THE world’s largest car collection boasts a 24-carat gold-plated Rolls-Royce and a whopping 25 Ferraris – all kept hidden in the garage of a lavish royal palace.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his family kept one biggest motor secrets in automotive history, until now.
Hassanal Bolkiah has been Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and Prime Minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom.
He is said to have an estimated net worth is $30bn.
In photos that have never been seen before, the world caught a glimpse into the Sultan’s excessive luxury car collection that he kept inside his 1,788-room palace.
From The Bugatti EB110 to a Bentley Buccaneer, there’s quite the range.
In fact, it’s estimated there are around 7,000 luxury cars, worth over $5bn lined up in Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s garage.
Most of them are understood to be in untouched condition.
The collection includes six Bentley Dominators – the company’s first SUV – and the 1996 Bentley Buccaneer, a sporty coupé.
To add to the mystery, the Sultan had several cars made just for him; the Bentley Camelot, Phoenix, Imperial, Rapier, Pegasus, Silverstone and Spectre.
In total, the family own 380 Bentley’s.
But the largest collection of all is the Sultan’s Rolls-Royces.
His 600-car Rolls-Royce fleet includes bespoke and secret vehicles such as the Rolls-Royce Royale, Majestic and Cloudesque all big and extravagant limousines.
The Sultan’s Silver Spur II has been seen more regularly than others but it is no ordinary Silver Spur – the exterior is 24-carat gold plated.
Other noteworthy cars include specially commissioned Ferraris – among them the 456 GT Venice and an F90 supercar commissioned in 1988 and the 1995 FX.
Rare but not bespoke Ferraris include the 250 GTO, the most valuable of all Ferraris and the F40, arguably the most exciting of all Ferraris. He owns 11.
Brunei’s Buggati’s are also a sight to behold.
His collection also includes the McLaren F1, Jaguar XJ220, a unique Brunei-commissioned Aston Martin Vantage “Special Series”, a one-off BMW Nazca M12 concept and a Bugatti EB110.
Plus thousands of other wonderful cars, all garaged in a vast automotive palace with separate wings for the most important marques.
