Bengaluru: Bengaluru barber, Ramesh Babu who shot to fame in 2011 when he bought the Rolls Royce has just added a swanky new Rs 3.2 crore Mercedes-Maybach S600 sedan to his fleet of luxury cars.

Only the third person to own Mercedes-Maybach in the city, Ramesh Babu who offers haircuts for as much as Rs 75 and has a frenzy for luxury cars, currently has Rolls Royce, 11 Mercedes, 10 BMWs, three Audis, and two Jaguars among his fleet of cars that he rents out too.

Last month during the Aero India show in the city he had rented out the newly bought car to German delegates.

Ramesh’s journey is as awe-inspiring as his cars are. Like he has been doing every day for the last 30 years, Ramesh, owner of Ramesh Tours and Travels, spends at least five hours daily in his salon at Bowring Institute. He personally styles the hair of his regular customers. As a professional barber, he doesn’t want to forget his roots. But unlike others, he can be spotted driving to work in his egg-white Rolls Royce Ghost.

The 45-year-old bought his Mercedes-Maybach last month with his own money, supplemented by a huge bank loan. His earnings from the salon are modest, but Ramesh, who networks well with the rich clientele, has built a lucrative luxury car rental business.

Beaming with pride Ramesh is ecstatic that he is the only other person after Vijay Mallya and a builder to possess the car in Bengaluru.

Ramesh was not born with a silver spoon in mouth, rather he hailed from a poor family and was just nine when his father passed away in 1979. Having completed his SSLC Ramesh quit studies and took to the barbers profession for a livelihood. However, his fortunes changed in 1994, when he bought a Maruti Omni van and started renting it out. From then on he has added around 150 cars to his fleet which he rents out if he finds good clients.