Bombay and beyond

[Sandeep2]

Well India getting more and more nice and better cars i live in the Netherlands and i have seen a Germany registered Tata Safari i don't take pic because i was driving and the Safari was driving too fast

[Bombaywalla]

^^Cool. I've seen a few Tata Safaris in Italy and other parts of mainland Europe, and also spotted a Tatamobile (207) with the London Fire Brigade. That was a great moment I tell ya.

@Bombaywalla: why you don't update regular in place of 2,3 Weeks??

I try my best, but it is sometimes hard to keep at it for want of time.
Sandeep, mate, can i request you to use the edit button instead of posting back-to-back, please? Many thanks.

[VCheng]

This is one of my favorite threads.

[Bombaywalla]

Look what I caught?!?! I was driving in the western burbs when I spotted something small and cute from afar - the yet-to-be-released 'Up', by Volkswagen...

[Bombaywalla]

This is one of my favorite threads.

Thank you, I'm glad you like it, VCheng

New buildings coming up in what is turning out to be another office/commerical district... old mill land on which massive cotton mills once stood are being redeveloped into prime (and mad expensive) residential and commercial buildings all over this south-central neighbourhood. Cranes everywhere...

IndiaBulls Financial Centre...

The new 45-floor Shangri La hotel and our local mall underneath it. Note how the developer left the tall chimney from one of the old factories intact :)...

[Bombaywalla]

...continued from page 38...

Pics taken during rush hour in the fading evening light...

[Bombaywalla]

Arrived at my destination - high up above the organised chaos of rush hour below...

Notice how new structures rise from land where some old factories and colonial buildings are still visible. They'll be gone soon, bringing-in new skyscrapers to replace them...

A new emerging cluster visible behind the race course...

[VCheng]

It is a pity that much of the old colonial charm will go away, but such is the price paid for progress.

[Bombaywalla]

It is a pity that much of the old colonial charm will go away, but such is the price paid for progress.

This is unfortunately true, though I'm thankful there are 'heritage laws' which protect some of the city's colonial buildings. I'll take some pics of colonial Bombay later.

[Sandeep2]

@Bombaywalla: oh is good i try

[Sandeep2]

Look what I caught?!?! I was driving in the western burbs when I spotted something small and cute from afar - the yet-to-be-released 'Up', by Volkswagen...

Nice spotting man!! you have give us a Big Scoop

[nickatnite]

re:UP. This car rocks. And, thanks for the capture. (Y)(Y)(Y)

[ansarghani]

This is unfortunately true, though I'm thankful there are 'heritage laws' which protect some of the city's colonial buildings. I'll take some pics of colonial Bombay later.

I'd love see the pics of old Mumbai... especially if you have the pics of Jinnah House...
My grandfather visited Mumbai in 1919, liked the city a lot... used to tell about the delicious red bananas produced in Mumbai...

[Bombaywalla]

re:UP. This car rocks. And, thanks for the capture. (Y)(Y)(Y)

I'm glad I managed to take pics of it with all that security surrouding the flatbed.

I'd love see the pics of old Mumbai... especially if you have the pics of Jinnah House...
My grandfather visited Mumbai in 1919, liked the city a lot... used to tell about the delicious red bananas produced in Mumbai...

I will gladly take some for you mate.

[nickatnite]

I'm glad I managed to take pics of it with all that security surrouding the flatbed.

I thought of asking you about the security etc. There's no way they're going to transport a yet to be released car without some kind of security. OTH, if they didn't want people to see the UP, they would have covered it, don't you think?. Anyways, this is a scoop. Good job and i think you should watermark the pics.

[Bombaywalla]

^^ you know what mate, the whole world seems to have used my pics, including this gentlemen, or should I say, plagiarist...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=163466383752415&set=o.104966544562&type=1

^^ A friend sent me that link this morning

Re: security - All I had to do was pretend to be a VW employee (arriving in my Polo et all haha), and smile politely at the guards. No questions asked, besides, it was a public road, and they couldn't possibly have stopped me from taking pics, eh?

[nickatnite]

^^ you know what mate, the whole world seems to have used my pics, including this gentlemen, or should I say, plagiarist...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=163466383752415&set=o.104966544562&type=1

^^ A friend sent me that link this morning

Re: security - All I had to do was pretend to be a VW employee (arriving in my Polo et all haha), and smile politely at the guards. No questions asked, besides, it was a public road, and they couldn't have possibly stopped me from taking pics, eh?

re: plagiarism, same has happened to me too. Go to the CannonBall FB page and you'll see my pics and some Pak sites too.lolzzz That's why i started to watermark the pics. VW can't do nothing about these pics as it was taken in a public place, you're right about that.

[Bombaywalla]

^^ I wonder how many of our pics have been plagiarised thus far, and it becomes harder for me to keep track of what's going on considering I'm not on FB. I don't understand why people do this, I just don't. Anywho...

[nickatnite]

^^ I wonder how many of our pics have been plagiarised thus far, and it becomes harder for me to keep track of what's going on considering I'm not on FB. I don't understand why people do this, I just don't. Anywho...

Same here. I'm not in any of the networking sites either. Thank God.

[Sandeep2]

LOL!! his name is also Sandeep Singh same as my name, but that guy have copy everything and now al souces use his name!! but it cames from @Bombaywalla