From our Indian
Correspondent:
Just returned
from Bombay, participated in the Fiesta organised on 4th Feb
by the VCCCI (www.vccci.com) You
can see more pictures here.
There were 2
Standards at the event, both familiar cars. One was Gautam
Ashra's 14, and the other was George Soans Avon. While I
met Mr Ashras brother for a few minutes (he was driving the
car), i didnt get a chance to meet George. The event was far
too crowded and lack of time meant I missed that chance,
and got just a few photos, and not very good ones at
that....blame it on the crowds! Couldn't even get both cars
together...
(The
photos look fine to me! - webmaster!)
I bumped into a
friend of mine in the bus on the way home, and he told me of
an Avon in Nashik he had seen as a kid in the 60s...he
described it as a small, low sports car with cycle fenders
up front, small diameter wooden steering wheel, streamlined rear
end with spare wheel, but not very powerful...he had offered
to pay 500 rupees for the car, but the owner wanted 1500 for
it...still a steal!
He also told me
of a most interesting project...a sports car he and his
brothers built, when they were all (3) around 13 to
18...it was based on a late 30s Flying 9 Tourer! I'm trying to
get photos of the car, and more details from him...the car was
last spotted in Bombay in the early 90s....
And it appears
to be raining Standards in my family...! A relative I
met at the rally in Bombay told me of her fathers 30s 10...she
will dig up photos and send them across...
Karl
You can click on
either of these photos to see an enlargement
The photos of
the Standard 14 at this same Rally are on a separate page
