State Limousines of Iran

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The Shah of Iran's Car Collection

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Shah of Iran fled the country and leaving behind most of his possessions. Mohammad Reza Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty was famous for his love of sport cars and he was known for taking out 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 put into hiding either in garages, being hidden underground, or even pushed into water. Following the revolution, these cars have been recovered, restored, and put into the National Car Museum of Iran.

Here included are some of the Shah's cars in the museum's possession:

• Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
• Rolls-Royce Phantom III
• Rolls-Royce Phantom IV
• Rolls-Royce Phantom V
• Stutz Blackhawk
• Mercedes-Benz 500K (owned by Hitler and driven from Iran to Russia to check on his troops)
• Mercedes-Benz 190SL
• Lamborghini Countach
• Ferrari 365GT BB
• Ferrari 500 Superfast
• Maserati Ghibli Coupé
• MPV Tehran Type (specially designed by Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen for the late crown prince of Iran, Reza Cyrus Pahlavi)
• Ford Model A