The Gedee Car Museum, Coimbatore

Senna4Ever · 26th April 2015, 17:49

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Coimbatore is set to get its own car museum with GEDEE Museum inaugurating tomorrow, on April 27. The museum is under the ownership of GD Naidu Charities and is spread over 19,000 sq. ft..

With over 70 cars, an 1886 Motorwagen replica is one of the major attraction along with

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Rolls Royce 20 (four door convertible) produced in 1925, Dodge Brothers – Victory Six produced in 1929, DKW-F7 Meisterklasse (two-door sedan) produced in 1938 and BMW Isetta 250 made in 1955.

The Hindu

Anyone visiting?

kasli · 26th April 2015, 20:00

Wish the museum all the success and happy to see the Hispano back within its familiar surroundings .The museum was visited by few of us a few months back. The dedication & effort of the team and also the Chairman himself is commendable . Hope the younger generation enjoy it and with so many schools in the city & hills visit it often.

Spread the word that it's opened for all to go and see it and appreciate every aspect of the exhibits put up and collected and restored over the years. The second ( real ) one in the the country !

Cheers

karlosdeville · 29th April 2015, 15:39

Here are detailed pictures of this fantastic place - though I haven't yet seen the place I've heard great things about it. Look at some of the cars on display - a couple of real surprises

The Gedee Car Museum, Coimbatore-gedeecarmuseum.jpg

More at this link.

http://www.rushlane.com/geedee-car-m...-12151491.html

travancore · 29th April 2015, 16:51

This Wolseley Eight was my maternal grandfather's car (originally MSP-9311; and black). Spent much of its life at Aruvankadu, a few km uphill from Coimbatore.

The KLZ registration came when he moved to Nilambur after retirement. Believe it was the oldest running car in Malappuram District at one point.

It was given to the Naidu's about 15 years ago.

Can anyone provide a blow up of the photo on the windshield ? It might be him - Sri. T.N.Sankara Varma!!!

The wing lamps are missing though. Believe it had an electric wiper on the driver's side and a hand crank one on the left (memories are fading!)

The Gedee Car Museum, Coimbatore-appooppan-wolseley.jpg

Senna4Ever · 29th April 2015, 22:30

Second proper car museum of the country for sure. Also, capable of catering to wider audience considering ₹50/head ticket. (Heritage Museum visit costs six times).

They have chosen to go with G-E-D-E-E instead of 'Geedee'. Mods, consider correcting the thread title.

Thanks.

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kasli Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BOMBAY Posts: 1,821 Thanked: 2,005 Times	Wish the museum all the success and happy to see the Hispano back within its familiar surroundings .The museum was visited by few of us a few months back. The dedication & effort of the team and also the Chairman himself is commendable . Hope the younger generation enjoy it and with so many schools in the city & hills visit it often. Spread the word that it's opened for all to go and see it and appreciate every aspect of the exhibits put up and collected and restored over the years. The second ( real ) one in the the country ! Cheers
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	re: The Gedee Car Museum, Coimbatore Here are detailed pictures of this fantastic place - though I haven't yet seen the place I've heard great things about it. Look at some of the cars on display - a couple of real surprises More at this link. http://www.rushlane.com/geedee-car-m...-12151491.html Last edited by karlosdeville : 29th April 2015 at 15:40.
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travancore Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 2,934 Thanked: 8,551 Times	re: The Gedee Car Museum, Coimbatore This Wolseley Eight was my maternal grandfather's car (originally MSP-9311; and black). Spent much of its life at Aruvankadu, a few km uphill from Coimbatore. The KLZ registration came when he moved to Nilambur after retirement. Believe it was the oldest running car in Malappuram District at one point. It was given to the Naidu's about 15 years ago. Can anyone provide a blow up of the photo on the windshield ? It might be him - Sri. T.N.Sankara Varma!!! The wing lamps are missing though. Believe it had an electric wiper on the driver's side and a hand crank one on the left (memories are fading!) Last edited by travancore : 29th April 2015 at 17:16.
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Senna4Ever BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Gothenburg Posts: 399 Thanked: 1,658 Times	re: The Gedee Car Museum, Coimbatore Second proper car museum of the country for sure. Also, capable of catering to wider audience considering ₹50/head ticket. (Heritage Museum visit costs six times). They have chosen to go with G-E-D-E-E instead of 'Geedee'. Mods, consider correcting the thread title. Thanks. Last edited by aah78 : 30th April 2015 at 01:02. Reason: Thread title edited. You can use the Report Post button to notify a Moderator in future. Thanks!
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