Rajsthan Trip - Udaipur - Vintage car Collection

Udaipur

Vintage and Classic Car Collection

Historical Background

On 15th February 2000, The Vintage & Classic Car Collection, The Palace Udaipur was unveiled in its entirety to the general public. This inauguration allowed visitors to appreciate this astonishing collection of cars for the first time. The Vintage & Classic Car Collection is a car collection and a museum with a difference. All the vehicles on show have belonged to the Maharanas of Mewar both past and present. Despite some vehicles being over seventy years old, each one has been painstakingly restored so that they are in working order.

The collection is housed in the original former Mewar State Motor Garage, a glorious setting for such a fine assortment of vehicles. The bougainvillea - coated Garden Hotel and Restaurant, a property of HRH Group of Hotels, Udaipur, is also contained within the garage’s grounds. The semi-circular motor garage with its forecourt is housed within a greater courtyard, creating a pleasant hideaway from the bustle of the streets. One of the original Shell petrol pump is not only still standing, but also in a usable condition. The motor garage itself was built at a time when the only cars in town belonged to the Mewar State Motor Garage and the present day surroundings make this garage as wonderfully stylish as it must always have been.

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The maharanas’ car collection makes a fascinating diversion, for what it tells about their elite lifestyle and for the vintage vehicles themselves. Housed within the former state garage are 22 splendid vehicles, including a seven-seat 1938 Cadillac complete with purdah system, the beautiful 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom used in Octopussy and the Cadillac convertible that whisked Queen Elizabeth II to the airport in 1961. If you enjoy a vegetarian thali, the combined museum-and-meal ticket is a very good option (lunch 11.30am to 3pm, dinner 7.30pm to 10pm). The museum is situated 1km east of the City Palace, just opposite Sajjan Niwas Gardens.

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Name: Austin — Model: A55 Mark Cambridge — Year of Mfd: 1961

For All the Vintage and Classic Car Lovers from Around the Globe the Maharana Of Mewar Reserves a Special Place/Museum in Your Trip to Udaipur its the “Vintage and Classic Car Collection” of The Palace, Udaipur.  The Collection Includes 22 Splendid Cars. You can also have  Lunch in the Adjoining Garden Hotel where you are served with a Vegetarian Rajasthani Thali.

Location:  Garden Hotel, Opposite Gulab Bagh Gate or Near Hotel Vishnupriya

Entry Timing: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Entry Charges: Rs. 150 + Vehicle Showcase

Phone: 0294-2420979, 0294-2528008