National Car Museum of Iran
The National Car Museum of Iran is a museum in Karaj, Iran, opened in 2001. Displayed at the museum are classic cars owned by the last Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah. In addition to the large museum which is open to the public, there is a restoration center at the back closed to the public.
[edit] Cars in the Museum
There are many cars in the museum, ranging from sport cars to limousines and carriages which carried the royal family. Some of these cars include:
- Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost(Black)
- Rolls-Royce Phantom I (Black)
- Rolls-Royce Phantom II (Black)
- Rolls-Royce Phantom III (Black)
- Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III (Convertible, Maroon)
- Rolls-Royce Phantom IV (Black)
- Rolls-Royce Phantom V (Maroon)
- Rolls-Royce Phantom VI (Maroon)
- Rolls-Royce Corniche (Navy Blue)
- Rolls-Royce Camargue (Caribbean Blue)
- Stutz Blackhawk
- Lamborghini Miura (white)
- Lamborghini Espada (Yellow)
- Lamborghini Countach (Metallic red) Gift to Reza Pahlavi from his aunt, after he passed driving test.
- Ford Mustang
- Cadillac Eldorado (White) Queen's car
- Mercedes-Benz 500K
- Mercedes-Benz 600 (Maroon) 3 of.
- Ferrari 365 BB (Silver)
- Ferrari 500 Superfast
- Maserati Ghibli Coupé
- MPV Tehran Type (specially designed by Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen for the last crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi)
- Ford Model A
[edit] History
After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Mohammad Reza Shah and his family fled the country and leaving behind most of their possessions. Mohammad Reza Shah was famous for his love of sports cars, and he was known for taking one of his many cars late at night and racing on the highways aroundTehran. After he fled the country, many of his cars were put into hiding: either stored in garages, hidden underground, or even pushed into water. Following the revolution, these cars were recovered, restored, and put into the museum. On rare occasions, these cars are driven.
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