Mumbai Dealership Celebrates 35 Years of Maruti in Classic Maruti Day

December 16th 2018 has witnessed the 35-year celebration of Maruti when a host of classic Maruti models across the country gathering at Mumbai’s newest dealership, named Fort Point Automotive. 

To celebrate 35 years of India's people's car, Maruti dealership at Mumbai has held a rally event

To celebrate the achievement, the event will kick off by a rally with some of classic Maruti models initially at Fort in South Mumbai and end it up in the new Fort Point dealership in Jogeshwari. There are numerous owners as well as the enthusiasts will also participate to share some interesting stories about their cars, along with a long list of classic Maruti including 

• Maruti SS80s

• Maruti 800s 

• Maruti 1000s 

• Maruti Zens 

• Maruti Vans 

• Maruti Gypsys

1. Maruti 800

December 14, 1983, has marked the launch of the icon Maruti 800 which is a small Japanese hatchback. This was considered as the hatchback model to change the scenario of the auto industry in the country at that time. It comes from the reason that the car model made an easy approach to the customer's thanks to the reasonable price and reliable package. This has been the first step to build the good innings in the country.

The classic Maruti 800 has launched in December 14th 1983

To share the story about the own car, Mr V Murali had driven down his 1991 Maruti 800 DX with his son from Mysore to the rally. He has stated,

“I have a 1991 Maruti 800 DX with a factory AC. I have done more than 4,50,000km in my 10 years of ownership. On my drive down from Mysore, it still reached a top speed of 130kph and it gave me a mileage of around 20kpl – which is amazing. Everyone appreciates this car, the younger and the older generations.” 

Mr V Murali and his son had driven down their 1991 Maruti 800 DX to the rally

2. Maruti SS80

Adding to the rally is an SS80 finished in a bright orange shade, owned by Vijay Potphode. The car has caught much attention from other people. He stated,

 “I have owned this 1985 Maruti SS80 for seven years, during which I have restored and customised it myself and have covered over 1,09,000km. My favourite memory with this car is when my son refused to travel with us to Pune in our SX4 and insisted we take the 800, which was his favourite car. Even though the car was not in the best shape back then, we decided to take it anyway and it managed the journey absolutely trouble-free.” 

Vijay Potphode also drove his orange finished classic Maruti to the rally

3. Maruti Van

Vinay Kumar Ravindra Chumble, a pristine 1985 Maruti Van’s owner had also driven his car from Nashik to the rally. He shared that his family had owned the car for quite a long time since it was brand-new disregard two engine changes. Until now, it has amassed over 7,86,000 km on the clock. 

“This is a first lot car which my father bought on his birthday. He had only Rs 87,000 in his pocket and bought this car for Rs 86,000. I restored this car in 2010 with an original refurbished engine, which was imported from Japan. This particular model is called a Maruti 800 V – with the 'V' standing for 'van'. People call it an Omni but it’s not that; it’s a Maruti Van. I have tried to keep it as original as possible, over the years. I still have the original key and the owner’s manual from 1985.”

The family of Vinay Kumar Ravindra Chumble has owned the car for a long time

As aforementioned, there are other classic Maruti car models are also gathered to celebrate the 35 year anniversary of Maruti classic day. As Maruti Suzuki cars have played a crucial role in shaping the automotive industry in the country, the celebration has been so special not only for the Maruti manufacturer themselves but for the Maruti owner and Maruti fans.

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