[samsag12]

Well thats some good news to hear Sandeep ji hope this proposal turns out to be a reality. I would definitely like to be a volunteer in this move, if possible. Please update on this.

[vintageman]

Originally Posted by harit

Nice event, sadly Lucknow lost its grand cars. But we see a movement to bring cars back to Lucknow. Keep it up.
Two points. That red Merc is either a 170V with a 4 cylinder engine. If it has 6 cylinders as stated, then it is not a 170 V.
That Morris woody is an ad-on, sometime back this car was apparently offered as a 1914 model!

Cheers harit

Harit ,

Your information network is amazing , does any vintage information escape your network ???!!!

The Morris woody is a joke with the vernacular press quoting and publishing an article regarding the car and stating the owner's claim for the car's ancestry , it's a waste of time trying to explain things to conmen and the vernacular press . Another ongoing farce in Lucknow.

The red Mercedes is a 6 cylinder car .

Well Lucknow might have lost a couple of Rolls and the Minerva ( Mahmoodabad ) and there was a Pierce ( Utraula ), Isotta ( Kotwara ) and 2 - 12 cylinder Packards - with Sir Wazir Hasan and maybe Mankapur with Lucknow ownership , but other than these we may just have turned the corner in stopping the car drain from here . Cars were sold by the erstwhile princely states all over India . Hopefully we will be increasing the local inventory.

Though it would be nice to if the younger generation became more active in preserving local vintage cars .

[kasli]

The Mercedes looks like a 230 similar car with SANGHI and the Mortis was a few years back for sale old memories.

Cheers

Originally Posted by vintageman

Harit ,

Your information network is amazing , does any vintage information escape your network ???!!!

The Morris woody is a joke with the vernacular press quoting and publishing an article regarding the car and stating the owner's claim for the car's ancestry , it's a waste of time trying to explain things to conmen and the vernacular press . Another ongoing farce in Lucknow.

The red Mercedes is a 6 cylinder car .

Well Lucknow might have lost a couple of Rolls and the Minerva ( Mahmoodabad ) and there was a Pierce ( Utraula ), Isotta ( Kotwara ) and 2 - 12 cylinder Packards - with Sir Wazir Hasan and maybe Mankapur with Lucknow ownership , but other than these we may just have turned the corner in stopping the car drain from here . Cars were sold by the erstwhile princely states all over India . Hopefully we will be increasing the local inventory.

Though it would be nice to if the younger generation became more active in preserving local vintage cars .

[KPS]

Seems that another UP Car has landed in Bangalore. This 1950 Chevy Convertible sure will be a nice car when fully restored.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...ml#post2190606

Cheers

KPS

[Cargaze]

Dear Friends,
Glad to inform that on Sunday 27th Feb'11, we are going to have SBI Vintage Car Rally. Around 70 vehicles are likely to participate. Would post the pictures after the event.
Regards'
Cargaze

[Cargaze]

Attaching the photos of the Rally Held on 27.2.2011. The same was sponsored by State Bank of India.

[Cargaze]

Some more photos. The route was approx 15 Kms inside the city

[Cargaze]

Dear Friends,
I am happy to inform that Vintage Car & M/Cycle Club of Lucknow is organising a" Katarniaghat Vintage Run" highlighting the message "Protect Wildlife Protect the Tiger". This is a 250 Kms run from Lucknow to katarniaghat National forest situated near Bahraich. Around 10 vehicles will be part of the run including Jeeps. The vehicles will pass thru Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Oel Farms to reach Katarniaghat. Awanish Awasthi, IAS Secretary and DG Tourism, will flag off the vehicles on 12th March at 6.45 AM.
A similar run to promote Wildlife and Preservation was organised in 2008 to Dudhwa National Park, around 225 Kms from Lucknow.

[Cargaze]

“Protect Wildlife - Protect The Tiger” With this motto 10 vintage vehicles were flagged off by Mr Awanish Awasthi, IAS Secretary and DG Tourism from Paryatan Bhawan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on 12th March’2011 at around 7 AM. The event was sponsored by UP Tourism and organized by Vintage Car & M/Cycle Club of Lucknow.

Participating vehicles included Morris 8 of Uppa Anand, Ford Prefect of OP Singh, Chevrolet Fleetmaster and Ford Jeep of Ashutosh Chauhan, Standard Super 10 of Akhilesh Agarwal, Willys Column Shift of Sandeep Das, Willys Jeep of Abbas Agha, Willys of Mr P N D Singh, Ford Jeep of Shavez Khan.
Attaching the photos of the participants

[Cargaze]

The First Halt was around 42 Kms from Lucknow at Ataria where the participants had a Tea break and after checking the vehicles for oil, breakage etc resumed for Sitapur. At Sitapur Highway next to the Lakhimpur By Pass, around 90 Kms from Luknow the participants were welcomed at MB Flour Mills Complex by around 100 children from 3 Sitapur Schools. They had been invited for a briefing on the Conservation and Protection of Wildlife specially the Tiger and had hand made posters on the issue. Dr Tarun Sehgal joined the procession in his MG TC.
On the Lakhimpur By Pass the participants were delighted to be welcomed by around 200 students of Sacred Heart Management College, all lined up . The Management as well as the Principal of the School alongwith the President of the Club, Raja DN Singh addressed the students and briefed them about the importance of Wildlife and specially the concern for Tigers.

