Calcutta transport of yore: yellow Ambassador taxis, Contessa and scooters, in Kolkata

From the archive record

When was the last time you saw a Hindustan Motors Contessa on the roads of India? Mixed with a generous helping of HM Ambassador cars in yellow and black, as well as yellow alone, and Maruti rounded-top vans, and Bajaj scooters. The cop carries a walkie-talkie while another wears an awkward helmet; the high-end cars are Maruti 800's. Even a sprinkling of Fiat 1100 Premier Padmini cars can be seen. Do you recall what a Matador looked like? Is that The Park hotel of Kolkata in the background? Don't miss the B C Sen & Co. billboard. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion,