Nostalgic automotive pictures including our family's cars

invinci · 15th February 2009, 18:33

Willys did make 4 door station wagon, check out this link

WillysCountry.com

wasif · 15th February 2009, 19:30

Those were not exported and if they were they would be in Left Hand Drive configuration.

Was your family wagona left hooker ?

Would be interesting to know as I have never come across one in Inidia.

invinci · 15th February 2009, 19:36

Our was bought from an industrial auction of an canadian company which had rail link to its mines, American 4door Willys were built for industrial use with rail road application. Our was an orignal 4 Door & not Modified.

invinci · 15th February 2009, 21:49

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Originally Posted by wasif

Those were not exported and if they were they would be in Left Hand Drive configuration.

Was your family wagona left hooker ?

Would be interesting to know as I have never come across one in Inidia.

Yes it was Left Hander, You can see the steering in the Pic

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Originally Posted by Stanher

Lovely pics.!! But I had a grin across my face when I saw the Lambrettas (the one with the round horn grille appears to be an early- 60-61 model.)
and let out a HOWL of excitement when I saw the Herald!!

It seems to be an early ('61-62) herald, going by the dual-bulb sidelights! Any more pics. of this car??

No

, It was a taxi in which we toured Goa, this pic was taken in Dona Paula

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Originally Posted by wasif

Those were not exported and if they were they would be in Left Hand Drive configuration.

Was your family wagona left hooker ?

Would be interesting to know as I have never come across one in Inidia.

In fact it was sold

because of our drivers inconvenience in driving a LHD and also because it was difficult to repair the body as it was aluminium (as told to my brotherby the driver at the end of his days).

wasif · 16th February 2009, 10:14

Then this must have been a one of a kind Wagon in India. Any idea if it is still around ?

Also was it a four or six cylinder engine or was it converted to Diesel.

Any idea of the date of your picture ?

Stanher · 16th February 2009, 11:21

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Originally Posted by invinci

No

, It was a taxi in which we toured Goa, this pic was taken in Dona Paula

TAXI?? Are you referring to the Herald, or the Amby in the last pic.??

The Herald surely couldn't be a taxi- firstly it has white on black plates, which was for private vehicles then (even privately owned taxis had to have black on white plates, although they could retain their original colour)

And it doesn't have a Goan regn. (looks like MEW or MSW) either.

Incidentally, suren181's father, who worked for CUMI in the 60s and 70s also had a black '62 Herald first....I think it had the same no., will ask him to check and let us know.

karlosdeville · 16th February 2009, 17:00

A lovely picture of Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi with his fintail Mercedes 200 which he retains to this day in original condition.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1174490-post198.html

wasif · 23rd March 2009, 09:56

Hi Qamar.

Did you check out the WillysCountry | 4DR Willys Wagons website.

Your old four door Station Wagon has turned out to be a very intereting vehicle. Probably the only one of its kind.

Its good to see you get credit for the picture and for bringing this car to the notice of other Willys lovers worldwide.

harit · 2nd April 2009, 13:18

I have recently received a set of photos from a friend. These are from his wife's family. They were government contractors. This picture may have been taken in Aurangabad, maybe someone can identify the hills in the background.
Peculiar is the registration, it seems to be 360 AURANGABAD. There was no Maharaja of Aurangabad, so this is definitely not a royal registration. But the name of the city is put in full, for Bombay at one time it was shortened to BOM.
And the car does have headlights, look closely.
Cheers
Harit

karlosdeville · 2nd April 2009, 14:28

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Originally Posted by harit

This picture may have been taken in Aurangabad, maybe someone can identify the hills in the background.
Peculiar is the registration, it seems to be 360 AURANGABAD. There was no Maharaja of Aurangabad, so this is definitely not a royal registration.

That is a nice picture, especially since I am stationed in Aurangabad now.

I cannot confirmedly identify those hills, but major portions of the city do still look very similar - as the mole puts it, the dust bowl of Maharastra.

You mention they were government contractors (who certainly look like they are enjoying themselves, though I cant imagine how that position would be comfortable!) - perhaps certain government/municipality vehicles bore these quaint plates. An interesting find indeed.

The car is a Ford V8/Model B?

sabinesnubbing · 6th April 2009, 13:58

Harit,
A beautiful picture.
From what we do know of the pre 1939 registrations (and this I believe may be a 1933-5 Ford as Karlosdeville says), full names were used on plates in Bombay presidency (Khaipur is known), Central India (6 known such as Rewa, Datia and Sarila, Punjab province where they were used on official vehicles and the Rajputana agency where they were probably most common.
Lovely!
Cheers
Cedric

Stanher · 6th April 2009, 15:57

Interesting info. on the no. plates. BTW, anyone knows what colour they were? The one on this car doesnt appear black.

sabinesnubbing · 6th April 2009, 16:56

All,
I have been looking more closely at the Aurangabad plate and I agree with Stanher that it does not look to be a white on black plate. Aurangabad was in the Hyderabad province and the only thing we know about their numbers is that they were plain (i.e 4853) albeit rather pretty and very fancy. If this was a typical pre-39 plate with a name, it should be AURANGABAD 360 not as here. I am therefore guessing that this is actually number 360 in probably white on green (or maybe red) for an official vehicle and the district it worked in is added to the plate.

