In the early 1960s, industrialist S K Birla purchased an early model of the Ambassador, or Amby. It was round and robust, and spacious from inside. For a family trip to faraway Badrinath from Delhi, Birla requisitioned four Ambys instead of the rough and tough Jeep, the chosen vehicle for hill drives. The Ambys climbed the slopes without an effort and flew over the kuccha roads. However, one Amby’s steering unit broke down and the car stalled. Even as Birla was wondering what to do, the villagers guided him to a small garage that could fix it. “The Amby was so ...
Ambassador Chronicles
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