[KPS]

From a video shared by a friend, I have been able to take pictures of this Mysore P1

RR experts has identified this car as the 1926 New Phantom Hooper Cabriolet de Vile Chassis # 110YC.

Colour is Parsons Mall Green with Peacock Blue wings

Seen here sporting Mysore 3





Cheers

KPS

[KPS]

Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar at Dussera Celebrations, offering prayers to the cars. These are pictures taken from an old video. Sorry about the quality of the pictures.

Probably the Dharmasthala DE36






















The Apte Tear Drop Bentley?


Can these cars be identified

Cheers

KPS

[v12]

Nice pics KPS! Did the cars break down (or rather failed to proceed in RR terms). Can see that most of the cars are being pushed. Or was that the tradition?

[travancore]

Originally Posted by v12

Nice pics KPS! Did the cars break down (or rather failed to proceed in RR terms). Can see that most of the cars are being pushed. Or was that the tradition?

It was tradition. Since Pooja was being done, they would not be driven. The Maharaja would be in the pavilion and chariots, wagons, horses, cars etc paraded before it.

[KartikeyaL]

Cross posting

The pictures below were kindly shared by Mr. Shrivardhan Kanoria

My maternal grandfather, late Mr. HC Agarwal’s 1949 Bentley Mark 6 - coachbuilt by James Young - Teardrop Sedanca, ex Mysore, later taken to England by cricketer Apte.

[travancore]

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Cross posting

The pictures below were kindly shared by Mr. Shrivardhan Kanoria

Wow! And looks like the magnificent car was photographed at the equally magnificent Mysore Palace Garages. Now sadly demolished ?

[travancore]

“Doing a Mysore”

I wonder what extra-terrestrial power would entice someone to “Do a Mysore” almost twice over in two years. Or perhaps, it was the impending end to a princely lifestyle, brought on by a new-fangled democracy. Either way, war weary Britain was only too happy to oblige, with all the foreign exchange it brought.

Strange for a family that had not shopped at Derby or Crewe, in over twenty years (Phantom I 110YC). And had never, ever, set foot at a nearby Bentley Store before.

All this in addition to a Delahaye by Figoni et Falaschi (later Sir Elton John), three or four Daimlers and one of the sixteen Invicta Black Princes ever made. I dare not even mention all the American heavy metal in this august company. The lone Morris Minor must have looked on in amazement.

Anyways, just wanted to put all thirteen Mysores together. I was getting confused. "E&OE"

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by travancore

Anyways, just wanted to put all thirteen Mysores together. I was getting confused. "E&OE"

Thanks for this, this new perspective is indeed interesting.

What I find amazing is that 12 of the 13 survive to this day! Any idea what became of WYA7?

[travancore]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Thanks for this, this new perspective is indeed interesting.

What I find amazing is that 12 of the 13 survive to this day! Any idea what became of WYA7?

And almost all of then in pretty good nick. WYA7 remains an enigma. No one seems to know anything.



A car to the same design as WYA7 from Rob Geelen posted above. Hoping this would trigger someone's memory.

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by travancore

Fixing Bulganin's flag on the Mysore Daimler, ca 1955

Few more pictures from Bulganin's visit, some might have been shared before.

Source : LIFE

[KPS]

Cross posting from Himanshu Jangid Thread (Stories of Himanshu Jangid of Cartist, Jaipur.)













Cheers

KPS

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by KPS

Cross posting from Himanshu Jangid Thread (Stories of Himanshu Jangid of Cartist, Jaipur.)

Are you sure this is a Mysore car? I think it is WTA76, ex Kanker? The similar colour scheme Mysore car (also in Rajasthan) is WFC57.

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Are you sure this is a Mysore car? I think it is WTA76, ex Kanker? The similar colour scheme Mysore car (also in Rajasthan) is WFC57.

Right as always, this is WTA76 with Masuda and WFC57 is with Khimsar.

[KPS]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Are you sure this is a Mysore car? I think it is WTA76, ex Kanker? The similar colour scheme Mysore car (also in Rajasthan) is WFC57.

Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

Right as always, this is WTA76 with Masuda and WFC57 is with Khimsar.

Thanks for the correction.

[KPS]

Here is a surprise for me.

Pratap Jayaram shared a picture of a Ex-Mysore Logonda, the family had in their ownership. MYM 2664 is a Mysore registration.



Wonder where this car is now?

Cheers

KPS