It was acquired and restored by Hawkers in 1949 where it became the mount of the their test pilot Neville Duke and was painted in the dark blue company colours.
Mostly speakers of a dialect of the Romani language (a language very similar to Sanskrit and other Indic languages) and initially mainly travellers largely working as Hawkers, Basket Weavers; also as Ostlers, Jockeys and many other occupations working with horses.
During the annual festival months and beyond, hawkers will set up 'Lemang' stalls opposite Zoo Negara which causes dangerous traffic bottlenecks that can stretch 3 kilometers long during peak hours The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) need to curb these safety hazards by relocating it elsewhere thus not affecting the traffic flow.
Minor duties such as hawkers' regulation and anti-smoking are nevertheless assumed by officers of other government departments, including the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Housing Department.