Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore

travancore · 8th August 2010, 18:41

A previously unidentified car has been identified in a newer and enlarged edition of Bentley Fifty Years of The Marque. Here it is.....

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-indore-bentley-6half-ul7940-kr2676.jpg

travancore · 3rd February 2013, 18:59

Here is another photo of Duesenberg J585 that shows the colours reversed. Does anyone know the colours when later in India / owned by Sheik Mukthar ?

Looks like it "escaped" in 1959 - bought by a relative of Brewster (the coachbuilders). It was advertised for $8000.

Being built by an English coachbuilder, it originally had black sidewalls.

courtesy: Special Interest Autos, 1989

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-holkar-duesenberg-period-3q-rear-cropped.jpg

travancore · 3rd April 2013, 21:13

In the SOP's for Classic Cars thread, Harit had pondered the fate of the Holkar Bentley.

I could not help noticing that HSC-8 and the Rampur Bentley seem to have been at the same place around the same time - as the photos below show (both posted before)

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-holkar-bentley-colour-2.jpg

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-rampur-bentley.jpg

DKG · 3rd April 2013, 23:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by travancore

In the SOP's for Classic Cars thread, Harit had pondered the fate of the Holkar Bentley.

I could not help noticing that HSC-8 and the Rampur Bentley seem to have been at the same place around the same time - as the photos below show (both posted before)

Attachment 1068932 Attachment 1068933

The Holkar Bentley was apparently exchanged for a Landcruiser (which sadly met with an accident). The Bentley I gather is in the middle east, maybe Qatar (I could be wrong about which embassy)

This place may be Sanghi's yard in Indore?

the mole · 4th April 2013, 11:47

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Originally Posted by travancore

Here is another photo of Duesenberg J585 that shows the colours reversed. Does anyone know the colours when later in India / owned by Sheik Mukthar ? Attachment 1046586

I think one of the previous auto Indias had a picture of shiekh Muktiar posing with the Dusenberg. I think it was colour photograph. I will go home and find it.

harit · 4th April 2013, 13:02

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Originally Posted by the mole

I think one of the previous auto Indias had a picture of shiekh Muktiar posing with the Dusenberg. I think it was colour photograph. I will go home and find it.

I had put an article in an Auto India issue in this year on Star's and their cars. After all the Sheikh was an actor, a star. It was a colour photo, but of the Cadillac V-16, not the Duesenberg. And this photo was a new one, not the earlier which has been in circulation for a while.

Cheers harit

P.S. Just found the pic, posting after suitable processing

. In the background is an ESSO advertisement.

wasif · 4th April 2013, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by travancore

In the SOP's for Classic Cars thread, Harit had pondered the fate of the Holkar Bentley.

I could not help noticing that HSC-8 and the Rampur Bentley seem to have been at the same place around the same time - as the photos below show (both posted before)

Attachment 1068932 Attachment 1068933

Harit must know about these as these pictures came to me from his friends the Solanki's, they were saying these two Bentleys were on sale in Delhi at the time around mid 1990's

karlosdeville · 29th May 2014, 12:47

This lovely Packard was doing duty during the Viceroy's 1934 visit to Indore.

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-indore.jpg

Courtesy 'The Princely India' facebook page

KartikeyaL · 3rd July 2014, 10:11

More pictures from the Viceroys visit in 1934 from the same source.

karlosdeville · 22nd December 2014, 16:49

Recently moralfibre shared an interesting link with me, a Bombay High Court account of a historic murder case that took place in 1925.

http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb...CASE-1925.html

With all the makings of a best seller, it sprung from a jilted mistress and her new lover, and her jealous former Master, the erstwhile ruler of Indore. The Maharaja allegedly sent assassins after her, and they were driving a red Maxwell - a brand which I had only vaguely heard of before as being American. It must have been a rare sight event then presumably.

A couple of days later, by sheer coincidence, I was chatting with an elderly gent in Pune about the good ol' days

and he was talking about his grandfather's cars. One of them was a red Maxwell, that had been earlier involved in a sensational murder case in Bombay. What are the odds!

