Some pics of a garage in Abu Dhabi. All cars sport 11 Red numberplate. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The F 1 'Fitty' or F 2 'Fitty' is soooooo hot in the last shot. I love how they painted the letters big to emphasize what they have there. Seriously, the rest of the cars are enviable. Chris
There are several color codes in Abu Dhabi. Red is the first one. Lower the number is better it is. And if you're an ordinary individual you can't have the same number on all your cars at the same time.
You forget the main pic of the other section of the Garage thats the 2nd known Reventon in the Middle East #1 being in Bahrain Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ah yes, the joy of oil money!! I'm just jealous! I wish I were a prince (or son of Sheikh Zayed ). At least the UAE is spending some money on building its infra-structure prior to the wells going dry. The same can not be said for many other Middle East countries (e.g., the Saudis).
In answer to your query, yes I've been to SA (on 3 occasions), UAE, Israel, and Syria (each, once). My initial comment, was in retrospect, rather flippant in nature. However, it is based upon some "truths" as related to me by several Saudi colleagues and my first cousin who is very high on the food-chain at J.P. Morgan (based in London) and deals primarily in Middle East financing. I really don't think that this is the most efficacious forum for discussing this in an in-depth manner. But, in brief, by infra-structure, I am not just talking about roads, buildings, etc.. By way of example, I am very worried that approximately 76% of students matriculating at the university-level in SA are majoring in Islamic Studies. The country, as it stands currently, is, at best, highly dependent upon its foreign "guests" for the day-to-day running of much of the country (e.g., engineers, scientists, professors, physicians, etc). Having an educated young population that is well-versed in the Koran and Sharia, but can not perform and/or educate others in the numerous professions required in any country will continue to make SA dependent in the aforementioned manner and is, in my opinion, a recipe for disaster. In sum, I believe the powers that be in many Middle Eastern countries need to worry more about their people and what the country is going to do in the long-term to remain a viable entity after the oil reserves are diminished, rather then having over 2500 "princes" living off of oil revenues with fleets of cars, 100' motor yachts, villas on the Riviara, and the like. ...just my two cents worth.
+1!! If I was unclear, I apologize. I was complementing the UAE. They are very wise in what they are doing. They are also, very importantly, building first-class educational/research and encouraging their young people to diversify their knowledge. SMART!! The other ME countries need to take a lesson and follow suit. But back to the REAL nature of the original post. I only wish I owned a few of those cars, let alone that fleet.
judging from the plate number and the cars definately one of the Al Nahyan family ( the ruling family of Abu Dhabi )