Ambassador car sold to Peugeot: This iconic TV commercial for Peugeot 206 will make you nostalgic (Watch video)

The iconic brand Ambassador, has changed hands, with Hindustan Motors selling it to European auto major Peugeot for Rs 80 crore.

The news of Hindustan Ambassador being sold by Hindustan Motors to the French company, Peugeot marks the end of an era. Years ago before this landmark decision of Hindustan Ambassador being sold to Peugeot, a famous TV commercial for Peugeot 206 left the audiences smiling. Titled Peugeot 206: The Sculptor, the advertisement showed a young Indian man turning his Hindustan Ambassador into Peugeot 206. This commercial video will make you feel nostalgic about the change in events.

The advert starts with a young guy in India staring at his Hindustan Ambassador car at general location in the country. Moments later, he gets up and sits in his car to drive and much to the shock and amusement of onlookers; he smashes his Ambassador car at a wall. He damages the bonnet, the rear. After some time he makes an elephant sit on the hood before taking a hammer to start redesigning the body of the car. He works on the bodywork and starts welding.

After hours of hard work, he removes a crumpled piece of a newspaper showing an advert for the Peugeot 206. As he lowers the paper, the viewers are shown his dented and smashed the car in the same shape as the Peugeot. The man then takes his Peugeot 206 with his friends accompanying to a party. The memorable track playing in the background “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” by Raja Mushtaq, which later remixed as “Husan”, by Bhangra Knights.

The Ambassador car was not just an automobile in India but boasted of an emotional attachment. The memorably designed car ruled the roads for decades and people born in the 60s to 80s could understand the emotions. After seeing this advertisement, we cannot help thinking about how the French manufacturer and new owners of Hindustan Ambassador will treat the iconic Indian brand.

According to the PTI reports, The iconic brand Ambassador, which used to be a symbol of the high and mighty in power corridors, has changed hands, with Hindustan Motors selling it to European auto major Peugeot for Rs 80 crore. The C K Birla group firm has inked an agreement with Peugeot SA to this effect.