There are many men who would be envious of this man's collection, but they certainly would not be envious in the condition he finds himself in. Poor guy, to spend all those years collecting those classic cars and it has come down to this.
Abu Omar, a 69-year-old Syrian classic car collector, stands next to one of his cars in the rebel-held al-Shaar district of Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 20, 2015. (photo by KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Classic cars withstood coups, but can they survive war in Aleppo?
ALEPPO — On one of the charming streets of Aleppo’s al-Shaar neighborhood, devastated by bombardment by the Bashar al-Assad regime and its allies, Mohammad Mohiuddin Anis — known as Abu Omar — parks his classic automobiles on both sides of the road across from the old building that he calls home.
Summary⎙ Print Abu Omar's family has sought refuge elsewhere, but he remains in Aleppo with his collection of classic cars and antiques.
Author Mohammed al-KhatiebPosted June 23, 2016
TranslatorKamal Fayad
Some rust now covers most of the cars, whose windows have been shattered. One looked agape, its front end smashed under the weight of fallen masonry from an air raid whose payload struck a few meters from Abu Omar’s house.
Upon seeing Abu Omar’s automobiles, one cannot help but feel transported back to the 1950s when, in his youth, he began spending large sums of money to buy them — especially those that had belonged to celebrities and politicians
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Classic cars withstood coups, but can they survive war in Aleppo?
Abu Omar, a 69-year-old Syrian classic car collector, stands next to one of his cars in the rebel-held al-Shaar district of Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 20, 2015. (photo by KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Classic cars withstood coups, but can they survive war in Aleppo?
ALEPPO — On one of the charming streets of Aleppo’s al-Shaar neighborhood, devastated by bombardment by the Bashar al-Assad regime and its allies, Mohammad Mohiuddin Anis — known as Abu Omar — parks his classic automobiles on both sides of the road across from the old building that he calls home.
Summary⎙ Print Abu Omar's family has sought refuge elsewhere, but he remains in Aleppo with his collection of classic cars and antiques.
Author Mohammed al-KhatiebPosted June 23, 2016
TranslatorKamal Fayad
Some rust now covers most of the cars, whose windows have been shattered. One looked agape, its front end smashed under the weight of fallen masonry from an air raid whose payload struck a few meters from Abu Omar’s house.
Upon seeing Abu Omar’s automobiles, one cannot help but feel transported back to the 1950s when, in his youth, he began spending large sums of money to buy them — especially those that had belonged to celebrities and politicians
Read more:
Classic cars withstood coups, but can they survive war in Aleppo?
