A CAR-MAD sheikh owns the world’s biggest Hummer – standing over 21ft tall and with TWO STOREYS inside.
Dubbed the Hummer H1 X3, the monster truck was created by Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan – a billionaire member of the Emirati royal family.
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The mammoth vehicle is an incredible 21.6ft tall, 46ft long and 20ft wide – and requires a ladder to get inside.
The sheikh – also known as Rainbow Sheikh – holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest collection of 4×4 vehicles – with 718 models.
The Hummer H1 X3 will take pride of place in his Sharjah Off Road History Museum in the UAE.
The museum claims it is “three times bigger than a normal Hummer H1 by scale and 27 times by volume”.
When the huge vehicle was taken onto public roads for the first time, a small army of workers were hired to help guide and move it down the highways.
With a top speed of just 20mph, the vehicle is built on the frame of a US Army LARC-LX steel-hulled amphibious cargo vehicle.
It has four diesel engines – one for each wheel.
Essentially a small house on wheels, the interior is spread over two floors – containing a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.
It boasts 360-degree views and wooden flooring, with the driver’s seat positioned on the second floor.
Sheikh Hamad’s vast car collection also includes a rainbow-coloured W126 Mercedes Benz S-Class.
He was nicknamed the Rainbow Sheikh for owning seven Mercedes S-Classes in different colours.
He’s a billionaire with huge influence in Abu Dhabi and well-known for his eccentric spending habits.
The sheikh has splashed part of his fortune on an enviable collection of motors – including several vintage Mini Coopers, replicas of 1885 Benz Patent Motorwagens.
The Sharjah Off Road History Museum is situated 30km north of Dubai.
The attraction is based on the Sheikh’s love of all-terrain vehicles.
Car-mad Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan – a member of one of the UAE’s ruling familiesGetty
The ‘Rainbow Sheikh’ in front of the world’s biggest lorry which transports his globe-shaped caravanGetty
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