The Rainbow Sheikh's collection...

[scruff]

Incredible...

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/satulagi/sets/72157644851461093

 

 

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Some cool vehicles, especially the rainbow striped ones. I wonder if anyone has explained the gay pride connotations to the sheikh?

[Ghosty]

Quality stuff there - I remember the giant Dodge and possibly the monster Merc from Clarkson's Motorworld...

[dollywobbler]

Indeed. Incredible that the super-size Dodge actually drives!

[trigger]

I can remember reading about his collection in a mid 90's issue of Top Gear magazine, the room full of rainbow coloured Mercedes sticks in my mind as well as that massive Dodge although I'm sure that was in the desert at the time.

[Lord Sterling]

Man, these Arabs, where the bloody 'ell did it go wrong for me then?

 

Mind you, I guess I can claim the title of "The Autoshite Sheikh"? Purveyor of some miserable Rover 800s and a rusty Merc?

 

I remember some of his collections, I saw them on some 90s Clarkson fronted programme.

[scruff]

I can remember reading about his collection in a mid 90's issue of Top Gear magazine, the room full of rainbow coloured Mercedes sticks in my mind as well as that massive Dodge although I'm sure that was in the desert at the time.

 

Yes Trig, I was just thinking about that article. The story of the rainbow Mercs I can't recall properly but it was good/mental. 

 

What's the car with the "PAL" badge...?? I thought they only existed in the pages of Jalopy.

[Lord Sterling]

The huge Dodge thing is powered by a few V8 engines bolted together, so it drive aswell.

[Ghosty]

 

Found it - with bonus Pink Floyd soundtrack.

I forgot the Dodge is also a house.

[PiperCub]

Quite mad but I'm so glad people like this exist! At least he hasn't gold-plated everything in sight which is what often happens in that bit of the world.

[Junkman]

What's the car with the "PAL" badge...?? I thought they only existed in the pages of Jalopy.

 

Premier Automobiles Limited Padmini = Fiat 1100/103

 

[Station]

Did he make the biggest Jeep in the world? I was reading about him a couple of weeks ago, apparently he's quite a cool guy.

[Station]

No, that was Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.

 

Here he is and his Jeeeeep:

 

 

He had his name dug into the sand, which formed water ways, because, y'know, he could:

 

[fred]

No, that was Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.

 

Here he is and his Jeeeeep:

 

 

He had his name dug into the sand, which formed water ways, because, y'know, he could:

 

 

I did the same with my name on Pendine sands once, although you probably couldnt see it from space.

It was very prominent from 30 foot away ..

[DSdriver]

I hope the Shieks don't start collecting shite or we'll all be up the creek.

[RichardMoss]

With the way the oil price has gone of late, they'll have less cash to spend.  There are already signs here that the effects are being felt.

 

That museum is just up the road a bit (well, 100 miles) on the other side of Abu Dhabi.  They have a giant S3 Landrover outside the front gate.

[AnthonyG]

I hope the Shieks don't start collecting shite or we'll all be up the creek.

Well he's got two Indian built Fiats, an ARO Portaro and a Suzuki Jynmy golf buggy, he's made a start!

 

Plus if Abu Dhabi ever hosts a Gay Pride event and petrol is still available in 2170 or whenever, they will have the perfect fleet of parade vehicles.

 

I'm glad someone has saved a gullwing SEC, what was the name of the Swiss nutters who made them - Koenig?