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A 96-year-old woman, Homai Vyarawala from Vadodara has sold her 55-year-old original Fiat car to buy the Tata Nano.
Vyarawala, the 'first woman press photographer' said that she sold her Fiat car to a vintage car lover in Mumbai after she found it difficult to get it repaired.
She said that the Fiat car was imported from Italy 55 years ago and was brought to India through the sea route.
Vyarwala, has clicked photographs of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai and foreign dignitaries visiting the country.
Vyarawala said, "I will book Nano car whenever its registration begins in the city and wait for my turn to get the car."
The allotment of car is to take place by a lucky draw and she is hopeful of emerging luckier in getting this car. "She, however, made it clear that she is not in favour of approaching Ratan Tata to get this car soon.