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Old 04-04-2010, 02:30 AM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro View Post
Suprised there was no mention of the Hindustan Ambassador - basically the 1955 British Morris Oxford/Austin Cambridge - manufactured in India for decades.

Happy Motoring, Mark
That was a serious oversight. I thought it had Austin roots but I wasn't sure of the details. It seems to be the vehicle of choice for the political class since it was the only kind of vehicle parked around government buildings. And virtually every single one had curtains on the windows.
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