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Originally Posted by park-ward
(Post 4271322)
Prem, according to Tom Clarke, this is WVA42 which was bought new by Krishna Chandra Gajapathi Narayana Deo, Raja of Parlakimedi. The give-away detail is the division, found on design 20, otherwise identical to design 13. |
| The car in the first picture is Chassis 2656 by Steuarts. It is also on the right (partial view) in the 2nd photo. The white car that we see front on, in the 2nd photo is 2560 by Dykes. |
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Originally Posted by harit
(Post 4201878)
Hi guys thanks for response. Hopefully the car will now be identified when the complete photo is shown. The registration number is X 8400, so a Bombay car. Somehow I don't think that it is a re-body, re-bodied so early in it's life? One never knows though. Cheers harit |
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Originally Posted by travancore
(Post 4279698)
I am starting to wonder if Harit's mystery car is an earlier avatar of the 20/25 Saloon body, now in the Ramchander collection. It is the ex-Kashmir GSR35 |
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Originally Posted by karlosdeville
(Post 4279759)
There is a good chance that the car is GLN34, a Weymann Saloon 20; delivered new to Morarji Khatau (this picture is taken outside Morarji Cottage). |
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Originally Posted by travancore
(Post 4280073)
Thanks Karl. It does not however look like a Weymann body, unless of course it was rebodied. Is there anyway to find out roughly when the X-8400 plate would have been issued ? We have seen X-7998 on a PII; and Y-2019 on a PI. Did "Y" come before "X" ? |
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Originally Posted by harit
(Post 4201878)
Hi guys thanks for response. Hopefully the car will now be identified when the complete photo is shown. The registration number is X 8400, so a Bombay car. Somehow I don't think that it is a re-body, re-bodied so early in it's life? One never knows though. The Cottage, Morarji Cottage could give some clue to it's identity. Was any Rolls supplied to a Morarji family / mills early 1930's? This appears to be a discovery of a car not much is known about. Cheers harit |
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Originally Posted by karlosdeville
(Post 4280805)
Looking at those bulbous fenders we can be quite sure it was rebodied! I have some dates as under K 4xxx - 1939 K 5xxx - 1939 K 6xxx - 1940 N 1xxx - 1937 W 1xxx - 1929 W 5xxx - 1932 W 9xxx - 1937 X 6xxx - 1929 Y 5xxx - 1927 Y 6xxx - 1928 Y 9xxx - 1928 Z 8xxx - 1924 So as you can see now it is more confusing than ever before :D |
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Originally Posted by sabinesnubbing
(Post 4287667)
Karl, From what I have, the issuing order was: no letter, Z, Y, X, W, T, N, K and W9999 is said to be a 1934 number that was a reregistration from one of the first 2 series. I think the reregistrations started in 1933 or 1934 but how long it took to do all the no letter and Z vehicles I have no idea. Cheers Cedric |
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Originally Posted by Bulldogji
(Post 4288186)
Hi Cedric, I have cars of 1938 and 1939, with the first books of registration showing the old, single alphabet followed by numbers. one starts with Y and the other I forget, need to look. Therefore, at least in Bombay, the re regstration process must have started post those years. |
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Originally Posted by sabinesnubbing
(Post 4287667)
Karl, From what I have, the issuing order was: no letter, Z, Y, X, W, T, N, K and W9999 is said to be a 1934 number that was a reregistration from one of the first 2 series. I think the reregistrations started in 1933 or 1934 but how long it took to do all the no letter and Z vehicles I have no idea. Cheers Cedric |
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Originally Posted by Bulldogji
(Post 4288186)
Hi Cedric, I have cars of 1938 and 1939, with the first books of registration showing the old, single alphabet followed by numbers. one starts with Y and the other I forget, need to look. Therefore, at least in Bombay, the re regstration process must have started post those years. |
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