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It looked very very similiar to this one, body by H.J. Mulliner. looks so bland and downright boring compared to the Bhopal hunting car. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() A respected acquaintance tells me the present Rajasthan CM aparently has a couple of RR's (her ex hubby was HH Dholpur ??) which are in much better shape as compared to others that had been jacked up for years. I think these cars were shifted to Jaipur recently. Could anyone with pictures of these cars please post them PS I think it would be appropriate if we create a thread dedicated to the Darbhanga family collection of cars. So many great RR and Bentleys surviving in India come from that family. Its only appropriate they are viewed together. Perhaps with pictures of the palaces there too to put things in perspective? Manvendra Singh once told me Darbhanga had only 9 miles of tarmac!! No wonder those 100 odd cars remained in such pristine condition. The Darbhanga RR PIII I saw unrestored with Mr. Sanghi is truly an imposing machine. Beautiful Last edited by DKG : 7th May 2008 at 12:13. |
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To miss a car by one day is destiny. Hope you will be luckier the next time. | |
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Still waiting to get lucky!! | |
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Think it was also Faridkot that had the fire. | |
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(source: The Tribune, Dec 1, 2001): The Tribune - Windows - Feature The Maharaja of Darbhanga had a number of Rolls-Royces and according to a recent newspaper report, six of them are rusting in the old family garage at Darbhanga. The Maharaja of Faridkot too was fond of Rolls-Royce. Late last year, one automobile enthusiast managed to get a peep into the padlocked palace garage and came back goggle-eyed after counting six Rolls-Royces, two Bentleys and four Jaguars rusting away. ================================================= source: faridkot (4dw.net/royalark/india) Following independence, Raja Har Indar Singh (Faridkot), continued his interest in military affairs, but also turned his attention to business and farming matters. Though hounded by the Indian tax authorities throughout his life, in financial terms he managed better than most princes. He also amassed a wonderful collection of vintage motor vehicles at his properties near Simla. Included amongst them, several unique Rolls-Royce cars, military vehicles, and aircraft from the Second World War. | |
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| ![]() Mystery of the Raja of Puducottah Rolls Royce: Below is the "Puducotta" 1912 RR mentioned / illustrated in "The Tribune" article in the previous thread (#246). This looks very much like a "Balloon Roadster" ![]() ========================================= It is interesting that the following "Puducotta" car (1912 RR Silver Ghost; Chassis #1948) was "rebodied" by Crailville to the "correct" (as delivered) Holmes London-Edinbugh torpedo style: (source: Crailville Ltd: Coachwork: Rolls: 1912 Silver Ghost Torpedo) During rebodying ![]() At Pebble Beach (photo must be reversed - looks LHD!) ![]() Could these be the same car??? Ironically, the famed Patiala (now Kadoorie / Hong Kong Peninsula) RR Silver Ghost London-Edinburgh (Chassis # 1958) is very similar |
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![]() (source: A million thanks to "Praeclarum" - The Federal Journal of the Rolls Royce Owners Club of Australia) ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by travancore : 9th May 2008 at 05:24. Reason: typo | |
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This is chassis #82RM, a 1924 Barker limousine de ville. It is used by a hire company called Pakistan Services Ltd. | |
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These 3 Bahawalpur cars are PII #180PY (blue Barker fixed-head coupe), PI #39MC, rebodied by Barker and PIII #3AX87 reg'd BWP-205 already desc'd in my previous msg. | |
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The car of by Khan of Kalat was PII #76WJ, a Hooper tourer. | |
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Because of the war, 3DL90 never went to India, the order was cancelled and it was sold to Jack Barclay on 19/06/1942. I don't have any connection between 3BT121 and India. Andre Blaize | |
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