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The Sultan is famous for his vast automobile collection. In 1998, the British car magazine Autocar published undercover photographs of the Sultan's cars, which included unique conversions of Ferraris and Bentleys into station wagons. He is variously said to have owned between 3,000 and 5,000 cars; although the number purchased by his business interests and the number actually used by himself and his family differ greatly. According to Guinness World Records the Sultan's personal private collection has 500 Rolls-Royces — the largest collection of that marque in the world. During the 1990s, his family accounted for almost half of all Rolls-Royce purchases, bulk buying slightly modified vehicles for diplomats and adding unique cars to their own collection. He also owns the very last Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, a 1992 state landaulette. Among his collection are the Porsche Carrera GT, Lamborghini Diablo Jota, Porsche 959, Bugatti EB110, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Maybach 62, Jaguar XJR-15 and six Dauer 962's. He is also the owner of six models of the Ferrari FX, the original red show model of the Bentley Continental R, two fully operational versions of the Ferrari Mythos concept car, both of the Ferrari 456 GT Sedans, the only Right hand drive Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR in the world, five McLaren F1's including both black LM models and three Cizeta cars. He also possesses a Formula One car as driven by every Formula 1 World Drivers Champion since the 1980 Formula One season, particularly the ones driven in the last race for each season. A prime example of this is Jacques Villeneuve's Williams FW19 which still bears the collision damage courtesy of Michael Schumacher in the 1997 European Grand Prix. He has a special interest in buying one-of-a-kind concept cars, including the Bentley Java and Bentley Dominator 4x4, whilst leaving slightly more common race cars such as the Aston Martin AM3 or the souped-up 300SL replicas to his brother Jefri. The collection of vehicles was for the most part stored and serviced in five aircraft hangars, where specialist teams from the various manufacturers would maintain the collection. The engineer teams were recalled and the cars mothballed after it emerged Prince Jefri had stolen massive portions of government reserves. For personal use, the sultan possesses a Boeing 747-400 furnished with gold plated furniture, six smaller planes and two helicopters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanal_Bolkiah

I bet the Sultan of Brunei has a seriously insane collection going! Wonder if he has any grannys or westys?

Epic ryano,can tell by the roof rails I'm not sure if it beats all those hearses/limos/flower cars i'm in the middle of sending you, jus so you can have a good dribble. very much appreicated matey

Epic ryano,can tell by the roof rails

Top Man Reg!!! *drool!*

Hey Guys, Would somebody be kind enough to advise me on how to view replays in windows media player please? ta

1959 Ford Edsel One of my Faves,1959 Chevrolet Impala If you have £300,000,this custom one is for sale

Sorry about the lack of rear pic cal,will look into it, 1978 AMC Pacer 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air 1965 Cadillac Calais 1970 Cadillac De Ville 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse

1977 Toyota Celica GT 1977 Mercedes 600 Limo 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo, Caprice Hearse 1972 Datsun 1600

1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo 1971 Datsun 240z 1972 Ford LTD 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 1977 Cadillac Miller Meteor Hearse Blingin!

Some more.. 1955 De Soto Sportsman 1962 Ford Galaxie 1965 Chevrolet Impala 1958 Buick Riveria Special 1964 Buick Electra

nah,mk2 windsor est braderz,minister was the (6inch?) stretch mk2 saloon,not sure how many were made cal,although i did see a minister going round hanger lane in london a couple of months ago,i couldnt believe it i thought i heard somewhere that 12 mk1 coupe limos were made, hulk,mushy,keefy and the red ford spares one at firecracker have appeared on track,any others? theres a mint one on the hearse club site as well,

1941 Packard 120 Hearse Citroen Traction Avante lol Mazda Cranford Hearse! Mercedes 230s Hearse Mk2 Windsor Est

BMC 1500 series 1960 Wolseley 15/60 1964 Wolseley 16/60 Wolseley Six

Oxford Bubble est Talbot Horizon 1977 Toyota Corolla Trabant Cavalier mk1 Coupe 1952 Wolseley 6/80

Buick Apollo 1975 Buick Riveria 1968 Dodge Polara Ital est Marina est and Saloon

Some more here,bit of a mixed bag! might be of use to someone, 1981 Audi coupe 1100 Allegro Somerset

i couldnt edit the first post mate but good points made there,

Christine!!!!!!!!

