[anjan_c2007]

An unused key ring from M/s Naresh Chandra and Company, the erstwhile dealers for API products:

[karlosdeville]

A reader from the UK has written in. About 15 years ago he bought this medallion from a jeweller, on which is engraved
royal automobile club associate.
cawnpore l.c and m.c club 9/3/30
automobileassociation allahabad

He is trying to find out any history of it or were it came from.

Has anybody heard of this in the past?

[awini]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

A reader from the UK has written in. About 15 years ago he bought this medallion from a jeweller, on which is engraved
royal automobile club associate.
cawnpore l.c and m.c club 9/3/30
automobileassociation allahabad

He is trying to find out any history of it or were it came from.

Has anybody heard of this in the past?

Attachment 1003042

Attachment 1003043

LC and MC club means light car and motor cycle club....

[harit]

A badge which was often seen in the past, now quite rare.
It says AA Southern India

Cheers harit

[shankar.balan]

Originally Posted by harit

A badge which was often seen in the past, now quite rare.
It says AA Southern India

Cheers harit

Life members of the AASI get this metal badge when they join even now. They also get the yellow AASI stickers. When I sold the Scorpio my metal AA badge went with it. I have one with me now but cannot mount it on the Yeti as there is no provision. So I make do with the stickers instead. Even in the Scorpio I had to get the local garage to build and weld a sort of slim metal tongue with a nut and bolt arrangement onto some metal surface behind the vehicle radiator and then mount the badge on it externally.

[harit]

This is the original box for a speedometer cable for a Ford A.
It maybe worth to inform enthusiasts that the boxes of parts which are to be used on a car are also worthy of being kept as Automobilia. Sometimes there are instructions too.
Please don't just throw away these boxes in future.

Cheers harit

[harit]

Tomorrow we have the Marathon, a zillion folks running on the roads blocked for the event.

In 1964 there was the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay. This was a huge affair 9 days long, roads were blocked, others were made one-way, parking areas were created on maidans. For this event the Bombay Police even brought out a brochure on traffic regulation with a traffic policeman on the cover. This is a lovely photo, many of us have seen them in this uniform, but now there are hardly any pictures. Those shorts were not great. The harness being worn was actually able to hold an umbrella anchored at two points so that the cop could stand in the sun under an umbrella, and yet keep his hands free.
For tomorrow there is no brochure

Cheers harit

[the mole]

Indian Film posters very rarely have cars on them, but while being engaged in one of my other hobbies i came across this poster with what looks like a packard clipper convertible? Was there ever such a thing. Also what looks like a early best bus.

[kasli]

Originally Posted by the mole

Indian Film posters very rarely have cars on them, but while being engaged in one of my other hobbies i came across this poster with what looks like a packard clipper convertible? Was there ever such a thing. Also what looks like a early best bus.

Yes that's a 48 convertible. It's current is not known. But has taken its own role in many movies ! Used to be attended to in BANDH at one time.

Cheers

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by the mole

Indian Film posters very rarely have cars on them, but while being engaged in one of my other hobbies i came across this poster with what looks like a packard clipper convertible? Was there ever such a thing. Also what looks like a early best bus.

It isn't a Clipper, but what was I believe mockingly called the bathtub model - apparently not very successful. The car is seen in quite a few movies, I remember one movie where it was apparently moving around without a driver. It also briefly appears in the Rajesh Khanna starrer 'Avtaar'. There may have been more than one, around, one is with Harit, maybe the same car. I have seen another one, restored, black colour BML regn.

[harit]

Originally Posted by kasli

Yes that's a 48 convertible. It's current is not known. But has taken its own role in many movies ! Used to be attended to in BANDH at one time. Cheers

This is indeed the "Baandh" car used in many movies, it was even an ex-Maharaja car. It survives, restoration may be delayed, but she is definitely not scrapped. Owner lives in Mumbai.

Cheers harit

[kasli]

This is 1948 Victoria 8 Convertible . 22nd series

Cheers and glad to know its alive.

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

It isn't a Clipper, but what was I believe mockingly called the bathtub model - apparently not very successful. The car is seen in quite a few movies, I remember one movie where it was apparently moving around without a driver. It also briefly appears in the Rajesh Khanna starrer 'Avtaar'. There may have been more than one, around, one is with Harit, maybe the same car. I have seen another one, restored, black colour BML regn.

[harit]

Originally Posted by harit

...........the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay. ...........Cheers harit

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

........I thought we'd see him riding in the Lincoln Continental though - supposed to have been imported for the occassion.........

Originally Posted by travancore

..............Also read somewhere that the car was gifted to Mother Teresa on His Holiness' return..........This video shows the Continental and a few other interesting Bombay cars............]

I had not figured that the International Eucharistic Congress was the time when the Pope visited Mumbai. In fact, there was to have been a second Lincoln, a hard top which was black in 1979 and belonged to a catholic family where one son was with me in college. I had even seen that car at the Peddar Road pump. Has been sold on since long.

The convertible at one time belonged to the actor Prem Nath, it was lying on Mount Pleasant Road and was sold on to Pune.

Here is a map showing the traffic arrangements in south Bombay during that time. Bombay has surely changed a lot, name, reclamation etc.

Cheers harit

[harit]

In 1977 a vintage car rally was organised by Red + White. For best performance one Mr. Prem Kumar Mehra won a prize. There is a number "21" to be seen, and they talk of Thoroughbreds. This may have been mounted on some kind of wood, there are 4 pins behind the plaque. The background is a sofa covering.
There are some questions.
Where was this event held? Generally where did Red + White sponsor such events? Not Bombay as far as I remember, but one never knows.
Who is Mr. Prem Kumar Mehra and which car did he have?

Hopefully someone will remember.

Cheers harit

[manishalive]

Originally Posted by harit

In 1977 a vintage car rally was organised by Red + White. For best performance one Mr. Prem Kumar Mehra won a prize. There is a number "21" to be seen, and they talk of Thoroughbreds. This may have been mounted on some kind of wood, there are 4 pins behind the plaque. The background is a sofa covering.
There are some questions.
Where was this event held? Generally where did Red + White sponsor such events? Not Bombay as far as I remember, but one never knows.
Who is Mr. Prem Kumar Mehra and which car did he have?

Hopefully someone will remember.

Cheers harit

Here is the answer to your questions -(posted by ragtop)

"Trophies:
1. THE RED ,'D WHITE 21 TROPHY for the best overall performance of the day (minimum penalty points): Car No.10, Mr. Prem Kumar Mehra in his 1927 Chevrolet."

from the thread

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...ection-14.html