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Hyderabad|India|October '2008:Sudha
Cars Museum is the first and only handmade Wacky Car museum in
the world. It is the brainchild of Mr. K. Sudhakar, a Guinness
World Record Holder for making the Largest Tricycle in the
World.
Mr. Sudhakar, got hooked on to this hobby right from his school
days. At the age of 14 he first designed a bicycle and the very
next year at the age of 15 he made his first ‘Easy Rider
Motorbike’. He tried his hands on a four-wheeler when he was
studying in Intermediate II year and created a stunning, rugged
looking ‘Dune Buggy.
Mr. Sudhakar had designed about 150 different types of cars,
like ‘Go Karts’, Dune Buggies’, ‘Wacky Cars, like Brinjal Car,
Camera Car, Cricket Ball Car, Shivling Car, Cup & Saucer Car,
Helmet Car, Computer Car, Double Bed Car, Football Car, and the
list goes on.
He had also designed early 20th century models of Cars & Buses,
both single & Double Deckers. Presently the buses are being used
for sight seeing in the city.
He has designed over 30 different designs of bicycles from
single seater to multi seaters, the likes of which are ‘Penny
Farthings’, ‘Tandems’, ‘Made For Each Other’, ‘Velo Cars’, ‘Recumbents’,’
Micro Cars’, ‘Lightfoots’, ‘Cycle Trains’, ‘Sociable’, etc.
including the smallest bicycle in India, which is about 6 inches
high.
Adding to his collection are 12 different types of motorcycles,
the smallest being 13 inches high, which can travel at a speed
of about 30kmph. The different designs of Mobikes include,
‘Three Wheeler Motorcycles’, ‘Easy Riders’, ‘Scramblers’ & ‘Go
Pads’.
For a Social Cause Mr. Sudhakar made a Condom Bike in the shape
of a condom to bring in awareness towards the deadly AIDS. The
Condom bike has a built in player, which gives a brief history
on condoms and AIDS awareness. Continuing to fight against the
deadly AIDS, he is planning to start a Mini Condom Bike Race.
Cricket Ball Car was specially made to cheer the team India for
2003 World Cup with a tape briefing us on the cricket World Cup
History and the Football Car was made to commemorate the 2006
FIFA Football World Cup held at Germany.
All these creations are made out of scrap and are workable.
Sudhakar has given live demonstrations of these vehicles on the
occasion of police traffic safety week celebrations at Tank Bund
and Necklace Road at Hyderabad for five consecutive years.
Mr.Sudhakar has created a Guinness World Record for the Largest
Tricycle in the World. The Tricycle is 41 feet 7 inches tall and
weighs about 3 tons with the wheel diameter of 17 feet. It is 37
feet 4 inches long. The Tricycle is powered by the Pedal, Chain
Sprockets and Gears. It took him over 3 years to built this
Giant.
The smallest double decker, which is at display at the museum,
has recorded in the Limca Book of Records & with the GUINESS.
Plans for the future is to introduce a 13” motorbike circuit
race on the lines of 18” motorbike circuit race in Japan.
Currently Mr. Sudhakar is planning to have an Animal Park, where
he would have life size mechanized walking animals. He has
already developed the prototypes of an Elephant and a Wild Boar.
Some of the models being worked on are “FOUNTAIN PEN BIKE”,
“BASKET BALL CAR”, “TENNIS BALL CAR”, “ LADIES HAND BAG CAR”,
“STILLETTO CAR”, “LIPSTICK BIKE”, “PRESSURE COOKER CAR”, “SOFA
CAR”, “ BOOK CAR”, “MOBILE PHONE CAR”.
Sudha Cars Museum is open on all
days from 9.30am to 6.30pm at Bahadurpura, Hyderabad.
Reachout's News Bureau
October'
2008
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