Regrettably no more details or photos of the car are available.

KartikeyaL · 13th February 2015, 13:05

Students of The Daly College, Indore welcome the Viceroy Lord Irwin,The Earl of Halifax.Circa 1928 — in Indore, India.

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-67882_543256009122689_488989606_n.jpg

Source :FB

KartikeyaL · 13th February 2015, 13:43

Couple of more pictures from the same visit

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-viceroy-indore.jpg

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-viceroy-indore-1928.jpg

mods please combine posts.

travancore · 13th February 2015, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Students of The Daly College, Indore welcome the Viceroy Lord Irwin,The Earl of Halifax.Circa 1928 — in Indore, India.

Attachment 1339344

Source :FB

This is SG Chassis 35PP.

travancore · 28th July 2015, 03:51

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-holkar-duesenberg-replica-tbhp.jpg

http://car.mitula.us/offer-detalle/2.../Hemmings?cc=1

Here is something interesting!

KartikeyaL · 18th January 2016, 12:19

Found this on FB, a picture of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore, dressed like a racing car driver.

Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore-holkar.jpg

Is this from India ? Do we see any of the known Holkar cars here ?

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travancore Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 2,947 Thanked: 8,635 Times	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore Here is another photo of Duesenberg J585 that shows the colours reversed. Does anyone know the colours when later in India / owned by Sheik Mukthar ? Looks like it "escaped" in 1959 - bought by a relative of Brewster (the coachbuilders). It was advertised for $8000. Being built by an English coachbuilder, it originally had black sidewalls. courtesy: Special Interest Autos, 1989 Last edited by travancore : 3rd February 2013 at 19:01.
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travancore Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 2,947 Thanked: 8,635 Times	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore In the SOP's for Classic Cars thread, Harit had pondered the fate of the Holkar Bentley. I could not help noticing that HSC-8 and the Rampur Bentley seem to have been at the same place around the same time - as the photos below show (both posted before)
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29th May 2014, 12:47	#38
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,191 Thanked: 19,557 Times View My Garage	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore This lovely Packard was doing duty during the Viceroy's 1934 visit to Indore. Courtesy 'The Princely India' facebook page
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3rd July 2014, 10:11	#39
KartikeyaL Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,805 Times View My Garage	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore More pictures from the Viceroys visit in 1934 from the same source. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd December 2014, 16:49	#40
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,191 Thanked: 19,557 Times View My Garage	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore Recently moralfibre shared an interesting link with me, a Bombay High Court account of a historic murder case that took place in 1925. http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb...CASE-1925.html With all the makings of a best seller, it sprung from a jilted mistress and her new lover, and her jealous former Master, the erstwhile ruler of Indore. The Maharaja allegedly sent assassins after her, and they were driving a red Maxwell - a brand which I had only vaguely heard of before as being American. It must have been a rare sight event then presumably. A couple of days later, by sheer coincidence, I was chatting with an elderly gent in Pune about the good ol' days and he was talking about his grandfather's cars. One of them was a red Maxwell, that had been earlier involved in a sensational murder case in Bombay. What are the odds! Regrettably no more details or photos of the car are available.
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13th February 2015, 13:05	#41
KartikeyaL Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,805 Times View My Garage	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore Students of The Daly College, Indore welcome the Viceroy Lord Irwin,The Earl of Halifax.Circa 1928 — in Indore, India. Source :FB
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13th February 2015, 13:43	#42
KartikeyaL Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,805 Times View My Garage	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore Couple of more pictures from the same visit mods please combine posts.
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28th July 2015, 03:51	#44
travancore Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 2,947 Thanked: 8,635 Times	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore http://car.mitula.us/offer-detalle/2.../Hemmings?cc=1 Here is something interesting!
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KartikeyaL Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jaipur Posts: 3,523 Thanked: 15,805 Times View My Garage	Re: Holkar magic - the fabulous cars of H.H. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore Found this on FB, a picture of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore, dressed like a racing car driver. Is this from India ? Do we see any of the known Holkar cars here ?
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