In Pics: Luxury car collection of Ramesh Babu, a barber with a bigger garage than film stars and business tycoons
Ramesh Babu rose from a second-generation barber to a first-generation businessman, successfully creating wealth and an envious 600-car collection.
Bengaluru's Ramesh Babu might be a record-holder of sorts. He is the owner of what is probably the biggest collection of luxury cars in India. Creating an enormous amount of wealth after starting out a hair salon, he is today the owner of around 600 luxury cars, in a fleet that includes automakers like Rolls Royce, Mercedes Maybach, Range Rovers and Bentleys.
When destiny led him to pick up his late father’s tools and follow in his footsteps as a barber, no one knew the extraordinary future that Babu had set out for. Check out these photos of Ramesh Babu with his different luxurious sets of wheels.
Losing his barber father as a 7-year-old, Babu’s family hit financial crisis. His mother loaned out his father’s salon to an uncle for a meagre sum while he contributed through odd jobs including as a newspaper boy. He then started running the salon business in the 1990s. The business flourished and his clients soon included various celebrities and politicians.
With money saved up, Ramesh Babu started a car rental and self-drive venture called Ramesh Tours and Travels. After starting small, he bought his first luxury car, a Mercedes E Class sedan. His firm was among the pioneers in the city in providing luxury rides for VIPs.
Not looking back, Babu went from strength to strength, buying vehicles like the Rolls Royce Ghost cars worth Rs 3 crore, as well as other vehicles like BMWs, Jaguars and Bentley luxury sedans.
In 2017, it was reported that Babu had purchased a Rs 2.6 crore Maybach S600. Ramesh Babu's company, with his 600-strong fleet of cars, generates employment for around 300 people.