[karlosdeville]

Coverage from December 1912 of the Calcutta Motorcycling Speed Trials

[karlosdeville]

1922 Bombay Reliability Trials. I count 3 Rolls-Royces having taken part.

[travancore]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

1922 Bombay Reliability Trials. I count 3 Rolls-Royces having taken part.

Mathuradas Goculdas seems to have had two R-R cars:

Chassis 2217 (Barker / H J Mulliner cabriolet). Bought in 1921.



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100AE (Arthur Mulliner Tourer)


I have no record of owners of the the other two R-R cars in the Trials.

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by travancore

Mathuradas Goculdas seems to have had two R-R cars:

Chassis 2217 (Barker / H J Mulliner cabriolet). Bought in 1921.

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I have no record of owners of the the other two R-R cars in the Trials.

Thanks for these lovely images. BOM 3400 is indeed registered to 'Mathradass Goculdass'.

I have LK Jhaveri listed as owner of 36LW, a 1919 Rothschild & Fils Landaulette, originally Baroda. Other names I have attached to this car are Lalbhai & Kallranbhai Traders / Kasturbhai Lalbhai. An image attached, source unknown to me.

[karlosdeville]

An ad for the 1924 Bombay Motorcycling Club's Speed Trials to be held on 4th and 5th October 1924

[travancore]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

I have LK Jhaveri listed as owner of 36LW, a 1919 Rothschild & Fils Landaulette, originally Baroda.

Thanks Karl. you made my day. We had some discussion on 36LW in the R-R Thread (Post # 1945-1948)

[karlosdeville]

June 17th, 1939, WIAA Trials results

[karlosdeville]

Not very happy news from the 1929 Speed Trials in Bombay

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Not very happy news from the 1929 Speed Trials in Bombay

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Justice or lack thereof colonial style. The white ruler could do no wrong and after all those killed were mere brownies.

[karlosdeville]

Bombay Mahabaleshwar trials in 1906

[travancore]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Bombay Mahabaleshwar trials in 1906

As originally published in a period automobile magazine. Likely, The AutoMotor Journal.

The driver of Car #1 is looking straight ahead in this photo. Hadn't noticed the girl next to him yet.

[sjain2054]

Originally Posted by SuperSelect

Gawwd ! You know something guys, my first car was an 800 - BLB 2032, bought second hand from Dorab Panday from Dadar parsi colony.
When I had this car, someone I knew, asked me whether it was from West Bengal, and boy, how I ridiculed him ! Thanks for enlightening me Karl guruji, I realized my mistake !!

I am looking to buy a second hand car and my dad (now 72 years old) just happened to mention out of the blue that a friend of his bought a second hand car from Dorab Panday in 1991 and that he used to also service it really really well.

I searched for Dorab Panday on TeamBhp and landed up on this thread and your post! What a coincidence. I live in Parel and I will be visiting him today. I hope he is still around.

[karlosdeville]

Coverage from May 1959 of WIAA Reliability Trials held in Bombay



Often these events featured a special class for older vintage vehicles, like this Ford Model A 2 door Hardtop. Wonder what became of it.

[karlosdeville]

A December 1952 article on motorsport in Calcutta. Seen is the SS100 and a Lagonda special, both of which survive.

[terry mcgrath]

I would be keen to get a larger close up pic of the SS100 if possible thanks terry tmcgrath@bigpond.com
A December 1952 article on motorsport in Calcutta. Seen is the SS100