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1948 ford
1946 cheverolet
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INDIAN CARS STARTED PRODUCTION ONLY AFTER BRITISH LEFT INDIA IN 1947
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[photo taken in 1950's showing 1940-1950 American made taxi cars mainly cheverolets and fords
1948 ford...................................................................................................................................
INDIAN CARS STARTED PRODUCTION ONLY AFTER BRITISH LEFT INDIA IN 1947
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INDIAN ASSEMBLED CAR[AUSTIN MADE IN ENGLAND] -1948-PRODUCTION STARTED AFTER 2 YEARS
By 1930 the number of vehicles assembled or imported into India exceeded 30,000; about 17,000 cars and 15,000 commercial vehicles.
Towards the end of the 2nd World War that the importance of establishing an indigenous automobile industry in India was realized when Premier Automobiles Ltd.(PAL) and Hindustan Motors (HM) set up factories in the mid 40s for progressive manufacture rather than assembly from imported components. HM was established in 1942 for the manufacture of certain auto components, but it was only in 1949 that the company actually began making cars. PAL was founded in 1944 by Seth Walchand Hirachand, a visionary and industrialist of pre-independent India, and as early as 1946 assembly of the Dodge DeSoto and Plymouth cars at PAL's Kurla Plant commenced.
Though HM was formed in 1942 by Mr B M Birla but production of the first car, the Hindustan 10 which was based on the British Morris 10, did not start until 1949.
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This was followed in 1950 by the “Baby Hindustan”, a car based on the Morris Minor,
and the Hindustan 14 which was based on the Morris 14.
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Production of the Landmaster, a car based on the Morris Oxford, started in 1954.
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In 1957 a tool line of the Series 3 Morris Oxford was transferred to India and production of the Ambassador car started in 1958. Models produced include the Mark 1 to 1V range, Nova, 1800 1SZ and the Avigo.
By 1930 the number of vehicles assembled or imported into India exceeded 30,000; about 17,000 cars and 15,000 commercial vehicles.
Towards the end of the 2nd World War that the importance of establishing an indigenous automobile industry in India was realized when Premier Automobiles Ltd.(PAL) and Hindustan Motors (HM) set up factories in the mid 40s for progressive manufacture rather than assembly from imported components. HM was established in 1942 for the manufacture of certain auto components, but it was only in 1949 that the company actually began making cars. PAL was founded in 1944 by Seth Walchand Hirachand, a visionary and industrialist of pre-independent India, and as early as 1946 assembly of the Dodge DeSoto and Plymouth cars at PAL's Kurla Plant commenced.
Though HM was formed in 1942 by Mr B M Birla but production of the first car, the Hindustan 10 which was based on the British Morris 10, did not start until 1949.
[2]This was followed in 1950 by the “Baby Hindustan”, a car based on the Morris Minor,
and the Hindustan 14 which was based on the Morris 14.
[3]Production of the Landmaster, a car based on the Morris Oxford, started in 1954.
[4]In 1957 a tool line of the Series 3 Morris Oxford was transferred to India and production of the Ambassador car started in 1958. Models produced include the Mark 1 to 1V range, Nova, 1800 1SZ and the Avigo.
