920

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In 1921 you could buy a Milburn electric car in Bombay from the Transit Engineering Co at Apollo Bunder. 60 to 90 miles on a charge

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Here is a dealer plate on a 1947 Chrysler Windsor



It reads

'Supplied by AR. A. SHENBAGA NADAR & P.V.P. VALASUBRAMANIA NADAR, MADURA'

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In 1931 the Ford Motor Company of India issued this ad announcing its Bombay agency Ford Automobiles India is changing its name to United Motors India, which we are more familiar with.

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In June 1948 Kaiser Special cars were advertised by Federal Motors in Bombay

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in July 1931 Horch cars were sold in Bombay by the Indo American Automobile Co.