Photos of the same attached.

[Cargaze]

Trouble free the vehicles carried on their run and reached Oel(Lakhimpur Kheri) around 122 Kms from Lucknow. At the Farm House of Kr PND Singh there was a well laid out Lunch for the participants. With the picturesque background of an artificial Lake it was all but like a dream for all. Almost all the vehicles had reached Oel by 12 noon and were flagged off by the District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Mr Samir Verma for the onward journey to Katarniaghat at around 1.45. PND Singh joined the run in his Willys Jeep. We thereafter reached Motipur Forest Range at around 5 pm which is the starting point of Katarniaghat National Park and around 45 Kms from Katarniaghat Forest Rest House.
At Motipur after a Tea Break, the vehicles resumed the last leg of the journey, reaching Bhinga Raj Tiger Tents covering a total distance of around 260 Kms from Lucknow. Raja CK Singh of Bhinga who is also the President of the Katarnighat Foundation, a NGO to promote Katarniaghat, welcomed all the participants. The location is right on the Banks of the Huge Girwa River flowing from Nepal. The place is being developed to accommodate people in Swiss Tents.
Thereafter the participants settled down in their respective Cottages of the Forest Department and The Irrigation Department. Dinner was clubbed with a get together with the Katarniaghat Foundation members and the Ranger of the Katarniaghat Forest Mr Shukla. Foundation members and the ranger briefed the participants on the katarniaghat forest and the need to conserve and protect the same. Next morning at 5.30 AM, lot of participants went for the Forest Safari inside the Jungle, covering an approx distance of around 25 Kms. Animals spotted included Swamp Deer, Chital, Wild Boars, Blue Bulls and a Leopard. Tiger however remained elusive.
After the jungle safari and a breakfast the participants were taken to a Boat Ride arranged by the Forest Department in the Girwa River. Lots of Ghariyals were seen along the banks. Jungle Fowls were a plenty on the way and the river side was dotted with Cane Forest. Migratory Birds had left a little time back and the Dolphins had gone further deep in the river.
Photos attached.

[samsag12]

I must congratulate the Vintage Car & M/Cycle Club of Lucknow for this wonderful effort. Really appreciate the way the route was planned and the support of school children.
Nice to see the majority of jeeps, which took part in the rally.
Appreciate the initiative taken by the UP tourism too.

[Cargaze]

In the evening the participants were treated to a musical programme by Sitapur Artists at the Farm House of Mr Singh adjoining the Wildlife Sanctuary.
On 14th March, the vehicles were lined up at around 7 AM and were flagged off by Raja C K Singh OF Bhinga for the return journey.
The vehicles reached PN D Singh's residence at Lahkimpur Oel at around 11.30 AM and after a lovely Lunch the vehicles were again flagged off by the DFO Lakhimpur Mr KK Singh to reach Lucknow by around 6 PM
The Katarniaghat Vintage Run concluded with a pledge by the club and members to create similar awareness on environment related issues in future.

[Cargaze]

[COLOR=black][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Hi,
Vintage Car & M/cycle club of Lucknow organised a "Sitapur Endurance Run" on Sunday, 5th Feb'2012. Ten vehicles participated in the around 150 Km run. Participating vehicles included Ford Prefect, Ford A, Morris 8, Ford GPW, Willys DJ3A, Fiat Balilla and a Land Rover. The vehicles started at around 8.30 am and after taking a mid way short break reached the Farm House of Dr Tarun Sehgal (Member of the Club) at around 11. am. After a sumptous lunch the participants reached lucknow at around 5.pm. I,m attaching a few photos of the event.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[samsag12]

Originally Posted by Cargaze

[COLOR=black][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Hi,
Vintage Car & M/cycle club of Lucknow organised a "Sitapur Endurance Run" on Sunday, 5th Feb'2012. Ten vehicles participated in the around 150 Km run. Participating vehicles included Ford Prefect, Ford A, Morris 8, Ford GPW, Willys DJ3A, Fiat Balilla and a Land Rover. The vehicles started at around 8.30 am and after taking a mid way short break reached the Farm House of Dr Tarun Sehgal (Member of the Club) at around 11. am. After a sumptous lunch the participants reached lucknow at around 5.pm. I,m attaching a few photos of the event.[/FONT][/COLOR]

Great event, i came to know of a rally from the presence of Ford perfect at the same filling station a day before, didn't knew it was an endurance run.
Thanks for sharing the pics Sandeep ji. Wish to see more events like this in future.