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Originally Posted by fazalaliadil  The Nizam had 50 Rolls Royce in his collection, apart from many other cars in his personal garage is a historical fact. |
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Likewise many other cars that belonged to the Nizam, Salarjung, Paigah's and other nobles found their way out of Hyderabad and eventually out of the country.
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Any pictures of these cars would be an invaluable record. If you, or someone you know, have pictures of cars belonging to either the Nizam's family or the nobility please do post them here for the record.
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there I saw a silver rolls Royce rolling out, I mean the whole body in solid silver (Chandi) with rivets all over
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That "silver" car (would be buffed aluminium as was the style in those days) you speak of most probably is 71DC a 1926 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Barker Tourer. This belonged to Habib Jung, son of Wali-ud Dowla. Here's a picture of the car, presently in a museum abroad.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/923961-post579.html (Rolls Royce's in India)
The family of Dara Chenoy owned a RR which was also in buffed aluminium, for which I don't have the details, or when it was sold and went out of Hyderabad.