Republic Day gift: Bajaj Auto to make new bikes from INS Vikrant's recycled scrap metal
Commissioned in 1961, the INS Vikrant was used in the Indo-Pak war and was scrapped in 2014.
Bajaj Auto will be revealing a new range of bikes, Bajaj V on February 1. What sets these bikes apart is that they are made from the same metal used in India's first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
Commissioned in 1961, and in service for 36 years, the INS Vikrant was decommissioned in 1997 and scrapped in 2014.
On the eve of India's 67th Republic Day, the Indian automaker has released a video showing a glimpse of its new range of V bikes made from the "invincible metal of the INS Vikrant".
"We at Bajaj were determined to not allow history to fade away into oblivion. So we took INS Vikrant's metal, melted it, and gave it a new face," the voiceover in the video says.
The video doesn't reveal much about the new bikes. Only that they will be badged Bajaj V, get a special logo, and will be introduced on February 1.
A glimpse of the bike's fuel tank reveals that the bike will get an embossing about INS Vikrant.