The attached photo is from an American collector and is a typical Hyderabad Province plate that is said to be from 1937.
Cheers
Cedric

Stanher · 6th April 2009, 18:03

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Originally Posted by sabinesnubbing

I am therefore guessing that this is actually number 360 in probably white on green (or maybe red) for an official vehicle and the district it worked in is added to the plate.

My guess is more towards a green plate- as considering it was part of Hyderabad, which was the Nizam's state back then, private vehicles would've had green numberplates, signifying the traditional Islamic colour?
And in that case the RC also would've been in Urdu- I'd heard from an old mechanic here that someone had given him a Hyderabad (Nizam state) RC of a scrapped 1927 Chevrolet entirely in Urdu! because he had a similar car back then (sold since), rescued from going to scrap.

wasif · 6th April 2009, 19:55

Stanher.

The colour of the plates during the Nizams times was yellow, which was the official state colour.

The system was three letters followed by three to four numbers as in "HYX 1234".

Never hear of any green plates at all but have actually seen the yellow plates.

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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Those were not exported and if they were they would be in Left Hand Drive configuration. Was your family wagona left hooker ? Would be interesting to know as I have never come across one in Inidia.
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invinci BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: belgaum Posts: 92 Thanked: 31 Times	Our was bought from an industrial auction of an canadian company which had rail link to its mines, American 4door Willys were built for industrial use with rail road application. Our was an orignal 4 Door & not Modified.
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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Then this must have been a one of a kind Wagon in India. Any idea if it is still around ? Also was it a four or six cylinder engine or was it converted to Diesel. Any idea of the date of your picture ?
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	A lovely picture of Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi with his fintail Mercedes 200 which he retains to this day in original condition. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1174490-post198.html Attached Thumbnails
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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Hi Qamar. Did you check out the WillysCountry \| 4DR Willys Wagons website. Your old four door Station Wagon has turned out to be a very intereting vehicle. Probably the only one of its kind. Its good to see you get credit for the picture and for bringing this car to the notice of other Willys lovers worldwide. Last edited by Rehaan : 23rd March 2009 at 17:18. Reason: Quoted merc picture moved to other thread.
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harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,033 Thanked: 3,281 Times	I have recently received a set of photos from a friend. These are from his wife's family. They were government contractors. This picture may have been taken in Aurangabad, maybe someone can identify the hills in the background. Peculiar is the registration, it seems to be 360 AURANGABAD. There was no Maharaja of Aurangabad, so this is definitely not a royal registration. But the name of the city is put in full, for Bombay at one time it was shortened to BOM. And the car does have headlights, look closely. Cheers Harit Attached Thumbnails
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sabinesnubbing BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 343 Thanked: 293 Times	Harit, A beautiful picture. From what we do know of the pre 1939 registrations (and this I believe may be a 1933-5 Ford as Karlosdeville says), full names were used on plates in Bombay presidency (Khaipur is known), Central India (6 known such as Rewa, Datia and Sarila, Punjab province where they were used on official vehicles and the Rajputana agency where they were probably most common. Lovely! Cheers Cedric
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Stanher Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad, AP Posts: 6,491 Thanked: 2,087 Times View My Garage	Interesting info. on the no. plates. BTW, anyone knows what colour they were? The one on this car doesnt appear black.
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sabinesnubbing BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 343 Thanked: 293 Times	All, I have been looking more closely at the Aurangabad plate and I agree with Stanher that it does not look to be a white on black plate. Aurangabad was in the Hyderabad province and the only thing we know about their numbers is that they were plain (i.e 4853) albeit rather pretty and very fancy. If this was a typical pre-39 plate with a name, it should be AURANGABAD 360 not as here. I am therefore guessing that this is actually number 360 in probably white on green (or maybe red) for an official vehicle and the district it worked in is added to the plate. The attached photo is from an American collector and is a typical Hyderabad Province plate that is said to be from 1937. Cheers Cedric Attached Thumbnails
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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Stanher. The colour of the plates during the Nizams times was yellow, which was the official state colour. The system was three letters followed by three to four numbers as in "HYX 1234". Never hear of any green plates at all but have actually seen the yellow plates.
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