THIS is the stunning car collection of the King of Malaysia featuring a fleet of police bikes and a one-of-a-kind Mercedes gifted to his family by Adolf Һitler.
The King, known by the hereditary title the Sultan of Johor, is the proud owner of over 300 vehicles, from luxury supercars to timeless classics – here are the highlights
6The new king of Malaysia owns over 300 vehicles
Sound of the police
This involves a fleet of police motorcycles.Credit: ABS-CBN News.
The Sultan’s collection includes a fleet of about 30 virtually identical American-style police motorcycles.
They are all painted in the same blue-and-white scheme and look to be manufactured by Harley-Davidson, which has supplied police departments across America for almost a century.
In 2013, the current Sultan’s father told Philippine television station RealiTV that he loaned the bikes to the officers who guarded his motorcade as he traveled around his country.
Surprisingly, all of the motorcycles are given to round-the-clock air conditioning in their garage to “keep dust away,” while the Sultan has an in-house mechanic service his vehicles..
On the range
6The Sultan appears to have a love of Range RoversCredit: ABS-CBN News
On the car side of things, a large space in the King’s garage is occupied by a stable of different Range Rovers.
Some feature an all-black colour scheme and tinted windows and are used for official travel, while others are decked out in silver or white.
At least six of them are the Evoque model, which currently sells for around £40,000.
Best of British
One exceptional motor is a 1960s Bentley Mulsanne.Credit: ABS-CBN News.
Bentley is another British icon and collection mainstay.More recent examples include the £183,000 GT model, but the true crown jewel is a 1960s Mulsanne, which might fetch more than £200,000.
Rolls-Royce, Bentley’s longtime adversary, makes multiple appearances, including a number of Phantom versions worth more than £400,000 today..
Tiger style
The King’s late father participated in charity rides on a distinctive tiger-print bike.Credit: ABS-CBN News.
One of the more interesting pieces in the collection is a Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide, a three-wheeled, large-capacity motorcycle.
The former King used it on annual charity rides, generating funds by embarking on lengthy road trips.
What makes it even stranger is that it is dressed in a tiger-stripe print paintjob, which really makes it stand out..
Dictator drive
Adolf Һitler gave his great-great-grandfather this unusual Mercedes as a present.Credit: ABS-CBN News.
Speaking of strange automobiles, the King owned his own piece of history, a 1936 Mercedes 540 with gull-wing doors.
It was the only one of its kind ever made, and Adolf Һitler gave it to the present Sultan’s great-great-grandfather just three years before World Wаr II began.
The German dictator was a close personal acquaintance of the then-monarch and presumably informed him of the car’s availability.
Given the car’s incredible history, if the King ever decided to sell it, it would undoubtedly garner milliоns of pounds..