The Nizam of Hyderabad's Collection of Cars and Carriages

TractionAvant · 23rd April 2014, 19:32

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Originally Posted by travancore

Thanks for these nostalgic pictures. The two cars below must be the same Cadillac.

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The car in the second picture could be a Ford B ?

The same car indeed, and a much nicer picture!

Why do you think it is a Ford B? Those bonnet vents are distinctive.

travancore · 23rd April 2014, 19:53

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Originally Posted by TractionAvant

The same car indeed, and a much nicer picture!

Why do you think it is a Ford B? Those bonnet vents are distinctive.

The Ford B refers to the second picture in post 252 - the one with H.E.H. stepping out.

The larger car is a 1933 Cadillac - can't say if V8 or V12. The only difference was in badging. The V16 had different (elongated horizontal) bonnet vents.

TractionAvant · 23rd April 2014, 20:02

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Originally Posted by travancore

The Ford B refers to the second picture in post 252 - the one with H.E.H. stepping out.

The larger car is a 1933 Cadillac - can't say if V8 or V12. The only difference was in badging. The V16 had different (elongated horizontal) bonnet vents.

Aha... you mean the second picture in Vintage Khan's post.... simple misunderstanding

bobchaphalkar · 24th April 2014, 07:17

Where can we see these? Location ? and a phone number to verify that they are open.?

Thank you.We will be travelling 10k+miles for this.

DKG · 24th April 2014, 10:33

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Originally Posted by bobchaphalkar

Where can we see these? Location ? and a phone number to verify that they are open.?

Thank you.We will be travelling 10k+miles for this.

The cars are permanently housed in a museum in one of the Nizam's palaces called Chowmahalla Palace, located in Hyderabad India. It's open six days a week and closed on a Friday. I should think its open 10-5 pm. There is a website you could browse through.

bobchaphalkar · 25th April 2014, 07:02

That was very helpful!

travancore · 18th October 2014, 00:31

Here is a picture from the special exhibition on “Life and Times of Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan: As Seen Through His Collections” at the Salar Jung Museum in 2009.

http://www.salarjungmuseum.in/html/events_june09.html

The Nizam of Hyderabad's Collection of Cars and Carriages-salar-jung-cars.jpg

Can some of our Hyderabad friends help get some nicer pics ?

There also seems to been a premanennt exhibition started in 2013.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/pre-wa...ml#post3303179

http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/...heese%E2%80%99

shyml · 3rd January 2015, 19:01

1st November, 1911 HEH Nizam & Lord Hardinge Grand Military Review, Royal Artillary March Past.

January 1911: German Crown Prince in Hyderabad.

Can some one identify the (Napier) cars?
photo: The Times of India Illustrated Weekly Supplement

Amer Ahmad

Vintage Khan · 5th January 2015, 23:50

A 1908 Singer; belonged once to the Nizam, claimed this article somewhere on the internet.

mbz180 · 7th January 2015, 14:19

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A 1908 Singer; belonged once to the Nizam, claimed this article somewhere on the internet.

I have seen this Singer in Mr. Saloo Choudhury's place in Calcutta. I don't recall him referring to the Nizam being the first owner of this car. The Singer shares garage space with a lovely early La Salle, ex-Baroda (or Patiala?) I remember the owner saying.

travancore · 11th January 2015, 19:05

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Originally Posted by mbz180

I have seen this Singer in Mr. Saloo Choudhury's place in Calcutta. I don't recall him referring to the Nizam being the first owner of this car. The Singer shares garage space with a lovely early La Salle, ex-Baroda (or Patiala?) I remember the owner saying.

I believe the La Salle is ex-Mandi State. Subject to correction of course!

Vintage Khan · 16th January 2015, 23:57

Is this Museum attributing this Merc to Basalath Jah? (Brother of the 7th Nizam/Maharaja of Hyderabad)

travancore · 17th January 2015, 20:26

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Is this Museum attributing this Merc to Basalath Jah? (Brother of the 7th Nizam/Maharaja of Hyderabad)

Personally, I am not convinced yet. Especially, because of the RR SG connection.

The SG is in fact chassis 180LG, which is an ex-Nawanagar car (exported by Lars de Jounge)

The Nizam of Hyderabad's Collection of Cars and Carriages-nawanagar-rr-sg-180lg-period.jpg

DKG · 20th January 2015, 18:55

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Originally Posted by Vintage Khan

Is this Museum attributing this Merc to Basalath Jah? (Brother of the 7th Nizam/Maharaja of Hyderabad)

Basalath Jah had a 1939 Packard Eight convertible in blue (it was ordered along with our sedan and one for the agent of Berar) His wife begum Nafisa used a 1941 LaSalle. I doubt the K series Merc would have been bought for his use. The ones really fond of good cars were Azamjah and Maozamjah and of the Merc I am aware of him having is an SS of which pictures have been posted.

karlosdeville · 27th April 2015, 16:50

Now here's a chance of a lifetime - the Nizam himself has an olx account and is selling his Rolls-Royce - or more correctly, his rose royls

http://olx.in/item/salat-jung-meusiu...tml#90a27aba14

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travancore Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 2,934 Thanked: 8,551 Times	Re: The Nizam of Hyderabad's Collection of Cars and Carriages Here is a picture from the special exhibition on “Life and Times of Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan: As Seen Through His Collections” at the Salar Jung Museum in 2009. http://www.salarjungmuseum.in/html/events_june09.html Can some of our Hyderabad friends help get some nicer pics ? There also seems to been a premanennt exhibition started in 2013. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/pre-wa...ml#post3303179 http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/...heese%E2%80%99 Last edited by travancore : 18th October 2014 at 00:37.
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