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Originally Posted by karlosdeville
(Post 5145570)
In April 1932 a 65hp Daimler was advertised for sale. Special features mentioned for the super sports 4 seater dickey seat included wash and toilet arrangements, a tilting bed and Morocco blue upholstery. Attachment 2204750 I wonder if this was the striking Bharatpur car - anyone have any pictures to share? |
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Originally Posted by karlosdeville
(Post 5145570)
In April 1932 a 65hp Daimler was advertised for sale. Special features mentioned for the super sports 4 seater dickey seat included wash and toilet arrangements, a tilting bed and Morocco blue upholstery. I wonder if this was the striking Bharatpur car - anyone have any pictures to share? |
| Thanks!! It could have been one of many cars sent to India in the early days. I attach a picture if a boat tailed tourer - 45 HP rating delivered in 1920 to the Maharaja of Bharatpur [see page 545, Daimler Days, Vol. 3]. Actually Daimler did not make a 65HP model!!  |
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Originally Posted by KPS
(Post 5146785)
Daimler historian, Brian Smith, wrote to me as below |
| RM Sotheby's   1926 Daimler 45 HP Salon Cabriolet "Star of India" by Barker Offered from Masterworks of Design $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 USD United States | Monterey, California INQUIRE DETAILS PHOTOS DOCUMENTATION STORIES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Chassis No. 23729 Engine No. 45341 Daimler List Nos. 19281 and 19323 Documents US Title To be offered on Thursday, 18 August 2022 Built for Gulab Singh, the Maharaja of Rewa Marvelously detailed and outfitted coachwork of polished German silver, as-original Outfitted for regular use by the Maharaja in hunting expeditions One of the most extraordinary surviving examples of British custom coachwork A Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic Major-General His Highness Samrajya Maharajadhiraja Bandresh Shri Maharaja Sir Gulab Singh Ju Deo Bahadur of Rewa was one of numerous state leaders of India during the British Raj who enjoyed a life of almost unimaginable splendor and luxury. This extended to fine automobiles, of which Maharaja Gulab Singh was a passionate enthusiast, acquiring Hispano-Suizas, Rolls-Royces, and in particular examples of Daimler, then the favored marque of the British Royal Family. Among the Maharaja’s most famous motorcars is the Daimler offered here. The chassis alone, a 45 HP model with a sleeve-valve six-cylinder engine, was acquired by the Maharaja at a cost of £1,400 (or about $7,000) and delivered to Barker & Company of London, which mounted a handsome “salon cabriolet” built to the royal’s immaculate specification. The Daimler’s bodywork was built of sheets of German silver formed over an intricate inner wooden frame, with a single door provided on the passenger side, folding front bucket seats, and a capacious rear seat for the owner. Elaborate woodwork and fine leather were used throughout. The design incorporated a convertible top that disappeared under a tonneau, in the fashion popularized by European coachbuilders Castagna and Saoutchik, as well as two separate sets of windows, running parallel to one another. One set of windows was of clear glass, for use with the Maharaja aboard; the second was of darkly smoked Triplex, so-called “purdah” glass, for when the Maharaja’s two wives were riding and were to be hidden from their husband’s constituents. The dashboard was outfitted not only with a speedometer and tachometer, but also gauges to measure oil and air temperature, a Radamax spark plug tester, and a gradient meter to measure the Daimler’s angle on terrain, which one writer described as “giving the appearance of a dirigible control room.” Rattan seats were fitted to the running boards for the carrying of attendants and gunbearers, while the front fenders carried electric “boa constrictor” horns and two pairs of Lucas lights to sear their way through the Indian night. Lantern-like Toby taillamps took up the rear, and the Maharaja’s crest announced his presence to all comers. Source |
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Originally Posted by KPS
(Post 4539666)
This is a 1928 Daimler Double Six type 30Q in Kanpur, has made an appearance after 60 plus years. Little is known on the history of the car except that it was later re-bodied in Calcutta at some point. As per Brian Smith's Daimler historian, we can deduce that - "From the Stratton Instones, Agents for Daimler, there is a possibility that this car was build for their Managing Director, Mr. Joseph Makle and was coupe in grey colour. The car was registered in 1928". This massive car was rebodied and restored by the workshop of Mr. Sanjay Ghosh. From the way this car was, it is a massive achievement. Great to have this car back ticking. Cheers KPS |
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