A rival to the Sultan - The Sultan of Michigan!

mnhegde · 6th January 2009, 19:13

Thats a fantastic garage he has. wonder how many such SULTANs are there?? Any idea guys???

SirAlec · 7th January 2009, 00:39

one Insane collector is one of the member of royal family of UAE, most famously known as Rainbow Sheikh.

He has ordered merc in 7 colors of rainbow, hence his nickname. He has copy of same car in different sizes. One of them is Dodge Powerwagon, with whole flat built in it, No! not just usual motor home but actually flat with balcony etc.

His office is a huge globe, hauled by a custom built Tractor trailor.

I did request some members from Dubai to post the images, as his collection was made public, sometimes last year.

csentil · 7th January 2009, 00:53

Yup, the whole thing came up on Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld some years back. The first vehicle the sheikh owned was a Dodge pickup, so he got a huge custom built Dodge pickup which has a two storey apartment inside it !!! He used it during his oil exploration days it seems.

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VIPER_SRT · 7th January 2009, 00:56

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Originally Posted by null

Man, he has soo many of them. Can I borrow one?

If not, atleast steal a corvette?

If you want to steal, what not Buggati man; Dream big dude

joslicx · 9th January 2009, 09:52

shucks! He doesnt have a M800!

Rahulkool · 9th January 2009, 11:46

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

He dosent have a Zonda.

maybe hes using Zonda on that particular day

mohitd · 9th January 2009, 13:19

SirAlec - i had seen it on Travel n living. Must say he had quite a collection.

navin · 9th January 2009, 13:52

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Originally Posted by GTO

Out of curiousity, how did he make his millions?

Dont worry friend, you'll get there. :-)

faithless_1984 · 9th January 2009, 13:59

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

He dosent have a Zonda.

Or a Koenigsegg.
Infact iv rarely seen a Supercar/Exotics collector having a Koenig in his garage ,i wonder whats the reason.

nthimage · 18th February 2009, 00:48

First off, thank you V12 for linking my site. I'm glad so many people from around the world have enjoyed viewing the collection, and living a little vicariously through these photos.

There are even more cars today than there were just a few short months ago when some of these photos were taken. It truly is an honor to be in and around these cars on a regular basis; in many ways, part of a dream come true! I met the owner at a grocery store years ago when he had only 13 cars; and he had just found a better storage facility to house them.

Yes, he does drive the cars; however, with only 9 months per year having conditions that permit spirited driving in these supercars does limit the miles traversed per car, as does the sheer quantity of cars.

It was quite the event when he first drove the Reventon home on it's maiden voyage across most of metro Detroit; even driving down the fabled Woodward Ave. before heading to the warehouse. We've done several convoy's with the Ferrari Club, and even the factory sponsored Running of the Bulls in California.

Since it is winter, several cars recieve snow tread; the Audi RS4, Nissan GTR R35, one of the AWD 911's, the Cayenne Turbo GTS, and some of the other family cars.

I'll be happy to answer any questions regarding the collection, except for who the owner is.

Thanks
-Isaac
nthimage.com

v1p3r · 18th February 2009, 01:36

Isaac, 2 questions -- if you can answer them:

1. What does this guy do for a living?!

2. What are the first three cars on the left here?

Cyrus43 · 18th February 2009, 01:44

Those look like Early Corvettes to me!

v1p3r · 18th February 2009, 01:54

The styling is similar, but those are modern cars.

Cyrus43 · 18th February 2009, 02:01

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

The styling is similar, but those are modern cars.

I doubt. There is a rule against having protruding bumpers. And this car clearly has two protruding guards. Unless this is a custom made car or something.

nthimage · 18th February 2009, 02:43

They are AAT Commemorative Corvettes (Advanced Automotive Technologies; the owner of the company was a former GM/ Buick designer. He now works on his own projects, as well as prototyping for both domestic, and foreign OEM's. ) . They have elements of the 1st Gen. Corvette, while being built on a 5th Generation Corvette. There are over 150 of them made to date.

He also has CRC C2 style remakes... they are made considerably differently; with one of them very hot-rodded.

He used to be involved in real estate, and lucked out when a larger public company bought him out at the peak of the market. He was involved in a lot of other businesses; but for all intents and purposes, he is now retired from that.

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mnhegde BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: B E N G A L U R U Posts: 473 Thanked: 0 Times	Thats a fantastic garage he has. wonder how many such SULTANs are there?? Any idea guys???
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SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	one Insane collector is one of the member of royal family of UAE, most famously known as Rainbow Sheikh. He has ordered merc in 7 colors of rainbow, hence his nickname. He has copy of same car in different sizes. One of them is Dodge Powerwagon, with whole flat built in it, No! not just usual motor home but actually flat with balcony etc. His office is a huge globe, hauled by a custom built Tractor trailor. I did request some members from Dubai to post the images, as his collection was made public, sometimes last year.
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csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Yup, the whole thing came up on Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld some years back. The first vehicle the sheikh owned was a Dodge pickup, so he got a huge custom built Dodge pickup which has a two storey apartment inside it !!! He used it during his oil exploration days it seems. .
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joslicx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,286 Thanked: 1,011 Times	shucks! He doesnt have a M800!
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mohitd BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Calcutta Posts: 140 Thanked: 2 Times	SirAlec - i had seen it on Travel n living. Must say he had quite a collection.
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nthimage Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 9 Thanked: 0 Times	First off, thank you V12 for linking my site. I'm glad so many people from around the world have enjoyed viewing the collection, and living a little vicariously through these photos. There are even more cars today than there were just a few short months ago when some of these photos were taken. It truly is an honor to be in and around these cars on a regular basis; in many ways, part of a dream come true! I met the owner at a grocery store years ago when he had only 13 cars; and he had just found a better storage facility to house them. Yes, he does drive the cars; however, with only 9 months per year having conditions that permit spirited driving in these supercars does limit the miles traversed per car, as does the sheer quantity of cars. It was quite the event when he first drove the Reventon home on it's maiden voyage across most of metro Detroit; even driving down the fabled Woodward Ave. before heading to the warehouse. We've done several convoy's with the Ferrari Club, and even the factory sponsored Running of the Bulls in California. Since it is winter, several cars recieve snow tread; the Audi RS4, Nissan GTR R35, one of the AWD 911's, the Cayenne Turbo GTS, and some of the other family cars. I'll be happy to answer any questions regarding the collection, except for who the owner is. Thanks -Isaac nthimage.com Last edited by Rehaan : 18th February 2009 at 09:55. Reason: Will be sending you a PM soon. Thanks!
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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Isaac, 2 questions -- if you can answer them: 1. What does this guy do for a living?! 2. What are the first three cars on the left here? Last edited by Rehaan : 25th February 2009 at 13:04. Reason: Edited image link.
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Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	Those look like Early Corvettes to me!
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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	The styling is similar, but those are modern cars.
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18th February 2009, 02:43	#45
nthimage Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 9 Thanked: 0 Times	They are AAT Commemorative Corvettes (Advanced Automotive Technologies; the owner of the company was a former GM/ Buick designer. He now works on his own projects, as well as prototyping for both domestic, and foreign OEM's. ) . They have elements of the 1st Gen. Corvette, while being built on a 5th Generation Corvette. There are over 150 of them made to date. He also has CRC C2 style remakes... they are made considerably differently; with one of them very hot-rodded. He used to be involved in real estate, and lucked out when a larger public company bought him out at the peak of the market. He was involved in a lot of other businesses; but for all intents and purposes, he is now retired from that.
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