Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, a country in Asia, One of the world’s largest and most luxurious car collections owner.

However estimated value of $5 billion Part of this collection is currently rotting. Okay, but why?

Hassanal Bolkiah has a collection that is a car enthusiast’s dream.

While the full list of the 7,000-vehicle collection is not public, it is widely known that there are the following cars:

• 600 Rolls-Royces
• More than 300 Ferraris
• 405 Bentley
• 222 Mercedes Benz
• 222 BMWs
• 6 Bugatti
• 94 Aston Martin
• 12 Lamborghinis
• 11 McLaren F1 cars
• 6 Dauer Porsche 962 LM

There are very rare and special production cars in the collection. For example, the Ferrari F40 has right-hand drive. single example and there are special order vehicles such as Bentley models.

Due to financial and administrative problems over the years, most of this unique collection was left to rot.

In the 1990s, economic scandals broke out in Brunei, especially financial problems reportedly involving Hassanal Bolkiah’s brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah. Naturally, these events affect not only the general economic situation of the country, but also preservation and maintenance of the collection made it difficult.

Considering that it is such a large and unique collection, for everyone need special care No wonder.

The climate in Brunei is also not good for the collection.

Brunei’s tropical climate has humid weather; It accelerates the rusting of vehicles and damages mechanical and aesthetic parts.

This situation not only reduces the financial value of the collection, but also contributes to the car’s history. It also forces the cultural heritage to decline. Unfortunately, some cars are now damaged beyond repair…

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