1927 Bentley 6½ Litre

Chassis Number: BX2422
Engine Number : DH2202
Body: HOOPER & CO (Coachbuilders) Ltd London
Year of Manufacture: July 1927

This photograph was taken in Jaipur during the "Great Rally of India 2009". It is seen here in the backdrop of a Maharaja's palace.

These photographs were taken at the restorer's garage in 2008 (at New Delhi?).

The car was bought by Vikram Singh in end-2007. Vikram Singh is currently the president of the Jodhpur Heritage Car Club. He divides his time between New Delhi and Jaipur.

This photograph was taken in 2001 when Aniruddh Kasliwal visited the previous owners at their tea estate in Coonoor, in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. The car, on blocks, was stored in a shed at the tea estate.

Chassis no. BX2422 was formerly owned by the grand-daughter of the Cochin Royal Family of South India.

These are screenshots from the film "Passage to India" in which Chassis no. BX2422 was used. The car is reportedly now in New Delhi, India with a new owner.

"Photograph of the chassis BX2422 when new, originally published in the Bystander magazine for 12 October 1927."