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

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 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 building.[5][6][7]

The collection includes off-road vehicles, classic American cars, a Mercedes "rainbow" collection of different coloured cars,[6] an 1885 steam-powered Mercedes, and the world's largest truck. It has been featured on the BBC television programme Top Gear.

References

  1. ^ https://visitabudhabi.ae/en-gb/what-to-see/historical-and-cultural-attractions/emirates-national-auto-museum
  2. ^ "Emirates Visa Online (Ab Dhabi) – Timing, Entry Fees". www.emiratesvisaonline.com. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Emirates National Auto Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Emirates National Auto Museum". visitabudhabi.ae. UAE. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Emirates National Auto Museum". www.atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b Schrodt, Paul (18 October 2018). "Largest Truck and Once Carved His Name Into His Own Private Island". Money. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ Petrány, Máté (8 January 2019). "Inside the Rainbow Sheikh's Surreal Car Pyramid". Road & Track. Retrieved 8 January 2020.