The Emirati citizen, ObaidKhalifaBoskinGhaflisucceeded in compilinga classic car which is “Land Rover” 1965 modelafter a painstaking effort over 45 days where during this period, he installed the components of the car piece by piece until it returned to life again.Ghafli loves collectingold carswhere his own collection exceeded more than 200 classic cars of different models, some of these models are Land Rover, Pedfort QL, Wales Ford, Sten and Dodge. Most of these cars are four-wheel cars and they were used in the UAE before and after the Union. Also, he has an enormous collection of rare parts and remnants of war imported from various countries around the world and hekeeps them in large warehouses at Falaj Al Mualla region in Umm Al Quwain.
Ghafli said that he has tried the classic car after assembling it, and he made sure of its ability to walk on the asphaltroads, and also he tested it in the desert so he is very sure that this car is the same as the original car in the specification and shape according to his description. Also he added that driving this amazing car gives you a feeling that we have moved back in time.Now, Ghafliseeks to compile 60 Land Rover classic cars startingfrom 1940 models to 1970 models and through the new spare parts available in his store, he pointed out that the people of the area were using this car in the past in order to move from one area to another across the desert areas. He considers that this car is a legacy of the UAE which must be preserved.
Falaj Al Muallabegan his hobby of collecting classic cars almost 10 years ago where he was buying older models of cars and auto parts with great difficulty because of the lack of information available at that time but now, this becomes very easy for him where he is using the internet to reach those people who have the cars that he loves and then he begins to negotiate with them to buy them.
After years of hard efforts and traveling all over the world for these cars,Ghafliowns now a set of extremely valuable classic cars and he has two major warehouses containing his classic cars and rare parts that he uses to re-maintain the vehicles that he owns. He confirms that the acquisition of these cars is a hobby and not a trade.
