Just near to one of the major supermarkets/shopping malls is a Children's Museum and the collection of vehicles owned by the Jordanian Royal family. The vehicles are housed in air conditioned comfort and as it is a hot day today I thought I'd nip in and have a look.
It is the Royal Automobile Museum.
It is the Royal Automobile Museum.
Cheap enough to get in to –
Immediately outside is a 1947 De Havilland Dove. It was flown by King Abdullah I a number of times to Jerusalem where he would partake of Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque. On one occasion he visited and was assassinated. His son was with him, Prince Hussein, who upon his return commenced flying lessons in the same plane –
Anyway, what follows are a large number of photos of the vehicles within the collection. Many you may recognise, many, especially the American ones, I’m not so familiar with. Each vehicle had a small info board with it but I felt it was too much to photograph all these as well – so if you really, really, really, want to know what one is you can come to Amman and I’ll pay your entry to the Museum to find out.
Included are also a large number of motorcycles. However, in Jordan there are few on the roads. One restriction is that to own and ride one you must be a member of the Royal Automobile Club – which has fairly strict entrance criteria. There is a Harley Davidson dealer here, and a club, but that is nearly the sum total of motorbikes in Jordan. There are a few other makes, but not many at all.
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Included are also a large number of motorcycles. However, in Jordan there are few on the roads. One restriction is that to own and ride one you must be a member of the Royal Automobile Club – which has fairly strict entrance criteria. There is a Harley Davidson dealer here, and a club, but that is nearly the sum total of motorbikes in Jordan. There are a few other makes, but not many at all.
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This next one is a replica of the Rolls Royce armoured car used by my mate Lawrence in WW I -
To continue -
So there you are. A pleasant way to use up and hour or two on a hot day.