[KartikeyaL]

Picture and info credit : Ramachandra Rao Sahib Arni

Some interesting info :

My parents marriage was an arranged one and took place in 1925. My mother was then 15 years old and father was 21 . My mother was from the distinguished Purnaiya family, the grand daughter of Sir Purnaiya Narasinga Rao Krishnamurthy, Dewan of Mysore, and the Jagirdar of Yellandur). Her mother, the Jagirdarni of Yellandur was interested in getting her daughter to marry* my father, son of A. Thirumala Rao Sahib, Jagirdar of Arni . My mother's second cousin was also interested in "acquiring" him. The question of the dowry came up. My father wished that it be settled in terms of the number of automobiles offered. My mother won the auction with 21 cars - obviously not at one go - but in stages ! Therefore, in spite of the Arni Jagir being then under the Court of Wards, Dad was still able to conduct his hobby of car collection!

[KartikeyaL]

Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman - Raja of Pudukottai

[TractionAvant]

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman - Raja of Pudukottai

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Wolseley?

Regards
Aditya

[KartikeyaL]

We have earlier seen the pictures of 1946 Chevrolet Fleet-master, hunting special of Maharaja of Bikaner, the car was restored by Mr. Ravi Kapur and was regular at the Jaipur rally, until it was sold off.





Thanks to Mr. Uday Singh Jubbal, we can get a faint glimpse of the car next to jeep.

My father, Late Lieutenant Colonel Raj Kumar Birender Singh of Jubbal at a shoot. He is seated behind the English gentleman next to the driver of the "Willy's" Jeep. Next to my father is his brother-in- Law, Late HH Maharaja Harish Chandra Singh of Jhalawar. This photograph was taken in Bikaner in February, 1955

[awini]

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

We have earlier seen the pictures of 1946 Chevrolet Fleet-master, hunting special of Maharaja of Bikaner, the car was restored by Mr. Ravi Kapur and was regular at the Jaipur rally, until it was sold off.

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Thanks to Mr. Uday Singh Jubbal, we can get a faint glimpse of the car next to jeep.


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you can also see the chop top 47 buick at the back, currently in a delhi collection.

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by awini

you can also see the chop top 47 buick at the back, currently in a delhi collection.

Keen eye Sir

[KartikeyaL]

From Wikipedia

Krushna Chandra Gajapati (26 April 1892 – 25 May 1974), honorably known as Maharaja Sir Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayana Dev KCIE, was a key personality and regarded as the architect of an Independent united Odisha State.

Sir Gajapati was a scion of the great Ganga Dynasty of Paralakhemundi, a Great Freedom Fighter, the first Prime Minister of Odisha and one of the founding fathers of the Indian Constitution, being a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India. The present-day Gajapati District of Odisha which was earlier a part of the historic Ganjam district was named after him

Some pictures, I have added a couple of pictures without cars so that identity of the British visitor can be ascertained.

[TractionAvant]

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

From Wikipedia



Some pictures, I have added a couple of pictures without cars so that identity of the British visitor can be ascertained.

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Could be Wavell. And the car, possibly a Lanchester?

regards
Aditya

[travancore]

Originally Posted by TractionAvant

Could be Wavell. And the car, possibly a Lanchester?

regards
Aditya

Yes. it is a Lanchester. And likely Sir John Austen Hubback, Governor of Orissa (1936-1938)

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by travancore

Maharaja Ranvir Singhji with "RATLAM 1"

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Maharaja with his wife and daughter and attendents, with the same car.

Another picture of the same car

[KartikeyaL]

This Bentley with Faridkot connect is up for sale in UK and is listed here

Chassis #B256EY

Bentley Mark VI Park Ward Convertible

This very rare short wing Drop Head Foursome Coupe was built to the exact specification of her first owner including very rare silent hydraulic windows and hood. She was delivered new to his Yorkshire home in November 1949.

She was spotted by a young Indian Prince who persuaded the owner to sell her to him. Prince Harmohinder Singh of Faridkot became a familiar sight in his rare prized Bentley at Cambridge university and enjoyed the Bentley so much that the young Prince acquired a standard Bentley MKVI which he retained at the family Palace in India. Which we understand is still in their Royal collection.

and here is a copy of the Bentley Motors Ltd factory record which I am sharing with permission from Mulliner Ltd.

[karlosdeville]

This gorgeous illustration of the Rewa Daimler was in the June 1927 issue of Vanity Fair.

[KPS]

Came across this blog on the Rewa Daimler

https://crankhandleblog.com/articles...star-of-india/


Here is another picture of the car I found in my records. Cannot recollect from where I got this.



What a gorgeous car

Cheers

KPS

[travancore]

Originally Posted by KPS

Came across this blog on the Rewa Daimler

Cannot recollect from where I got this.

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Published in LIFE magazine.

[KartikeyaL]

Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji hosting Maharaja Ganga Singhji of Bikaner at a shoot, Gir Forest.

PC : Mr. Viraj Singh Chudasama via "The Jodhpur company"