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Laillault on a Chenard and Walcker 14/16 HP in Calcutta, India.

This car was sold to Kumar Satisha Chandra. In 1907, M Laillault took part in the regularity test organized by the ACF comprising 2,500 km on the Paris-Monte Carlo-Paris route at the wheel of a chenard and Walcker. He won the Sporting Club de Nice gold medal, finishing without penalty.

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and in Bombay, though the setting doesn't look India, we can spot couple of Indian looking men.

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Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyar and his car MC 226.

PC :CP Arts Center

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courtesy: SAHB



1909 Standard 20 H.P. Landaulette

Quoting the description: "Which brings us to the exotic machine in our Snapshot. This, too, was supplied to India, but two years before the Durbar. It was built on a 20 h.p. six-cylinder chassis (probably the popular 18/20) for an unknown Indian prince. The car had a glass window at the back of the hood; when this was lowered, it allowed the whole of the hood to collapse as we see here. The paint scheme was pure white and peacock blue. It is said that the Delhi Durbar led to increased export sales for the company, but perhaps this earlier export may have oiled the wheels of contact that culminated in the much larger supply to the event in 1911. We can only speculate."

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by moralfibre

The car would be "Deschamps"

Lord Curzon Governor General and Viceroy of India at Shahbag Dhaka on a visit with Lady Curzon in fleet of Dechamp Tonneau (model 1902) cars.

Date Feb 1904

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Car of Nawab Salimullah, Dhaka

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From the Viceregal visit to Hyderabad, 1911

What's the car count ?

[KartikeyaL]

Cross posting

King George V and Queen Mary leaving Nagpur station for the Sitabuldi Fort, 1911.

What car is this ?

[travancore]

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Cross posting

What car is this ?

Here you go, Kartik.

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Many thanks to Ms. T. Stokes for sharing this precious picture.

From Wiki

Sir Gabriel Stokes KCSI (7 July 1849 – 22 October 1920) was an Indian civil servant and British colonial administrator from Ireland.

Stokes cleared the Indian civil service examinations and qualified for the civil service in 1871. In India, he served as a member of the executive council of the Governor of Madras from 1896 to 1906 and from 1906 to 1907.

Gabriel Stokes acted as the Governor of Madras from 15 February 1906 to 28 March 1906. During his tenure, the Asian Petroleum Company began its work in Madras.

Sir Gabriel Stokes of the Indian Civil Service, driving his 1903-1905 White Model C steam car in India, note the Indian attendant on the right side of the picture

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Picture Courtesy : Kevin Baron

Does anyone recognize what model it is ? This picture was taken in India in 1910.

Note, the driver and passenger both have individual horns.

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4 early cars can be seen here at Rawalpindi

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Cross posting

Finally, we have a picture of a Metallurgique car from Bangalore, C. 1911/12

Picture Credit : Kevin Barron

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The picture mentions Prof. Dora Swamy Iyer.

Looks like a competition between the man and the machine.

[KartikeyaL]

Picture supposedly from Chandernagar, 1910

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by girishpv

Sorry for the back to back posts......

Just received mail from Fr.Denzil of St Aloysius College.

More information of the car

This DeDion car of PFX Saldanha was originally registered MC 4, address listed as 'Beulieu, Mangalore'