Name: The Maharajas & Their Magnificent Motor Cars von Gautam Sen
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The Maharajas & Their Magnificent Motor Cars Zusammenfassung

The Maharajas & Their Magnificent Motor Cars Gautam Sen

In 1898 the first three 'horseless carriages' were imported into British India and so began Indian royalty's love affair with the automobile. During the first half of the 20th century the choicest cars with the most unusual coachwork made their way to India to satisfy the varied tastes and demands of the rajas and the maharajas. All manner of ceremonial throne cars, hunting cars, wedding cars and cars for state processions were owned by 500-odd Indian princes who tried to outdo each other in terms of pomp, glamour and splendour. Of the several thousand such cars that came to India, just a few hundred survive today and this magnificent book focuses on 70 of these together with the people associated with them.

Über Gautam Sen

Acknowledged as the 'father' of Indian automotive journalism, Gautam Sen founded India's first car magazine, Indian Auto, in 1986. In 1993 he launched Auto India, which became India's best-selling car magazine. Later he launched Indian editions of Germany's auto motor und sport and the BBC's Top Gear magazine, and now he is back in the driver's seat at Auto India. He divides his time between Paris, where his family lives, and Mumbai.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An authoritative and visually impressive study of a glamorous and historically fascinating subject. The first automobiles came to Bombay and Calcutta, and wealthy inhabitants of Calcutta - the second city of the British Empire - particularly took to them: automobile associations and motorsport sprouted there. Destiny has been unkind to Calcutta, but treasures have been discovered there in recent times: Protap Roy has unearthed some of the finest cars ever. With India's independence, the royal privileges of the rajas and maharajas disappeared, along with their titles, money and property. Just a handful - such as the maharajas of Jodhpur, Udaipur and Gondal - were able to retain their wealth by converting their palaces into luxury hotels and keeping cars bought by their ancestors. The cars of other rajas and maharajas were sold, many to opportunistic collectors in India who have, in recent decades, built up fine collections; the most famous is that of Pranlal Bhogilal, whose collection is featured in this book, along with those of Dr Ravi Prakash, Diljeet Titus and Nitin Dossa. Some of the more exceptional cars found their way to the West: those featured include the strange Brooke Swan Car that hissed steam from its 'nostrils' and a magnificent Delahaye 175 that Elton John used to own. Over 500 photos, some showing cars that have never been seen before.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR006792885

ISBN 13

9780857330635

ISBN 10

0857330632

Titel

The Maharajas & Their Magnificent Motor Cars Gautam Sen

Autor

Gautam Sen

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

J H Haynes & Co Ltd

Datum

20110106

Anzahl der Seiten

384

Preise

N/A

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