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Me and my cars: Sameer Kadam

We chat with Sameer Kadam, Chairman, Kadamb, about his love for automobiles.
1 min read•28 Oct '23
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Autocar India petrosexual Adler Trumpf

What are you driving and why?

I drive an Adler Trumpf Junior Sport because it’s a historic and early front-wheel-drive production car. I also own a Mercedes-Benz SL (R107), which I take to the MBCCR. My daily driver though is a Mercedes-Benz GLS 400.

What's next on your wish list?

Either a Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 or a Mercedes-AMG G 63.

The most fun you've had in a car?

It was in my 1966 Triumph Spitfire, during my college days.

Dream money-no-object car?

That will always be the 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Super Snake.

Me and my cars: Sameer Kadam Mercedes-Benz 300SL is in Sameer’s dream garage.

Who is your all-time greatest motorsport hero?

Ayrton Senna.

Favourite road?

Driving along the sea shore in Cape Town, South Africa.

What's on your automotive bucket list?

Driving to Leh, Ladakh.

What would you do with your last litre of fuel?

Enjoy a rather short drive in my Adler till the fuel lasts.

You ideal five-car garage would be?

Toyota Land Cruiser LC300

1967 Shelby Mustang GT500

1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

1936 Adler Triumpf Junior Sport

1954 Buick Skylark Convertible

What was your first car?

It was a 1962 Fiat 1100, which I still own.

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