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Old 2nd September 2023, 05:55   #1831
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Wonder if this is the same "NANDGAON-5" Dodge Kingsway we saw earlier with Khrushchev.

WBD-7562 during the 1967 Elections, Calcutta. The centre of the grille looks different (missing badge ?)

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Old 2nd September 2023, 12:08   #1832
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Wonder if this is the same "NANDGAON-5" Dodge Kingsway we saw earlier with Khrushchev.

WBD-7562 during the 1967 Elections, Calcutta. The centre of the grille looks different (missing badge ?)
I doubt they are the same car - the WBD car has been seen on state occassions numerable times, and likely a state car. The Nandgaon car has 3 more spotlights too.
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Old 5th September 2023, 04:35   #1833
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How rich were the Maharajas before Independence! Cars of the Maharajas-nawanagar-daimler-straight-eight-cycle-fenders-1934-maybe-tbhp.jpg

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Looks like these are of the same car. Two identical cars were built by Charlesworth on the 4 1/2 Litre Daimler Straight Eight for Nawanagar.

The extra chrome trim piece at the rear may be hidden with the top down. The driver's side wing lamp seems to have a small integrated rear view mirror.

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Some images shared by The Heritage Society of Panna

A 1959 Chevrolet
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A Cadillac limousine
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An Ajmer registered motorcycle - can anyone identify the bike?
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courtesty: Pics of Rajput Provinces

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Baghat State Buick Eight
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Lord Minto arriving by motor car to view the Alwar stables, 1909, is it an Alwar car or a Viceregal car ?
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The car in Kartikeyal's picture is this Alwar Napier 60 H.P. from 1908.
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Old 15th December 2023, 23:18   #1837
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We have seen a Bhopal Buick on shikar, ca 1934.

The car currently with Saif Ali Khan seems to be the same / similar

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

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We have seen a Bhopal Buick on shikar, ca 1934.

The car currently with Saif Ali Khan seems to be the same / similar
It may well be the same one - Saif Ali Khan’s paternal grandfather, married Begum Sajida Sultan of Bhopal c1939 - hence, he has a Bhopal connection as well.

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It may well be the same one - Saif Ali Khan’s paternal grandfather, married Begum Sajida Sultan of Bhopal c1939
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Precisely, MAK and SAK were / are both Nawabs of Pataudi AND Bhopal.
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An April 1916 image of the Raja of Bobbili at the wheel of his Arrol Johnston

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A bunch of photos I chanced upon at a heritage hotel in Bharatpur

A delightful Austin Chummy with polished body, registered BHARATPUR No 113
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Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith WCB40, ex Mysore when in service with Bharatpur. Survives in Pune.
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An unusual people carrier body on 15PP for hunting expeditions
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Phantom 2 number 121GY, survives in Delhi.
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A bunch of photos I chanced upon at a heritage hotel in Bharatpur
Lovely, thanks Karl.
Interesting to see 15PP with Grebels and a radiator mounted Bosch horn - neither seen before.

Another Bharatpur Austin Seven, The Bystander 13 August 1924.
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Picture of the Sandur Mercedes 170V Cabrio on Commercial Street, Bangalore.

This picture is available for sale in eBay

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