Trip to Visit Gedee Car and Science Museums in Coimbatore

While you are in Coimbatore, don't miss the chance to visit Gedee Car Museum, which is touted as one of its kind in India with some of the exhibited cars not to be seen anywhere else in the country. Every significant development in the automobile industry along with a lot of wheels from all over the world is on display. It is a tribute to well-known scientist, inventor, educationalist and philanthropist Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu (GD Naidu) (1893–1974), also referred to as the Edison of India.

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Stop At: Gedee Car Museum, Avinashi Rd 734 President Hall, Coimbatore 641018 India

Start explore this museum which houses every important development in the automobile industry, from a striking replica of the first car in the world – 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen to the newly launched cars. The cars in the main hall are arranged chronologically: from a replica of the first automobile in the world to modern racing cars. 

Each car is provided with dedicated posters for explaining its evolution with respect to the automobile industry as a whole.The museum displays around 70 models, of which over 30 are from G D Charitable Trust’s collection. Some cars were donated to the museum by auto aficionados from various cities of India and the significant contributions from United States and Germany.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: G.D. Naidu Industrial Exhibition, Main City, Coimbatore 641018 India

The G.D.Naidu museum and industrial exhibition in Coimbatore contains an impressive collection of various electrical/electronic/scientific devices and gadgets that has been in existence since very early years to the recent times. In fact, one visit to this museum would make you familiar with the different types of film cameras, projection TV’s, ball point pens, floppy disks, calculators, type writers, PA systems, printers, and many many more devices that were used right from 1930’s/40’s till today! The photos below show a few of the interesting equipments kept on display.

Duration: 30 minutes