Sudha Cars Museum
 Sudha Cars Museum | |
  Location within Telangana  Sudha Cars Museum (India) | |
| Established | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 17°21′25″N 78°27′16″E / 17.3569907°N 78.4544072°E |
| Founder | K. Sudhakar |
| Website | sudhacars |
Sudha Cars Museum is an automobile museum located in Hyderabad, India.[1][2][3] The museum displays "crazy cars" that resemble everyday objects. These cars are handmade by Kanyaboyina Sudhakar (known mainly as K. Sudhakar or K. Sudhakar Yadav) who started it as his hobby in his school days and opened the dedicated museum in 2010.[4][5][6]
History
[edit]Sudhakar Yadav had an inclination towards motor cars and mechanics since childhood. He created his first car at the age of 14 collecting the necessary articles from junkyards. His name was in the Guinness World Records in 2005 for the largest tricycle. On 1 July 2005 he rode the largest tricycle in Hyderabad which had an overall height of 12.67 metres (41.6 ft). The tricycle's wheel diameter was 5.18 metres (17.0 ft) and the length was 11.37 metres (37.3 ft).[7][8] Yadav and his museum are mentioned in the Limca Book of Records and have also been featured on Ripley's Believe It or Not![9][6]
Exhibits
[edit]All the exhibits of the museum accompany a plaque giving information of the make of the car, the time it took to manufacture and the maximum speed it can attain. The museum also has the smallest double decker bus in the world which can accommodate 10 people. Twelve different motor cycles in small size are on display of which the smallest is 33 centimetres (13 in) in height and can be driven at the speed of 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph).[9]
Yadav stated that some of the cars are created keeping special occasions in mind. For Women's Day, he designed a car shaped like a handbag and stiletto that was powered by a 6cc engine. For Bal Diwas (Children's Day), he designed cars based on a pen, pencil and sharpener. A condom shaped car was unveiled to commemorate World AIDS Day.[10]
The homemade cars cost around ₹85,000–₹150,000 (£1,000–£1,800) for manufacturing; but are not for sale. The cars are often brought out of the museum for road shows where people can see them being driven.[11]
Also on display are modified cars. These include a three wheeled auto converted into a van and a Maruti van converted into a single boogie tram. The display also includes a variety of Tandem bicycles, supporting up to 6 riders. Several motorcycles with modified side cars are also on display. These include shoe and commode shaped side cars.[6]
Gallery
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Car shaped like a handbag -
Car shaped like stiletto heels -
Car shaped like a shoe -
Car shaped like a helmet -
Car shaped like a camera -
Car shaped like a toilet -
Car shaped like a condom -
Car shaped like a couch -
Car shaped like a burger -
Car shaped like a Shivlinga -
Car shaped like a computer -
Ticket Counter of Sudha Car Museum -
A motorcycle with a shoe shaped side car
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Goyal, Anuradha (18 May 2013). "Strange sites". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Sudhakar attempts another record by designing 26-ft tall car". Indian Today. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Samal, Itishree (11 January 2013). "Wacky, hand-made cars in Hyderabad museum". Rediff. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Car designer K Sudhakar attempts world record by designing 26-ft tall car". The Economic Times. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Largest tricycle". Guinness World Records.
- ^ a b c Datta, Rangan (5 November 2024). "Whacky, vintage or modified? It's all there at Sudha Car Museum in Hyderabad". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Largest tricycle". Guinness World Records. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "India man eyes record with 26-foot-high car". BBC. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ a b "India's own version of Ripley's Believe It or Not; this car museum in Hyderabad has it all!". The News Minute. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Frederick, Prince (26 September 2014). "Cause crafts car". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Crazy car museum: Sudhakar Yadav's collection of homemade vehicles". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
