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Old 7th December 2013, 21:00   #1936
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The RREC Yearbook for 2014 features a 10 page spread on the R-R cars of Rajpipla.

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Old 9th December 2013, 17:45   #1937
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Hi Jimmy. Us historians of pre-war coachbuilt cars have a real problem in trying to have a consistent description of body styles, so we now rely on the most common terms used during the period (1930s in the time I am interested). A "tourer" is an open car of 4 doors WITHOUT a division or occasional seats. Your car has a division, so I call it a "cabriolet". There were 16 cabriolets on PIII chassis, and 5 tourers. Hope this helps. Of course, these days virtually every car maker who builds an open car calls it a cabriolet; sounds more sexy than 'convertible' I guess. Steve
Did you miss my follow up question? I would like to know by whom, where, and why the various car classifications were made and why they are accepted as authoritative today.

You have said that there were 5 tourers. Could you please provide the Chassis numbers and, if possible pictures? The same for the 16 cabriolets?

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p.s. I am happy to say that the complete overhaul of my engine, steering box, clutch, and electrical system is complete and the car is back in Vienna, Austria. Anyone wanting to have a look and possibly a ride, weather permitting (I have no winter tires), pleas contact me. jwalter@walden3.org (you will have to get through the spam checker by replying to its challenge)
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Did you miss my follow up question? I would like to know by whom, where, and why the various car classifications were made and why they are accepted as authoritative today.

You have said that there were 5 tourers. Could you please provide the Chassis numbers and, if possible pictures? The same for the 16 cabriolets?

Many thanks
Jimmy
p.s. I am happy to say that the complete overhaul of my engine, steering box, clutch, and electrical system is complete and the car is back in Vienna, Austria. Anyone wanting to have a look and possibly a ride, weather permitting (I have no winter tires), pleas contact me. jwalter@walden3.org (you will have to get through the spam checker by replying to its challenge)
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Sorry for the delay in replying to you, but I had a computer problem.
All I have said is that a group of RR historians who try to identify pre-war cars agreed amongst ourselves what to call the body styles on various cars. You can call anything you like; that is up to you. Barker itself called it a tourer, so that's all you need I guess.
Other "tourers" as I call them are 3AZ74, 3AX123, 3BT67, and 3AX141. There are photos in various books.
Mr Little knows a lot about PIIIs, mainly their mechanicals. I have spent 25 years researching the histories of the 727 cars.
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Sorry for the delay in replying to you, but I had a computer problem.
All I have said is that a group of RR historians who try to identify pre-war cars agreed amongst ourselves what to call the body styles on various cars. You can call anything you like; that is up to you. Barker itself called it a tourer, so that's all you need I guess.
Other "tourers" as I call them are 3AZ74, 3AX123, 3BT67, and 3AX141. There are photos in various books.
Mr Little knows a lot about PIIIs, mainly their mechanicals. I have spent 25 years researching the histories of the 727 cars.
Thanks for your reply.
Please, could you differentiate between a cabriolet and an "All weather" car?
And, if you have time, could you provide me with the numbers of the Cabriolets?

Thanks again for you help for me and for all you have done for the history of Rolls Royce's. if you, or any other historian wants to put out a book, I am a semi-expert on getting it done through "on-demand" publishing, kindle, etc. I would charge nothing, but it would cost you under $200 to have your book in paperback and hardback, or even less for Kindle only.
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Thanks for your reply.
Please, could you differentiate between a cabriolet and an "All weather" car?
And, if you have time, could you provide me with the numbers of the Cabriolets?

Thanks again for you help for me and for all you have done for the history of Rolls Royce's. if you, or any other historian wants to put out a book, I am a semi-expert on getting it done through "on-demand" publishing, kindle, etc. I would charge nothing, but it would cost you under $200 to have your book in paperback and hardback, or even less for Kindle only.
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According to Nick Georgano's Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile, Coachbuilding volume an "All-Weather" was a 1920s name given to cars that could be open to the elements but which had comprehensive arrangements against wind and rain, including glass windows in metal frames that wound down or were taken out. All-weather died out as a term during the later 1920s, replaced by the term convertible.
A tourer had only a rudimentary hood and possibly canvas side-curtains.
A cabriolet was a 4-door drophead body with a division. It became a term that replaced all-weather during the 1920s.
I shall get onto the list of cabriolets.
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Does anyone know which Rolls is 36LW? It was supposed to be a Maharaja's car.

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Does anyone know which Rolls is 36LW? It was supposed to be a Maharaja's car.

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1919 Silver Ghost with Limousine Landaulet body by Rothschild & Fils (Paris) for Baroda.
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Does anyone know which Rolls is 36LW? It was supposed to be a Maharaja's car.

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RR Silver Ghost 1919; Baroda Maharani, Rothschild & Fils Limousine Landaulette. Supposedly sold on to Lalbhai & Kallranbhai Traders in 1921.
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1919 Silver Ghost with Limousine Landaulet body by Rothschild & Fils (Paris) for Baroda.
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RR Silver Ghost 1919; Baroda Maharani, Rothschild & Fils Limousine Landaulette. Supposedly sold on to Lalbhai & Kallranbhai Traders in 1921.
Excellent, thanks.
The car is supposed to be a 40/50, Landaulette in dark blue colour, offered for sale in 1928. Does it survive? Doubtful.
Where was Baroda Palace in Mumbai?

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Where was Baroda Palace in Mumbai?

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the Maharaja of Baroda's palace gave way to the residential building Jal Darshan on Napean sea road !!

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiati...umbai-bungalow

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Excellent, thanks.
The car is supposed to be a 40/50, Landaulette in dark blue colour, offered for sale in 1928. Does it survive? Doubtful.
Where was Baroda Palace in Mumbai?

Cheers harit
On closer inspection of the chassis card, it seems it was originally intended for Baroda but there is another name written (very difficult to read).
I can make the name: "Lalbhai Kastranbhai Laderi".
Don't know if this makes sence to anyone?
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On closer inspection of the chassis card, it seems it was originally intended for Baroda but there is another name written (very difficult to read).
I can make the name: "Lalbhai Kastranbhai Laderi".
Don't know if this makes sence to anyone?
The Kasturbhai Lalbhai family had a ghost from new, could it be this one??

can John Fasal through some light on it?

many a times maharajas ordered cars and changed their minds before delivery, as a result the car , new, was sold to someone else. The build sheet in that case would have the original buyers name struck out and the new buyers name written below or on the side.

Travancore,

The latest RREC bulletin features my friend Rupert's 25/30 on the cover with his story on driving 6000 miles through India last winter.
A very interesting travelogue of an elderly couple driving an old Rolls all alone in India going to places like Assam, Nagaland , Bengal, etc , then onto Nepal and Bangladesh before returning to Bombay. Six months in all

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The Kasturbhai Lalbhai family had a ghost from new, could it be this one??
Sir Raymond Streat (Chairman of the British Cotton Board) states in one of his books that he was taken around to see Kasturbhai Lalbhai's mills .......

"so his secretary was told to show us the sights in a big Auburn car".
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Sir Raymond Streat (Chairman of the British Cotton Board) states in one of his books that he was taken around to see Kasturbhai Lalbhai's mills .......

"so his secretary was told to show us the sights in a big Auburn car".
Well, they did have a Rolls.

Now an AUBURN!!! Wonder where it is?

Any Auburn historians around?
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