1962 Chrysler Newport 1962 Ford Thunderbird 1961 Lincoln Continental Mercedes 600 Limo 1965 Plymouth Barracuda

I thought it would be a good idea to start a collection all in one thread containing Pics that modellers would find useful,also to save sifting through tons of old posts to try find things, It would be cool if others could add to this thread as well XJ6 Estate XJ40 Estate XJS Estate 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

As i figure that XJ40 Estate was the only one made,Like the SD1 Rover,and its in the Motor Heritage Museum,So if by chance it did turn up at a track anywhere,The word EPIC would be heard for a long time Anyways,i thought id be productive and try find some info & pics in case any one felt like having a go at making one Jaguar XJ40 Estate Apologies for the quality but it was a really small pic Jaguar XJ6 Avon Estate This one was for sale at £17.500 Some info on the xj6 est When the Series III Jaguar XJ6 was launched in 1979, Mercedes-Benz had the the up-market estate scene pretty much to themselves, with Volvo and Citroën bringing up the rear. Avon saw things differently, however, offering this ungainly conversion of the Jaguar saloon, which traded the base car's inate elegance for a cavernous rear-end. Only some 20 years later would Jaguar contemplate introducing an estate car of their own. Launched at the 1980 British Motor Show – where it was awarded first prize and a gold medal in the International Coachwork Competition – this conversion sought to offer Jaguar customers new levels of practicality, with 35cu ft of luggage space on offer with the rear seats in place, and over 58 cu ft when folded. In this configuration, the luggage deck was some 6' 7" long, and the car came with the £475 option of a rear-facing seat for use by children. The car had a payload of 10cwt, and rear suspension modifications were offered (in consulation with Jaguar themselves) for customers who expected to be carrying heavy payloads. The Anthony Stevens-designed conversion used a Renault 5 rear hatch, skillfully mated to the vertical panel from the XJ6's bootlid; the rear vent grilles were also sourced from the Renault 5. Based on the XJ6 4.2, the car retained the saloon's overall dimensions and as the car required no mechanical alterations, Jaguar agreed to honour the car's warranty (although Ladbroke Avon offered their own cover for the bodywork, paintwork and other aspects affected by the conversion). Ladbroke Avon planned to build just 250 cars, each one finished to the customer's specific requirements. The basic conversion work cost £6500 (plus VAT), and included the installation of an electric sunroof, vinyl roof, inertial-reel rear seatbelts, rear wiper/screen washer and the extension of the car's central locking system to include the tailgate. The rear-facing child seat added £475 to the bill, while Dunlop chrome wire wheels could be added for a further £428 (again, plus VAT). Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer Some info on the XJS Est The handsome Lynx Eventer filled a gap in the market for a top-notch sporting estate, and examples could often be seen at the smarter sporting events. As with the XJS Spyder, many observers felt that the Eventer offered a significant improvement to the lines of the XJS.There was no argument that it offered far greater versatility, for while the boot space was similar to that of the standard car with the rear seats in place, it increased to some 39cu ft when they were folded, with the large rear hatch affording excellent access. Each Eventer was hand-built to order, and could be based either on a customer's existing car or delivered as a brand new model. The overall build time was 14 weeks, and each car came with a complete photographic record of the conversionprocess. Production totalled just 67 examples over a period of some 16 years, with the final Eventer being built in the summer of 2002, based on a limited-production 6-litre XJR-S. At the time, the company speculated that either the Jaguar XKR or Aston Martin DB7 Vantage could be next in line for the shooting brake treatment... And while i was at it i found this! Jaguar MK2 Estate Pics and info from british leyland site and shooting break.com

I suggested the very same thing regarding car templates, but it was ignored. Yea i got stacks of pics i wanna share but would rather they could all be put into a sticky thread and also other people could put theirs there as well

Nice pics! F.A.O Admin,could there pls be a sticky post in this section of the forum for ppl to upload pics for modeling to? also they would all be in one place then and there wouldnt be so many different topics for each few pics that are posted,

change it to rosblack or rosred, green or even blue