Hindustan Ambassador Converted Into Pickup Truck Looks Dope! [Video]

Hindustan Ambassador or the Amby as it is fondly called, holds a special place in the minds of Indian car lovers. Back it its day, the Ambassador was considered a symbol of power, class and prosperity. If you owned one, you’d know what respect it brought to the table. Even though Hindustan Motors ceased operations in 2014, we have a lot of tastefully restored and resto-modded examples lying around. However, it is not every day that you would come across a tastefully made Ambassador pickup truck. A video posted on the channel Harbhej Sidhu shows a 2-door Amby pickup.

This build is from Punjab and the donor car is a 2010 Ambassador sedan. It appears to be a very clean build and the owner has paid great attention to detail in the creation process. Looking at the design details, the car keeps its ‘vintage vibes’ safe even while being functional as a pickup. The front bonnet design has been tweaked for a stronger presence and gets Satin Silver embellishments.

The indicator lamps are large and sit on the fenders. Retro-styled aux lamps and mirrors can also be seen. The custom Chrome-plated front grille has a large ‘Ambassador’ logo and the HM logo sits above it, on the hood. The headlamps are aftermarket projector LED units. The front and rear bumpers look classy and old-school. It even gets a front spoiler.

The wheels have been upsized and the wheel caps are custom-made. The entire rear section of the vehicle has been modified. The bodywork has been chopped off starting from the B-pillar and the doors removed. The deck starts from the B-pillar and goes all the way back. From the sides, however, the work looks clean and classy. The fuel tank sits to the left, and has been restructured to fit inside the new bodywork. The vehicle rides on thick profile tyres.

The owner of this car loves vintage bikes and even has a garage that repairs superbikes. It is thus important for him to have a practical truck. The loading deck of this pickup is made of wood and can take loads of up to a couple of bikes. The woodwork has a textured finish and looks cool.

The lockable tailgate is custom made, and gels well with the rest of the design. An Ambassador logo can be seen here as well. The rear bumper, fenders and tail lamps get Chrome embellishments and look quite old school. The rear portion of the cabin seems to be custom-made- quite a neat job again.

Hindustan Motors once had a pickup version of the Ambassador on sale here. It was called the Veer (and Porter). Mostly intended for the commercial vehicle sector, it wasn’t too good-looking a truck, nor was it anywhere close to the ‘lifestyle truck’ stature., This build looks much better in comparison and shows how HM should have originally made a pickup out of the Amby. It looks better styled and better proportioned.

While the owner uses the rear deck primarily for transporting motorcycles, there is even a hidden bench seat in it, which can be accessed by using a key. He claims to have done Himachal Pradesh road trips on this car with all the tent and accessories loaded on the rear deck, and going by the immaculate condition of this truck, it is hard to disbelieve him.

This vehicle is powered by a petrol engine and has a manual transmission and RWD. The owner has also added an aftermarket exhaust to it.