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Old 6th January 2020, 21:57   #2536
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Re: Classic Rolls Royces in India

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I saw this on a flatbed near Mehrauli today. Couldnt tell exactly what it was,. Anyone got any clue on what it is?
It is perhaps a fairly recently imported H6C. Chassis 11024 ?

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Old 12th January 2020, 04:41   #2537
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The wheel centre nut is definitely NOT standard Rolls-Royce. Does not seem to be H-S H6B either :( The photo you posted one has "wings".

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Ex-India Phantom I (10DC)
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Old 4th February 2020, 11:54   #2538
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Re: Classic Rolls Royces in India

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SG Chassis 35PP, seen here at Lord Irvin's visit to Indore

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Stock Photo - Viceroy Lord Irwin, Earl Halifax, pays a state visit to Indore, India.

Photographer: Mary Evans/Vanessa Wagstaff Collection
Collection: Mary Evans Picture Library Ltd
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Re: Classic Rolls Royces in India

courtesy: RREC, 1973

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Old 19th February 2020, 21:11   #2540
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Classic Rolls Royces in India-rr-sg-31zg-bmx40-hearse-rrec-b078-may-1973-2.jpg

Another "India" car I was ignorant of. Silver Ghost 31ZG, originally a Windovers Cabriolet.

Karl suggests it may have been scrapped at Chor Bazar. Perhaps Harit or Faster789 could fill us in. The registration is early 1940s per Karl.

Photo courtesy of John Fasal / RREC and published in the Bulletin, May 1973.

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Re: Classic Rolls Royces in India

Quoting Rob Geelen

Source : Rolls Royce and Bentley Motor cars, Fb page

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French Motor Car & Electric Co. Ltd., Calcutta, India were the coach builders of this enclosed Pullman limousine in 1911 on a Silver Ghost. It stands to reason that the car was used in India.
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ca 1980. Courtesy RREC
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ca 1980. Courtesy RREC
What a lovely shot - its 40 years old! I assume it would have been still unrestored at the time, note the crest on the doors. Later on this car was restored in England and painted bright red.

What do you make of the vertical lines seen on the side windows?
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What a lovely shot - its 40 years old! I assume it would have been still unrestored at the time, note the crest on the doors. Later on this car was restored in England and painted bright red.

What do you make of the vertical lines seen on the side windows?
I do not know. Assume the car did not have roll up windows and these are some form of stiffeners perhaps ?
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Later on this car was restored in England and painted bright red.
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ca 1995, as mentioned by Karl
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The following pictures are of BRN-6666, the PII in the Anukul Ashram. The car is supposedly ex-Darbhanga and gifted to the Ashram by the Maharaja's doctor.

An R-R expert has however identified BRN-6666 as a "Post Chassis 58-SK" PII and therefore unlikely to be Chassis 2-GY.
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Found this very interesting piece about Darbhanga RR,any more pics or info.
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This is more info for "BRN-6666" than I have seen before, thanks!
Some more pictures of the car, What is the Chassis no. ?
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Some more pictures of the car, What is the Chassis no. ?
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87TA, Hooper Limousine, ex-Darbhanga to the best of my knowledge. First owner Maj. Gen. Sir Phillip Nash.

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Tajpur Estate. Likely a Phantom I, with Raja Jasjit Singh. This may have been posted before.

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Tajpur Estate. Likely a Phantom I, with Raja Jasjit Singh. This may have been posted before.
Another picture, is it a different car ?

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Another picture, is it a different car?
Park lights don't seem to match, over to the experts.
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