Originally Posted by karlosdeville (Post 1598299)

I am referring to this bike - are you?

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Originally Posted by V-16 (Post 998844)

If some company would take up sponsorship to restore the car it would be ideal

Originally Posted by DKG (Post 998953)

That's definitely worth exploring. I wonder if there has been a precedent anywhere else of a company restoring a car in a private collection. If so that would make it easier to convince.

Originally Posted by DKG (Post 2213122)

Gogi !! Prophetic words !! What are the chances someone got an idea from here??

Cartier is now paying for the restoration clap:

Originally Posted by rg_chn (Post 2213232)

I just went through the whole thread, and was wondering if restoration was in the cards. All's well that ends well clap:

BTW, How many cars are they paying for? Is the restoration happening in India? By who? WIP pics? :D

Originally Posted by Stanher (Post 995005)

I'm somewhat skeptical about the co-existence of APX and APY. And it was also an ex-RTO officer who'd told me that APX was succeeded by APY, then APU, followed by ADX, ADY and so on.
Yet, even many of the oldtimers give varied answers about the chronology of the registrations, therefore Ive decided to refer to cars with original registrations as templates.

'might sound a bit :OT for this section but APX 3333 for instance can safely be taken as a mid 50s standard 10:

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Whereas APY 216 is a 1961 Pennant and going by the 3 digits, this series couldnt have started the same time as APX. Nor is there any chance of the particular number preceeding the manufacture of the car.

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Having seen many 60s vehicles, APU was then succeeded by ADX and AAX seemed to have been introduced shortly later, eventually co-existing with ADX. ADY seemed to have co-existed with ADX though.

'sounds a bit mind-boggling for now I guess! :)


May I know what road in Banjara hills btw?

Originally Posted by happybuddha (Post 2231931)

APX was mid 50s APY was mid 60s.
The chronology I think can safely be referred as APX was around 50s and APY as around 60s. Have had both of these registration vehicles and grown up listening to all this. ... and this was for the entire Nizam Province. The ones I know.. APX was registered in Hyderabad and APY was in some place in Guntur.

cheers,

Originally Posted by wasif (Post 2231986)

Boss APY is also HYderabd regestration ....my Fiat is APY single owner from Hyderabad

Originally Posted by happybuddha (Post 2235779)

Absolutely. As I said, the reg no.s were for the entire Nizam province, as it seems. APY was for Hyderabad as well as for Guntur.Since both of them were (and are) under one state. May be the numbers had quotas too (like 1-x for HYD x-y for some other place etc).. who knows.

Originally Posted by Stanher (Post 2235892)

Guntur and Hyd. never shared any of the old AP regn. series.

Guntur was APG (then ADG/AAG/ATG and so on later)

APY was only for hyd. from the early 60s (although someone earlier said it came out the same time as APX and represented the 'Atraaf baldiya', I'm positive it came out post 1950s and was for hyd. only as well) and was succeeded immediately by APU.

Originally Posted by Scarlet_Rider (Post 2298920)

Hello Folks, A Rolls-Royce from the Nizam's car collection that was recently restored was on display at the Chowmahalla Palace today, 31st March 2011. The high tea event started at 5:30 PM. There was a good crowd and a few local news channels also covered the event. Here are the pictures of the car. Enjoy!! :thumbs up Regards and Keep Revving, :) Rahul Waghmare.