History freewheels on Kuwait's roads | Kuwait Times

The Historical, Vintage and Classic Cars Museum of Kuwait launched its new events season for 2012 with a magnificent car parade on Wednesday that featured historical and vintage cars and also some cars from the museum teams. The parade from the Kuwait Towers to the Museum passed along the Arabian Gulf Street to announce the launch of the new season of Museum events. The Museum plays a vital role in showcasing the rich cultural heritage and historical tradition of Kuwait, especially in the historical automotive sector. The country is considered the richest in the world in this domain. The main aim in establishing the museum was to document all the automotive information and connect the current and future generations to their past and urge them to complete the journey of our great civilization.

The Director of the Committees at the museum, Mustafa Makhseed, said while the museum has many goals, the main goal was the preservation of Kuwaiti heritage vehicles connected to historical events. Today, the Museum is one of the main tourist attractions, all because of the support of Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, the true supporter and sponsor of the museum and all its activities. He expressed gratefulness towards Sheikh Nasser for his efforts, and also thanked Abdulaziz Saud Ishaq, member of the Board of Trustees, for his valuable advice that inspires the Museum management to excel itself in all events and activities. Fuad Saleem, the Director of the Coordination, said the museum is a centre for car enthusiasts and owners as they get all the information that they need about the world of automobiles. He said the museum?s doors were open to the public, private organizations and companies and is also happy to cooperate with all governmental sectors, agencies, companies and institutions in Kuwait, the Middle East and across the world.

Wael Muqadam, the Director of Technical Committee, said that the museum offers many services to the community, such as technical sessions about a variety of automobile related knowledge, and will also dispense advice and guidance to owners wanting to restore their valuable vehicles. Fadel Al-Oraier, the Director of the Library, said the Museum?s library has a number of general and reference books covering many types of automotives, as well as magazines, periodicals and Internet services.

Director of the Events and Enthusiasts Nasser Al-Shimaly said that many car enthusiasts and owners were waiting for the new season of events to start. He said the museum will organize periodic activities with different car owners in Kuwait to involve all owners of all kinds of cars and the youth under an official umbrella to showcase their hobbies. Zakaria Dashti, the Director of Media Committee, said, ?We are pleased with the performance of the Museum and what it has achieved in such a short time. We hope that the museum will also be able to encourage other automotive sectors in Kuwait.? He said the museum was a key player in disseminating knowledge about automobiles and automobile industry across the globe through cooperation with international manufacturers of cars, as well as automotive design companies from all over the world.

He also expressed the hope that the Museum could soon be cooperating with other museums in the Middle East and the rest of the world. The museum houses many historical, vintage and classic cars, including the most important car ?The Minerva?. This Belgium made car was the first one to come to Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf?s history. In addition to the Amirs of Kuwait Cars, starting with Lincoln Continental or ?The Constitution Car? that belongs to the late Amir Sheikh Abdulla Al-Salem Al-Sabah (god bless his soul), Cadillac Fleetwood of the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (May God bless his soul), Chrysler Imperial or The ?Prince of Hearts? car of the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah (May God bless his soul) during the time when he was governor of Al-Ahmedy, and an armored Mercedes-Benz that belonged to ?The Hero of Liberation? the late Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdulla Al-Salem Al-Sabah (May God bless his soul).

The Museum also houses a car that belonged to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (May God bless him), and it is one of the rarest Rolls-Royce Coupe that was made, since there were only three made of that model, and the one on display at the Museum is the only one that people anywhere in the world can see.

The museum also exhibits some cars from elite car collectors in Kuwait who like to display their rare collections. Also, the collection includes internationally known cars such as the Secret Agent ? James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5 car that he used in his movies, in addition to many distinctive and historical cars.

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