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March 05, 2021 11:33 IST
The Chettinad Vintage Gallery in Pillaiyarpatti, Sivagangai district, has a motley collection of rare cars, clocks, cameras and more all in working condition
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Collector/curator L M Lakshmanan with the Edison Audiophone, first produced in 1898 under licence from Thomas Alva Edison, at the Chettinad Vintage Gallery in Pillaiyarpatti. Photo: Nahla Nainar/THE HINDU
The Chettinad Vintage Gallery in Pillaiyarpatti, Sivagangai district, has a motley collection of rare cars, clocks, cameras and more all in working condition
In many ways, L M Lakshmanan is living his boyhood dream. “I got interested in automobiles because of my grandfather, who had a Standard Companion, (a 1955 estate car) with a big boot, and as children, we used to love travelling in it in and around Karaikudi. I used to feel sad that I didn’t have enough money to buy the car myself.”