Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum is housed in the Garden Hotel at Udaipur city of Rajasthan. The museum exhibits an exquisite and diverse collection of classic and rare automobiles. Some of these regal grandeurs of automobiles were the luxurious possessions of the Maharajas of Udaipur, while many of them have been added later to the collection to provide a unique and elite safari to the visitors. Some of these astonishing collections are over 70 years old still working smoothly after certain painstaking restorations. Inaugurated on 15th February 2000, Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum serves as an important landmark of the city.
Exhibits of Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum
Grand limousines and cars are displayed in Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum, which are still in their pristine and perfect running condition. They belong to the House of Mewar. Other exhibits of Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum include stately and vintage collections of 1937 Opel models, 1936 Vauxhall, rare Mercedes models, 1939 Cadillac open convertibles, majestic Rolls-Royce, Chevrolet and many others. The collection of Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum is immensely alluring for vintage car lovers from all around the world. It is in fact the only museum of this kind which has been documented in Indian and global press. The museum also narrates the visitors countless stories and anecdotes about these splendid cars, their possession by the Maharajas of Mewar and their requested customisations. The ground of the Grand Hotel was chosen to display the gorgeous and rare collection of vintage and classic cars of the past. Cadillac, Chevrolet and Morris are a few examples from the collection. Some of the models are sleek and fast while others are slow. These vintage cars are a reflection of the royal taste of the kings of Mewar. Each model of the vintage cars has some distinctive style. There are around two dozen cars on display.
Features of Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum
Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum is located in the original Palace Garage, also known as Mewar State Motor Garage, which forms a royal backdrop for such amazing assortment of the golden oldies. The garage is semi circular shape and is set within a greater courtyard which veils the bustles of the buzzing city. There is also an original Burmah Shell petrol pump in perfectly usable condition. The garage was constructed in the era when only the royal families of the town possessed those vintage cars which are now on display to the tourists of Rajasthan.
