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The National Car Museum of Iran opened in Karaj, Iran in the year 2001. Inside the museums are classic cars owned by the last Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah. There are two parts to the complex. There is a large museum which is open to the public and there is a restoration center in the back where no visitors can enter.

Cars in the Museum

There are many cars in the museum, ranging from sport cars to limousines and carriages which carried the royal family. Some of these cars include: : Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost : Rolls-Royce Phantom III : Rolls-Royce Phantom IV : Rolls-Royce Phantom V : Mercedes Benz 500K (which was driven by Hitler from Iran to Russia to check on his troops.) : Mercedes Benz 190SL : Lamborghini Countach : Ferrari 365GT BB : Ferrari 500 Superfast : Maserati Ghibli Coup : MPV Tehran Type (A car specially designed by the three giant car makers, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen, for the late crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi II). : Ford Model A

Where do these cars come from?

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Shah of Iran fled the country and left all they had back. Mohammad Reza Shah was famous for his love of sport cars. He was known for taking one of his many cars late at night and racing through the highways of Tehran. After he fled the country, many of his cars were taken into hiding, by either being hidden in garages, being hidden underground, or even pushed into water. Over time after the revolution, these cars have been recovered, restored, and put in this museum.

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