Equipment
RHD. Chrome wire wheels with Dunlop tires and single sidemounted spare. Replica of the original H.J. Mulliner coachwork for the Maharaja of Patiala. The varnished toolbox and battery box have some scratches. The paint is in intact but the fenders have some very large cracks and the body has light scratches and cracks. The interior is heavily worn and soiled but fully intact and the underside has been nicely clean detailed.
Market commentary
According to the catalog the original coachwork was not salvageable and was recreated in the 1970s. Coachwork on a car like this is everything and without being original it falls into the steeply discounted category of any other rebodied grand classic. $1,870,000 was paid at Pebble Beach in 2007 when it was sold from the Richard Solove collection but last year it brought a bid of only $800,000 at RM Monterey. No money was apparent even at this modest bid even with the catalogs gratuitous re characterization of Bhupinder Singh as a ruler who worked tirelessly for the betterment of his subjects. He was an accomplished rake with multiple wives, concubines and myriad children.