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Old 20th September 2016, 14:21   #1171
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Sudasana Darbargadh was a Princely state in Mehsana Gujarat
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Old 22nd September 2016, 11:29   #1172
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Some pictures from the Ingle Family

History : http://www.padmakolhapur.com/aboutingle.htm

Pic Credits: Ingle family
Source : http://www.padmakolhapur.com/inglegallery.htm


Nanasaheb witnessing Cheetah Black buck hunt
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Pig Sticking team
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Nanansaheb With Jaisingh rao Ghatge,Chief of Kagal
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Dhairyasheel rao with BRIG. S J S Bhosale
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Old 24th September 2016, 14:20   #1173
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Check out this link.

http://www.prewarcar.com/magazine/pr...ml#addcomments

The Maharaja of Gondal has a similar one even today.
Pic taken from a blog Time River from the net.

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Old 24th September 2016, 15:33   #1174
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Check out this link.

http://www.prewarcar.com/magazine/pr...ml#addcomments

The Maharaja of Gondal has a similar one even today.
Pic taken from a blog Time River from the net.

Cheers harit
The same "New engine " without the top
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this was posted by Karl here :
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...ml#post1915382

It must be some task to remove the top.

Front view of the same car

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Old 29th September 2016, 11:52   #1175
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Re: How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

Here is a picture of HH Sawai Mansingh II of Jaipur , a car can be seen in the background , the picture is from the Rambagh polo ground, Jaipur

Pic Credit: Getty images

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Here is the link to getty images video of the same

http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/vid...tage/514389995
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Old 29th September 2016, 17:27   #1176
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Here is a picture of HH Sawai Mansingh II of Jaipur , a car can be seen in the background , the picture is from the Rambagh polo ground, Jaipur
Car seems to be a 46/47 Cadillac convertible.
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Here is a picture of HH Sawai Mansingh II of Jaipur , a car can be seen in the background , the picture is from the Rambagh polo ground, Jaipur

Pic Credit: Getty images

Attachment 1560558

Here is the link to getty images video of the same

http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/vid...tage/514389995

How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas-jaipur-cadillac-194748-1952-tbhp.jpg

Very likely the same Cadillac.

Looks like "JAIPUR-8" was a low bonnet Jeep. And also a Hillman 16 hiding in the shadows ?

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Very likely the same Cadillac.

Looks like "JAIPUR-8" was a low bonnet Jeep. And also a Hillman 16 hiding in the shadows ?
This car was discussed on this post :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...ml#post3842300

another picture which was posted earlier too with HH Jaipur

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http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attach...cars-26404.jpg

The family had a lot of jeeps and one of them which was used by Rajmata Gayatri devi and now owned by her grandson Devraj singh has just been restored by Rajputana jeeps.

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This car was discussed on this post :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...ml#post3842300

another picture which was posted earlier too with HH Jaipur

Attachment 1561065

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attach...cars-26404.jpg


Attachment 1561068
The Cadillac in the above attachments is slightly newer, it is a 1949.

The second photo shows Eleanor Roosevelt on her visit to Jaipur.
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The Cadillac in the above attachments is slightly newer, it is a 1949.
Yes, and does survive.

An older picture from a Pune rally

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A more recent event in Pune.

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Thanks for the info on the Cadillac Karl and Travancore !

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Looks like "JAIPUR-8" was a low bonnet Jeep.
Here's Gayatri Devi (In a jeep) with Queen Elizabeth at Sawai Madhopur for tiger shoot during the official visit of the Queen in 1961 !

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Yes, and does survive.

An older picture from a Pune rally

Attachment 1561165

A more recent event in Pune.

Attachment 1561166
Notice the bullet hole on the windshield in the older picture!

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

Here is another picture thanks to Getty images,
Maharani Gayatri Devi with Maharani Cooch Behar ( who was her sister in law)

The picture is most probably from the polo grounds Jaipur

How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas-jaipurmaharaniofcoochbeharginaegannarayanwithmaharaniofjaipurgayatrideviin19551.jpg

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Here is another picture thanks to Getty images,
Maharani Gayatri Devi with Maharani Cooch Behar ( who was her sister in law)

The picture is most probably from the polo grounds Jaipur

Attachment 1562100

The car in the background look like a Jaguar Mark 7 or a 300 Mercedes again 50's

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Greetings,

A pictorial book is being compiled on the vintage & classic automobiles of the Nizams and their Princes, due for release around Cartier event in Feb 2017, coninciding with the Golden Jubilee of the present Nizam Mukarram Jah's coronation in 1967.

May I request for kind support in the form of information, inputs, photos and records of all things Hyderabad (automobile related - like photos, invoices, period adverts etc). You can share via email or mobile.

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