As part of an epic road trip to the very south of the UAE for a separate story, we passed by the Emirates National Auto Museum, some 30 minutes outside Abu Dhabi.

Owned by Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan – better known as the Rainbow Sheikh – this pyramid of automotive curiosities houses a very, very broad mix of vehicles, from the humdrum to the frankly insane. There aren’t many words that can accurately describe the collection inside, so we’ll let our camera do the talking…

The welcome car – a Mercedes monster truck at the building’s main entrance.

A selection of Minis are the first exhibit. Can anyone help ID the badge on this rally-inspired little nipper?

Baja-style Beetle.