Car collection of the 29th Sultan of Brunei

Under the supervision of Paolo Garella, nine Ferrari F40s were modified by Pininfarina. This included seven road cars, and two Ferrari F40 LMs. Of the seven custom road-car F40s, the modifications for each car was as follows:

These seven cars were also fitted with air-conditioning, a radio, electric windows, and a tiltable steering wheel column as options requested by the Sultan. [8] An unknown number of these vehicles also received a high air-flow exhaust and ECU remap to increase torque from 426 pound-foot, to 480 pound-foot.

The Sultan of Brunei also purchased two of the nineteen Michelotto F40 LMs produced by Ferrari. [9] One of the F40 LMs was left in its original condition, whilst the other one was modified by Pininfarina by being repainted in black paint with a red stripe going around the body of the vehicle.

Furthermore, two other Ferrari F40s were modified by Pininfarina, however these cars were not modified under the supervision of Paolo Garella. Both of these vehicles were kept in the United Kingdom, as the Sultan required access to the vehicles while on overseas trips. The modifications applied to these cars were as follows:

Only three of the eleven Ferrari F40s have exchanged ownership from the Sultan of Brunei. One of these cars was the original F40 LM purchased for Brunei in 1992 which has since gone through four separate owners before ultimately being purchased by Shinji Takei in 1996.[10] The two other vehicles were the Right Hand Drive converted Yellow F40, and Right Hand Drive converted Matte Grey F40, which were both purchased back from the Brunei Royal Family by John Collins, a Ferrari Dealer who worked for Talacrest, a UK-based Ferrari specialist. [11]

The matte grey exterior car was converted to a Rosso Corsa exterior with LM seats in the early 2000s. However, in 2018 the car was restored back to a matte grey exterior with red stripe, leaving the LM seats, with the work being done by UK Engineering firm DK Engineering.[12]

The Yellow car was also restored to its original configuration with a Rosso Corsa exterior and red cloth interior whilst remaining in a Right Hand Drive configuration. It is the only Right Hand Drive Ferrari F40 up for purchase in the world. [11]

These two F40s are the only known Right Hand Drive F40s currently in public circulation. [11]

The Rolls-Royce Phantom VI was produced from 1968 to 1990, and was commonly used by the British Monarchy.[20] The Sultan of Brunei custom ordered four Phantom VIs, named the Rolls-Royce Cloudesque [21] The car was a modernised version of the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, produced from 1955 to 1966, having undergone engine modifications and transmission upgrades. [21] The engine was a 6.75L Rolls Royce L410 V8 found in the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit Mk III, with the turbo and catalyst removed. [21] The car was also modified to have a boot similar in design to that of the Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. [21] The Chassis numbers for the four vehicles are as follows:

The character in the position of the fifth spot of each chassis number dictates whether the vehicle is a standard customer order or not. The letter 'H' indicated that these four vehicles were modified vehicles made for select customers, specifically destined for the Sultan of Brunei. [21]

1990 Rolls Royce Silver Spur II

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II was a luxury limousine produced by Rolls-Royce from 1989 to 1993 as an evolution of the original Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. [22] It has a 6.75 litre V8 linked to a three speed automatic transmission. [23] The Sultan of Brunei also custom ordered a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II stretch limousine for his wedding day, however he had the car customised such that the whole vehicle was plated with 24-carat gold, with the limousine having an estimated price of $14 million USD. [24]

The BMW Nazca M12 was a concept car unveiled by BMW at the March 1991 Geneva Motor Show as a collaboration between BMW and Italdesign. [25] It was designed by twenty six year old Fabrizio Guigiaro, the son of Italdesign founder Giorgetto Giugiaro, as his debut concept design. After seeing the vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show, the Sultan of Brunei requested that one M12 be specially made for him. [26] The Nazca M12 lead to the creation of the BMW Nazca C2 which was later unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in the same year, however neither vehicle made it into series production. [27] The bodywork of the Nazca M12 was inspired by Formula 1 and Group C vehicles of the time, with the vehicle being 4.37 metres in length and 1.99 metres wide with a drag coefficient of 0.26. [25] The engine in the BMW M12 was the M70B50 five litre V12, which was the same engine used in BMW's 750i and 850i production cars of the time. [28] The M70B50 produced approximately 300 horsepower and 450 newton-metres of torque, and was mounted in the middle of the car in a mid-engine configuration with the V12 being placed in a longitudinal arrangement. [25]

The Ferrari F90 Testarossa was a limited run production car made in conjunction with Ferrari and Pininfarina in 1988. [29] The engine in the vehicle was a 4.9 litres flat twelve producing 390 horsepower and 480 newton-metres of torque, mounted in a mid-engine configuration. [29] The vehicle was rear-wheel drive with a Prodrive electro-hydraulic transmission. It was based on the Ferrari Testarossa's chassis and only shared the wheels and mirrors from the Testarossa body, with all the other components being newly designed. [29] Only six F90 Testarossas were made, and they were all exclusively produced for the Sultan of Brunei, with each one being a different colour. [30] Ferrari first acknowledged the development and production of the F90 Testarossa in a short section from their 2005 Ferrari Annual Report, seventeen years after the creation of the vehicles. [30] Enrico Fumia was the head of the Research and Development department at Pininfarina and was responsible for the management of the F90 Project which he described as designing a "Ferrari of the 90s". [29] Fumia also noted that the Ferrari F90 Testarossa was one of the "most complicated and sophisticated" vehicle commissions built by Pininfarina and that it was "a difficult technical exercise mixed with a dramatic style". [29]

Ferrari FX (1996) at the Marconi Automotive Museum

The Ferrari FX was a mid-engined sports car that was commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei and produced by Ferrari in 1995 and 1996. [31] The vehicle was built in conjunction with Pininfarina and Williams Grand Prix Engineering, and was based on the Ferrari 512, with seven known vehicles being produced. [1] Pininfarina was responsible for remodelling the body of the vehicle with a majority of the body being composed of aluminium with the use of carbon fibre of sections such as the hood, door panels, and the wheel wells. [32] The vehicles were also fitted with a new cooling system and revised exhaust to accommodate the new styling of the rear bumper. [31] The Ferrari FX had a flat twelve engine producing 440 horsepower and 500 newton-metres of torque in a rear-wheel drive configuration. [32] Williams was responsible for fitting the seven vehicles with a Formula 1 derived seven speed, electro-hydraulic sequential gearbox, which had manual clutch adjustments in the centre console alongside red and green paddle-shifters behind the Momo steering wheel. [32] Out of the seven Ferrari FXs produced, the fourth vehicle, finished in dark blue with chassis number 103396, was unable to make it to Brunei and was purchased by Dick Marconi for display at the Marconi Automotive Museum.

The Bentley Dominator was a luxury SUV produced specifically for the Sultan of Brunei in 1996. [33] Six Bentley Dominators were constructed for the Sultan with an approximated cost of $4.6 million USD per vehicle. [34] The vehicle was based on the P38A Range Rover platform and also uses its all wheel drive system, whilst Bentley was responsible for changing the exterior and interior of the vehicles. [33] The vehicles came in red, yellow, and dark blue, with all of the vehicles having chrome trim on the exterior and chrome wheels. [33] Design Research Associates ltd was responsible for the design of the Bentley Dominator with the cars being built by Rig Design Services in Southam. [35]