Brunei.- A sultan has an incredible luxury car collection, which was abandoned in a jungle to spoil since nobody wants to buy them.
The luxury vehicles of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, are found in an abandoned jungle, they are 108 Bentleys, 72 Ferraris and more than 300 collector cars.
However, due to circumstances and to an economic crisis of the royal family, it was decided to sell luxury cars but being in the middle of a jungle, were severely affected by moisture, fungus on the leather seats and even plants that grew on the bodywork.
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Hassanal Bolkiah is the 29th Sultan of Brunei., but made the strange decision to leave the cars in a jungle, his collection is made up of special edition cars manufactured exclusively for him, however these cars never traveled a single kilometer, the collection is valued at 5 billion dollars.
Brunei is a small country in Asia but it turns out to be a place extremely rich in oil and natural gas, since it has the largest reserves of both elements in the world, being a great business for the royal family and the sultan.
But it was so much money that they obtained, that the sultan began to spend his fortune on mansions, statues of him with gods from Greek mythology, and luxury cars.
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The real fan of the royal family is Hassanal Bolkiah’s little brother Jeffrey who is known as “the Play Boy” of Brunei and was responsible for spending so much money on luxury cars and always uses his older brother’s money.
It should be noted that the list of cars of the Sultan of Brunei is considered one of the most expensive collections in the world, since he came to own more than two thousand luxury cars.
According to dedicated car fan sites, his collection includes two Mercedes-AMG CLK GTRs, three McLaren F1 LMs, five Buggatti EB110s, more than 200 Ferraris, 400 Bentleys and 200 BMWs.
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In addition, the personal collection of the sultan’s brother is added with 600 Rolls-Royce.
Also in his collection there are special editions made exclusively for themLike Bentley who built the Dominatos, a special van, Ferrari also granted the family the design of an exclusive vehicle under their demands and they were even presented with a Ferrari F12M as a tribute to the sultan’s family.
Why are they abandoned in a jungle?
Collector cars are kept in a building under the orders of the sultan for keep them “away” from any danger.
The Sultan of Brunei’s collection was estimated to be worth $5 billion at the time.
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However, the popularity of the Brunei royal family began to wane following a global crisis and they began to lose their wealth.
So in 2002, the sultan decided to put some cars from his collection up for sale.
It should be noted that during the tour for those interested in buying luxury cars, photographs were taken where it is observed that some cars did not have a vent adequate and also due to the humidity of the jungle, several cars were affected with signs of oxidation or fungus on the leather seats that began to rot, even in the bodies there were plants that began to grow.
In the collection there are some cars that is impossible to repair due to damage they had to be stored in the middle of the jungle, so the collection will continue to rot there.
In the “motorFAQ” forum there is a thread dedicated to the sultan’s car collection with unpublished photos and in the YouTube account “GTBOARD.com”, specialized in cars, you can also see more images.
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