Maruti 800 – 30 Years of

Dream Run
• The car, which was priced at around Rs. 50,000 when
launched in the early 1980s

• Last available for about R2.35 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi)

• First Owner - Harpal Singh, a resident of south Delhi,

had won white Maruti 800 donning the number plate
‘6479’ in a lucky draw. The car key was handed over to
him by none other than former Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi

• Maruti was the first made-in-India car to get disc brakes,

front-wheel drive, floorshift gears, bucket seats and a
plastic moulded dashboard.
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Maruti 800 – 30 Years

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Maruti 800 – 30 Years of
• the last Maruti 800 was 
Dream Run sold in 2014 to a Shillong
dealer, Indian media gave
an affectionate sendoff
with words like ‘beloved’
and ‘iconic’ and ran a
series of nostalgia pieces.

• Harpal Singh and his wife

had passed away in 2010
and 2012 respectively and
the Maruti 800 stays at
their office Museum
completely restored.