India cars with Vanden Plas bodies extracted from Vanden Plas records. 1333 W O Bentley 3 Litre; ML 1514; Sporting two seater, Scratched Aluminium/Blue; India, Maharajah of Wankaner; June 1927 1555 W O Bentley 4 ½ Litre; NX 3542; Standard sporting 4-seater, 6”longer bonnet, Blue fabric/Blue/Black; Maharajah of Bhavnagar April 1929 1825 Alvis Speed 20; 9878;Tourer for Chas Follett (sent to India); Red; July 1932 1969 Talbot ‘105’; 35291; Sports to Vanden Plas design 835 (exported to India); Teak woodwork; Blue; £122 10s; June 1933 3232 Bentley 3 ½ litre; B72 BN; Sports demonstrator for Indian trials for Bentley Motors (1931); Red; £217 10s; October 1934 3324 Bentley 3 ½ litre; B82 DG; 2 door tourer to Rolls-Royce order for the Maharajah of Indore; Black/Sunglow; £217 10s. March 1935 3325 Bentley 3 ½ litre B37 DK; Tourer to Rolls-Royce for India; Blue; April 1935 3329 Bentley 3 ½ B35 EJ; Tourer for Ruling Chief of Nandgaon; Black/Green 3376 Bentley 3 ½ litre; B164 EF; O.F. Continental Tourer Enclosed for the Maharajah of Cooch Behar; doors crested; light/dark blue. Aug 1935 3396 Bentley 3 ½ litre; B50 FB; Sports tourer to Vanden Plas design 1246/1; Blue; Regd. India; £234; Nov 1935 3462 Lanchester Straight 8; 41296; Tourer for H. H. Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. Order through Daimler Co. To Vanden Plas design 1312; Light blue; £285 1936
3584 Alvis 4.3 litre; 14335; 4 door pillarless for Alvis Co. (for Maharajah of Kashmir); £357 10s. Aug 1937 3611 Lanchester (Daimler chassis) ELS 24; 45593; Allweather for Daimler Co. to Vanden Plas design 1474 (For Jam Sahib of Nawanagar); Blue/silver; 1937 3635 Cadillac ‘75’ Series 141; 7 seater tourer for General Motors India Ltd. to Vanden Plas design 1529 (wings and platform steps with chassis); Two shades Blue; £375 1938 3657 Bentley 4 ¼ litre; B 64 MR; Sports tourer for Bentley to Vanden Plas design 1568/1; Green; Regd; India; £270; October 1938 4031Lanchester 27hp; 51049; Allweather for the Maharajah of Nawanagar ordered by Daimler Co.; Blue; £1695 ; 1946
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