Cygnet The Baby Swan Car

The maharaja of Nabha, by then the owner of the great Swan Car, had a smaller version built in the 1920s to drive around his estate.

The maharaja of Nabha, by then the owner of the large Swan Car, had a smaller version built in the 1920s to drive around his estate. A closely resembling body was hammered out of sheet steel, after which the Baby Swan or Cygnet (little swan) was fitted with an electric motor for propulsion. Note the little swans at the front. This is probably the oldest automobile produced in India. Both cars are now reunited in the museum as mother and daughter.