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India man eyes record with 26-foot-high car | India man eyes record with 26-foot-high car |
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Indian car designer Sudhakar Yadav has attempted to set a second Guinness record by building what he hopes will be the largest car in the world. | Indian car designer Sudhakar Yadav has attempted to set a second Guinness record by building what he hopes will be the largest car in the world. |
The stationary vehicle - modelled on the 1922 Ford Tourer - is 26 feet (8m) tall and 50 feet long - nearly twice as high as a London double-decker bus. | The stationary vehicle - modelled on the 1922 Ford Tourer - is 26 feet (8m) tall and 50 feet long - nearly twice as high as a London double-decker bus. |
Mr Yadav already has a Guinness record for the world's tallest tricycle. | Mr Yadav already has a Guinness record for the world's tallest tricycle. |
He owns a car museum in the southern city of Hyderabad where he displays a number of "whacky" car models. | He owns a car museum in the southern city of Hyderabad where he displays a number of "whacky" car models. |
They come in all shapes and sizes and include a toilet commode, an aubergine, a billiards table and a lipstick. | |
"We are aiming for the Guinness record of the world's largest art car. It's a new record and hopefully I will get it," Mr Yadav told AFP news agency. | "We are aiming for the Guinness record of the world's largest art car. It's a new record and hopefully I will get it," Mr Yadav told AFP news agency. |
He said it could simulate the sound of a Formula One car and, like all of the museum's cars, had been made from scrap. | He said it could simulate the sound of a Formula One car and, like all of the museum's cars, had been made from scrap. |
His tricycle is even taller than the car - a staggering 41.5 feet. | His tricycle is even taller than the car - a staggering 41.5 feet. |
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