{"id":5814,"date":"2016-03-28T22:03:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T18:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubicars.com\/news\/?p=5814"},"modified":"2022-05-12T19:57:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:57:03","slug":"300-classic-cars-swarm-around-downtown-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubicars.com\/news\/300-classic-cars-swarm-around-downtown-dubai.html","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 classic cars swarm around Downtown Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in Dubai and like us do you enjoy a good classic? Always wondered where all the classics are since they are rarely seen driving around? That’s because the majority of them are kept inside air tight garages\u00a0or showroom floors to keep them in perfect condition. Occasionally some venture on to the streets but never in a group this large!<\/p>\n

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It all kicked off at 4:00 pm on Thursday. Hundreds of meters of red velvet rope lined the streets of Downtown Dubai with dozens and dozens of gorgeous\u00a0classics from around the world. Ranging from American icons such as Mustang’s, Charger’s and so on, all the way through to brands, not even your grandfather would know.<\/p>\n

Eye catchers included a 1960’s Volkswagen 13-window bus, many Porsche’s, convertible Range Rover and about 300+ other vehicles, so basically every car there was worth noting.<\/p>\n

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As the day rolled into night, owners of vehicles rocked up and on our travels, we were fortunate to meet a few of them. The first gentleman we met, owned no less than five classic Nissan Patrol Safari models. The oldest one he owned was a 1988 model, coated in white with gray interior. Only 30,000 km’s were on the clock, and everything was completely stock.<\/p>\n

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Out of the five he owned, one had an incredible story behind it. Starting life as a five-door model, coated in a blueish-green paint\u00a0the rear end had been converted into a pickup bed and belonged to none other then His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan for a particular reason. A video he showed me backed up the story, showing His Highness hunting in Pakistan while using the SUV.<\/p>\n

We thanked the gentleman for the incredible story and made our way down the road, further down, we stumbled across another unique classic in the guise of a convertible Range Rover, previously used for hunting by\u00a0His Highness Shaikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum. After a brief discussion about the vehicle, he walked us through the whole process and how the crew got to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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First, the SUV’s would drive to the Airport, roll into a plane, after a two-hour flight land in Pakistan, go hunting and do the same thing but in reverse back to the UAE. Back to the Range Rover, coated in a beautiful shade of beige paint, it has indeed been loved over the years and has received new seat covers and a brand new stereo system with AUX and USB inputs.\u00a0Sharing the tent with the Range Rover were two Suzuki Jimny’s, one Willys Jeep, a Ford Thunderbird, a Volkswagen Beetle and a classic Cadillac sedan.<\/p>\n

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As we walked our way around, we spotted something rather interesting\u00a0on the other side of the road. Getting closer, we noticed it was a Ford Model T! Finished in a new coat of dark green paint, this 1923 model was completely rebuilt right there and then.<\/p>\n

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Aside from its new coat of paint and era-inspired white wall tires, a lot of the original bits and pieces were still intact including the wooden case for the coils.<\/p>\n

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Further along, something caught my eye. A 1950’s Citroen Traction Avant once again in immaculate condition. It had caught my eye as it was once for sale in the renowned Al Ain Class Motors. Chatting with the owner, he kindly let us behind the barriers and get an up close\u00a0view of his Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Karman.<\/p>\n

Cars seemed to have taken over the whole area, and it felt like it went on forever, which, of course,\u00a0was an incredible site for any car fanatic. As we continued, we were greeted by a dozen or so Mini’s all sporting different paint schemes. One even featured a paint job similar to that of Mr. Bean. It wasn’t just limited to four wheelers, and classic motorcycles lined the streets all from different era’s and manufacturers such as MV Augusta, Harley Davidson, Triumph and so on.<\/p>\n

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Quick shout out to all the classic car owners for taking the wraps of their pride and joy and bringing them into the public eye for all of us to lust after.<\/p>\n

Of the 300 plus beautiful classics\u00a0only 25 of them walked away with awards:<\/p>\n