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Originally Posted by gt_mustang  what an amazing collection
has anyone heard of this incident where the nizam wanted to buy a rolls and they denied him so he got someone else to buy a couple for him and then he used them to collect garbage around charminar!!!!!
talk about being pissed off !!! |
I think its safe to say this story pertains more likely to Bharatpur, definitely not to Hyderabad. Besides the Nizam was considered a most "faithful" ally of the empire, RR would have bent over backwards to please him. Time magazine once carried an article about him gifting close to 150 million pounds for the war effort ! You don't tick off such a serious donor
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Originally Posted by Julian UK Lovely photos DKG, you were wise to use the low loader truck.
The Napier and Wolseley especially are magnificent. The Rolls-Royce really does look like an unt ka %$&?£#!. I hope it is rectified soon.
I do hope that these cars will be displayed in a proper climatically controlled environment protected from the elements, not just some kutcha lean to roof with one side open to the weather, heat and dust where they will be rusty scrap in 7 or 8 years.
Now to try and identify the Napier, Fiat and the Wolseley. |
Following my suggestion the estate is having the entire display closed with glass to keep off dust and the elements and not to mention over enthusiastic visitors!! Will ensure that even sunlight doesn't fall directly on the cars. Hyderabad fortunately is dry weather and possibly the best in India for cars to last a lifetime. You will be pleased to note there's hardly any weather based corrosion anywhere on these cars. I just might persuade them to install a dehumidifier, just in case!
Some of the devices on the Napiers show 1904. I reckon they are between 1904 and 1907. It should be fun to correctly identify them. I have some numbers off them will post them too. Couldn't find any Napier clubs off the net. Any help would be much appreciated. The first Napier after the Fiat looks almost certainly pre 1907/8
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Originally Posted by agspins Amazing cars...Btw found this newspiece featuring a pic of 1st Napier |
Wow that's fantastic. As part of the display I am handing over some pictures to be blown up and displayed. This would make it too, thanks a ton.
Any articles or pictures such as these would be of great help.