Hindustan Motors was the first Indian Car Company to start production in India in 1942. As old as the Pyramids, the Ambassador is essentially a 60 year old design manufactured by Morris of England as the Oxford [the car is, in fact, selling in the UK for its nostalgic value!] and it still sells in India despite its ancestry. What's glaring about this car is its antiquated design. The body is obsolete, but the engine is reasonably modern which is the Isuzu based four-cylinder 1800cc unit. And though the engine has satisfactory power, it is noisy and can be a strain over long periods. The gearbox is agrarian, the brakes not very good either. HM, thankfully, after all these years has finally managed to get the handbrake to work. The car is quite a handful at speeds -- it rolls excessively when cornered hard and the old-fashioned suspension does not inspire much confidence in the car's dynamics. Build quality is below par and fitments and fixtures are generally tacky. The body shell is also notorious for catching rust.