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![]() With the opening up of imports, here is a MUST have for the discerning Indian collector. | |
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Could this be the same Cord that is currently for sale? ![]() Mr. Roni Khan's article in The Veteran & Vintage mag for Jan 1969 has this caption for the picture: "On the left is a 1936 Cord 810, owned by Daniel McNally" Last edited by travancore : 23rd June 2014 at 21:45. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Found these pics of Mitter Dusenbergs, while browsing ACD club website. |
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These pictures are from Gautam Sen's book "Rolls Royce 17EX A Fabulous Destiny" Last edited by travancore : 23rd June 2014 at 22:19. | |
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| ![]() The family of late Sheikh Mukhtar Sahib, a film producer and actor of repute ( Noor Jehan fame ) has allowed me to post this picture of him reclining on his Duesenberg ( Gurney Nutting) ex-Indore and a Mercedes 540/500K in Bombay. His Cadillac V-16 Pininfarina is not in the picture. Further details on the Mercedes will be posted as i receive them. If Duesenberg is the king of American classic automobiles then this particular Gurney Nutting creation is undoubtedly the king of Duesenbergs. If the Cadillac V-16 series 452 is the queen of American classic cars then surely the Pininfarina boat tail is the queen of V-16's. A Mercedes 500/540K needs no introduction though this one is not top drawer yet a Kaiser in its own right. All were picked up up this very knowledgeable and gentle giant of a man. he stood 6ft 3 inch and makes the big cars look human sized. More later.... |
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He certainly seemed to have been a man of taste. Now the Duesie and Cadillac we all know very well, but I had never heard of him having had this Mercedes. What's the history with the car? It doesn't seem to match with the 4 existing 500/540K cars in India. Then I was searching for some Holkar Duesie pics and chanced upon his 540K picture, and boom - we seem to have a match. ![]() The BYA registration implies the Duesenberg spent some time in Gujarat (maybe Ahmedabad registered). Possibly the Idar connection we heard of before? I'm watching this space! | |
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We have talked about the Holkar 540K before......It is a Cabriolet A by Sindelfingen, Chassis 154081 http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/pre-wa...ml#post1492901 "One" History below - it was also a Chris Renwick export. There could be other histories, as well! It also seems to have a black steering wheel. http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=664031 The Duesenberg picture still begs the question I have been asking for years - were the Sunglow and Black colours reversed during its time in India ? The wings are definitely not Black! Or maybe repainted Silver + Black ? Shyml, thanks for this magnificent picture! Last edited by travancore : 14th August 2014 at 21:18. | |
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| ![]() Karlosdeville Hi You are right. BYA was Ahmedabad. Found this information in a post dated 4th July 2009, by Anjaan 2007. The thread containing the post is "Early registration numbers in India" Incidentally his post is no 96 and your preceding post is no 95(same date) ![]() Regards |
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![]() Silver and black is possible, since that was the colour scheme specified for the Holkar Phantom III 3AX147 later registered MRW 6088. | |
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| ![]() The Cord is on auction again - "Due to a non-paying bidder from India" last time ![]() I do not know the authenticity of the following provenance! ![]() http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cord-810-Rig...US_Cars_Trucks Last edited by travancore : 2nd September 2014 at 02:17. |
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Would you happen to know the colours at the time your family owned this magnificent piece of rolling history ? Cheers | |
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