A Mercedes-Benz atop a massive chassis at the Emirates National Auto Museum.
A Mercedes-Benz atop a massive chassis at the Emirates National Auto Museum.

The Emirates National Auto Museum[1] is a national automobile museum in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[2]

The museum is located in Al Dhafra[3] about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the city of Abu Dhabi.[4] The museum has a collection of around 200 cars belonging to Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan in a pyramid shaped building.[5]

Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan with the largest model of a Willys jeep, 2009
Giant globe caravan at the museum

Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan's collection holds several world records including the largest collection of 4x4 vehicles at 718,[6] the largest caravan at 122 tons with eight bedrooms[7] and the worlds largest motorised model car a 4-to-1 drivable scale replica Willys Jeep.[8] The collection also includes a wide range of military vehicles, classic American cars, a Mercedes "rainbow" collection of different coloured cars, an 1885 steam-powered Mercedes .[1]

Three items from the collection were used in an episode of the BBC television programme Top Gear. These were the 20-foot (6.1 m) tall Willys Jeep, a modified 8x8 Nissan Patrol and a Mercedes Benz Monster Truck.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Emirates National Auto Museum".
  2. ↑ "Emirates National Auto Museum | Cars | Experience Abu Dhabi". visitabudhabi.ae. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Emirates National Auto Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Emirates National Auto Museum". visitabudhabi.ae. UAE. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Petrány, Máté (8 January 2019). "Inside the Rainbow Sheikh's Surreal Car Pyramid". Road & Track. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Largest collection of 4x4 vehicles". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Largest caravan". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Largest motorised model car". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  9. ↑ Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 Review | Top Gear | Series 21, retrieved 2023-01-20

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