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Old 25th June 2016, 12:00   #1126
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

Here are two picture from Patiala

Celebrations at court of the Maharaja of Patiala on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter with the Maharaja of Patna

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Credit : Getty images


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Source : http://khabar.ibnlive.com/news/histo...er-487285.html


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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

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Here are two picture from Patiala

Celebrations at court of the Maharaja of Patiala on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter with the Maharaja of Patna

Attachment 1521138
Credit : Getty images


Attachment 1521135

Source : http://khabar.ibnlive.com/news/histo...er-487285.html


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Thanks. The first car is likely a Delage D8; the second probably a 1932-ish Chrysler Imperial.

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Old 27th June 2016, 00:45   #1128
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How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

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Here are two picture from Patiala



Celebrations at court of the Maharaja of Patiala on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter with the Maharaja of Patna



Attachment 1521138

Credit : Getty images





Attachment 1521135



Source : http://khabar.ibnlive.com/news/histo...er-487285.html





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My better guess would be a Cord L series in the image below . While the black Limo would be a Cadillac . Both cars could be 1931/32

While I still would say that Travancore would be correct on the CHRYSLER guess. With the louvres on the bonnet of the limo and handles don't indicate an European set up . Not too sure

Thanks for sharing

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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

Here is an article on the Rajputana cars :

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/auto/ga...n/1/14851.html
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas-alwar-serpollet-20hp-steam-car-1905.jpg

An early steam car in India. The Sepollet 20 H.P. for the Maharajah of Alwar, 1905
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Great find here's some info on the make: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner-Serpollet
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Did this company also manufacture horse drawn vehicles . Anyone remembers a Movie of Amitabh Bachan called " Hum " . There is one such vehicle sans the Body in a scene in the hills or where he has retired etc. Faint memory but I am dead sure of this info both by name and the link to that Movie
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Re: Cars of HH Nawab Sadiq M Abbasi V of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Hi guys
Apparently there is a Maharaja Rolls-Royce 20 HP on the roof of a building in Karachi, Pakistan. Check the link below.

http://www.prewarcar.com/magazine/pr....html#comments

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Old 19th July 2016, 20:56   #1134
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Re: Cars of HH Nawab Sadiq M Abbasi V of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

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Hi guys
Apparently there is a Maharaja Rolls-Royce 20 HP on the roof of a building in Karachi, Pakistan. Check the link below.

http://www.prewarcar.com/magazine/pr....html#comments

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You have correctly identified the car as GWL2 (ex-Udaipur)
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

Here is a picture of Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur posing with a car

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In the picture below a young HH Maharaja Sawai Mansingh II can be seen along with Maharani Gayatri devi of Jaipur , a car can be partly seen in the background, look like the young royal couple were out on a picnic.

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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

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Here is a picture of Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur posing with a car

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The car is probably their 1939 Bentley 4 1/4 litre #B45MX. Coachwork is a striking saloon by Barker, but I remember reading that it was finished after the Hooper takeover, so apparently the last Barker body.
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

Another shot of the Lathia (Limbdi?) Amilcar we have seen in Manvendra Barwani's book before.

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This same car probably came to Pune, for sale at Metro Motors and purchased for a princely 750 rupees by someone known to me. It was later given to a friend in Bombay to maintain petrol allowance, and probably scrapped subsequently.
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

A picture from the Raipur fort (Raipur Thikana, Rajasthan)

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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

Bhukarka (Thikana) is in Rajasthan close to Punjab border .

Rao Saheb Amar singhji of Bhukarka driving a car (Pontiac ?)
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

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Bhukarka (Thikana) is in Rajasthan close to Punjab border .

Rao Saheb Amar singhji of Bhukarka driving a car (Pontiac ?)
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It should be a 1933 Pontiac - four vertical louvres on bonnet side; and traditional chrome headlamps. I believe only an 8-cylinder was offered.
The Ajit Bhawan in Jodhpur has one in fine nick.

The 1934 had horizontal louvres; and body colour "bullet" headlamps.

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