Emirates National Auto Museum

Yes, that is a really big truck!  

On our way back from Liwa, we stopped at the Emirates National Auto Museum, a collection of cars owned by Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, known as the rainbow sheikh.  He deserves the name: among the many colorful cars in his collection are Mercedes in every color of the rainbow -- the leather seats, the steering wheel, and even the dashboard match the exterior of the car.

There was a interesting mix of sports cars, 1980s saloons, antique cars, and even some not-cars.  Here is a 19th century Mercedes bicycle (with a semi in the background):

A Star Wars scene pained on the side of a van:

And a reminder of home that we weren't dying to see:

But the highlight was the truck -- the cab and bed of the truck house a fully-loaded apartment, with kitchen, multiple bedrooms and a movie room.

The Sheikh was such a good customer that Dodge made a small version of the truck for his young son.

There were a couple of odd vehicles parked outside the museum: an RV in the shape of a globe, and the largest two-wheel camper in the word (certified by Guinness!).  We didn't stop and linger too long at these, as it was almost 120 degrees outside!