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The Chinkara roadster
The Rs. 7 lakh-odd Chinkara made by an Alibaug-based couple is India's only roadster.
BY BM
The Chinkara car has been around for more than an year now. Too bad they don't have a website - I really would like to set up one for them. This car is wild - it was created by a husband-wife team in Alibaug near Mumbai. Now this car - named the Chinkara - is available at approximately Rs 7,00,000 apiece
Chinkara Cars - Chinkara at the Auto Expo 2004
http://www.ryze.com/go/Chinkara.
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Chinkara 1.8S - Rubberneckin | First Drives - CarWale.com
Why would anyone want to buy the Chinkara? Here are a few reasons.
It is the only car available in the market right now which is a roadster. There is no other car in India which can satisfy your craving for the perfect wind-in-the-hair motoring. The closest car that one can think about is the San Storm from San Motors. But then, its a convertible, and not a true blue roadster.
For the price of any new mid-size car, now you can have a car that will make everyone on the street stand and stare at you.
This car, as it is manufactured out of locally made components, can be easily repaired by any roadside mechanic on the streets of India.
So why am I not going out and buying it rightaway? Oh well, I am not sure about how the banks would react if I told them I need a loan to buy a car called Chinkara, a roadster, made by a husband and wife team. Maybe they will be kind. Maybe they won't be. I have a mortal fear of banks and the creatures that inhabit them that I do not want to go there and find out whether they are willing to furnish me a loan to buy a roadster car called Chinkara. This may not be the case for the rest of you, so think about the Chinkara, please.
Here is the latest on the Chinkara roadster at the Auto Expo 2004.