How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas

KartikeyaL · 10th September 2020, 13:13

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Pictures from the Sadul club, (formerly the Victoria memorial club) Bikaner.

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Better/fuller pictures were shared by a friend

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KartikeyaL · 13th September 2020, 11:51

Shared on Instagram

Palanpur State

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travancore · 13th September 2020, 22:28

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Palanpur State

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FIAT from the 1920s. Dont know the model :(

travancore · 14th September 2020, 04:01

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A Morris Commercial hunting lodge-on-wheels for the Nawab of Bhopal. This was supplied along with the six wheeler that we have seen before.

KartikeyaL · 14th September 2020, 11:45

Ravija Rana shared this picture of her grandfather "the Rana of Barwaha"

Ford 1932

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KPS · 15th September 2020, 13:31

This is identified as the Gondal Lanchester from the 1980's

Picture from Lanchester Historian, Chris Clarks book, The Lanchester Legacy - Vol 1

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We are all aware of this car is safe and even visited Pebble Beach (Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2018 - With Motorcars of the Raj)

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Cheers

KPS

karlosdeville · 21st September 2020, 16:52

A very cool Bedford in the Karauli stables apparently

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travancore · 21st September 2020, 19:17

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A very cool Bedford in the Karauli stables apparently

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I recently came across these.

KartikeyaL · 24th September 2020, 22:14

Rao Uday Singh of Chadawad

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travancore · 25th September 2020, 20:37

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Rao Uday Singh of Chadawad

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I am not sure that this is a Ford V8.

The picture attached here , also from Chadawad certainly is. (courtesy Indianrajputs)

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KartikeyaL · 25th September 2020, 20:50

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I am not sure that this is a Ford V8.

The picture attached here , also from Chadawad certainly is. (courtesy Indianrajputs)

There is something off about this picture and a reverse image search shows, that this might have been lifted from here

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travancore · 25th September 2020, 20:55

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There is something off about this picture and a reverse image search shows, that this might have been lifted from here

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Super sleuthing! They did that with the "Chadawad" RR PII too :(

And called the Bhopal Bentley 6.5L a Chadawad R-R

KartikeyaL · 4th October 2020, 08:18

1937 Wolseley 25HP Drop Head Coupe (3.5 litre - 6 Cyl-twin carb), ex-Baroda.

Restored by : Shrivardhan Kanoria

Hope we can find some period pictures and more history on this one.

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KartikeyaL · 18th October 2020, 04:22

Shared by Little._historian on Instagram from visit of Queen Mary to Hyderabad.

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KartikeyaL · 18th October 2020, 19:05

Shared by Rupendra Pal Singh, Fort Unchagaon

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