Did the Sultan of Brunei Buy 10 Aston Martin One-77s for His Billion-Dollar Car Collection?

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Jul 29th 2010 at 6:02PM

Back in February we reported on the mysterious filthy rich individual who purchased 10 Aston Martin One-77 supercars, limited to just 77 examples, for $1.7 million apiece or $23 million in total including fees. Now educated insiders are speculating that the Sultan of Brunei bought the cars to add to his multi-billion-dollar, 7,000-strong car collection, the world's most expensive auto hoard. According to Guinness World Records the Sultan's collection includes over 600 Rolls-Royces, more than 450 Ferraris, 570 Mercedes-Benzes, 380 Bentleys, 170 Porsches, dozens of Koenigseggs, and 20 Lamborghinis to name a few. He owns several rare custom, one-off and concept cars, some worth tens of millions apiece, including a Ferrari Mythos, a Jaguar XJ220 by Pininfarina, a Bentley Java, a Bentley Dominator SUV, bespoke Rolls-Royce and Ferrari station wagons, a Porsche Carma and a Koenigsegg Agera. Known for buying multiple models of supercars in order to have one in every color, he owns several McLaren F1s, six Ferrari FXXs, four Ferrari F40s and three Ferrari F50s. The Sultan, who's worth an estimated $20 billion, stores the collection in five heavily-guarded airplane hangars and employs a team of mechanics and specialists to keep the cars in perfect working condition.

Tags: Aston Martin, Bentley, Brunei, car collection, Ferrari, Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, Ferrari FXX, Jaguar XJ220, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, McLaren F1, Mercedes-Benz, Pininfarina, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Sultan of Brunei, supercars, wealth

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ttrexxx Jul 30th 2010 9:12AM

He tried to buy my sister ,but he wouldn't kick in the F40. AND SHE HAS SINCE GOTTEN FAT.

crapshoot Jul 30th 2010 9:26AM

i want a peice of that pie ........ really though hey money is money regardless of the spender be it that its going to be manipulated anywhich ........ i would like to guess that it is a decent recycler to state the least and aint too stingy with the booze and broads ........

harold Jul 30th 2010 9:39AM

WTF is the big deal, Obama bought Chrysler & Government Motors and bailed out the Freeking theives on Wall Street. thats few Trillion.

Can you imagine what his personal line of credit is going to be when his term is up?

harold Jul 30th 2010 11:34AM

Stupid Man, I would invest in Women

yonderblue Jul 31st 2010 9:59AM

hello yon ignorant twats. Bruneians are not impoverished. We happen to be richer than the average american & also happen to be well educated and incredibly well-fed, our houses are airconditioned and practically everyone has cable tv, Thank you very much.

gino Aug 1st 2010 10:45AM

thats nothing, his personal plane is a 747 nice.
you should see his golf course and hotel. really nice.

Dydee Aug 2nd 2010 2:56AM

Considering the fact that Brunei is a very small country, its certainly a shame that the Sultan cannot use his wealth and position to ensure a better life for all the people of Brunei.Its not only a huge shame to read about such an article but a pointer to the fact that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely.'

There's alot to be done in Brunei. Even the Sultan should know better.

azimahaqilah Aug 3rd 2010 6:10AM

um hello, Brunei is not a country that is located near Israel or Pakistan ok. and the people who live in Brunei are VERY lucky, the students don't have to pay for school fee, each and every old person is given $250 EVERY month, the hospitals are also free (only pay $1 for the medicines), the students are given the opportunity to study abroad for FREE (if the requirements are met), and so much more. the Sultan is not selfish, he cares for his people. do you want me to explain more? he's done so much for brunei and the people, he deserves to buy things that he likes.

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