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I sincerely miss seeing interesting old cars in Syria, especially in Damascus. It was a unique place where I could see mixture of old and new cars unlike here in America where it's mainly just dull new cars and is not easy to find cars that are 20 years or so older. To this day, I still regret not making more of an effort to go out to streets of Damascus when I was still living there and take photos of fascinating old parked cars. I have a few photos like that somewhere in my hard drive and might upload them but still I wish I had a lot more to show. Unfortunately that opportunity has long since passed and with the way things are getting progressively worse by the day in Syria, it does not seem to likely that I ever be returning to Damascus anytime soon. 
That last one is disgraceful! 
Very interesting story and pictures ElSaxo! Thanks!
Green car is a Buick, former presidential car is a 57 Cadillac, red one a Hudson, blue/white a 1955 Mercury, yellow pickup a Chevrolet and red convertible a Buick.
Citroen in Damascus Old City
Citroen in Damascus
Website with pictures of old cars in Damascus streets
http://bashny.net/t/en/290568
Green car is a Buick, former presidential car is a 57 Cadillac, red one a Hudson, blue/white a 1955 Mercury, yellow pickup a Chevrolet and red convertible a Buick.
Citroen in Damascus Old City
Citroen in Damascus
Website with pictures of old cars in Damascus streets
http://bashny.net/t/en/290568
Not for a everyday use, but still worth it in my opinion. Some time ago I've seen this interesting Reuters article about a car collector in Aleppo, Syria, with some very nice cars. I can only recognize the Citroen CX and the Volkswagen Kurierwagen, what's the rest?
An unusual collection
Aleppo, Syria Abdalrhman Ismail
Updated 17 March
9 images
On a side street of Aleppo’s al-Shaar neighbourhood is an unexpected sight in the war-torn city. The road is lined with classic cars, a collection belonging to Mohamed Badr al-Din.
The 66-year-old enthusiast, nicknamed Abu Omar, inherited his large collection from his father. Some of the cars belonged to former Syrian officials and in more peaceful times were used in movies and television shows.
The cars, which have been damaged by heavy shelling, are protected from passers-by by Abu Omar’s guard turkey.
Before the conflict, Abu Omar planned to open a museum to display his collection. He hopes that the turmoil in the country will end so that he can pursue his hobby and repair his cars.
Aleppo and surrounding areas have been hit by heavy fighting in the conflict which is now in its fourth year and has killed some 200,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Keeper of the Cars from Aleppo
Mohamed Badr al-Din (R) stands in front of his vintage cars along a street where he keeps them, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. The 66-year-old collector nicknamed Abu Omar inherited the hobby from his father and has a large collection of vintage cars, some of which he says belonged to former Syrian officials and were used in several movies and shows. Before the unrest, Abu Omar planned to open a museum to display his cars, which are guarded from pedestrians by a turkey that he owns. He hopes that the turmoil in the country will end so that he can pursue his hobby and repair his cars, which are heavily damaged from shelling. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Mohamed Badr al-Din removes a cover from one of his cars that he says belonged to former Syrian President Adib Shishakli, along a street where he keeps the cars, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Mohamed Badr al-Din walks past his turkey that guards his collection of vintage cars from pedestrians, along a street where he keeps the cars, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Children run from a turkey owned by Mohamed Badr al-Din that guards his collection of vintage cars from passerbys, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Mohamed Badr al-Din stands in front of one of his vintage cars as he holds up a photo of a car used to transport presidents and officials during ceremonies, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
An unusual collection
Aleppo, Syria Abdalrhman Ismail
Updated 17 March
9 images
On a side street of Aleppo’s al-Shaar neighbourhood is an unexpected sight in the war-torn city. The road is lined with classic cars, a collection belonging to Mohamed Badr al-Din.
The 66-year-old enthusiast, nicknamed Abu Omar, inherited his large collection from his father. Some of the cars belonged to former Syrian officials and in more peaceful times were used in movies and television shows.
The cars, which have been damaged by heavy shelling, are protected from passers-by by Abu Omar’s guard turkey.
Before the conflict, Abu Omar planned to open a museum to display his collection. He hopes that the turmoil in the country will end so that he can pursue his hobby and repair his cars.
Aleppo and surrounding areas have been hit by heavy fighting in the conflict which is now in its fourth year and has killed some 200,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Keeper of the Cars from Aleppo
Mohamed Badr al-Din (R) stands in front of his vintage cars along a street where he keeps them, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. The 66-year-old collector nicknamed Abu Omar inherited the hobby from his father and has a large collection of vintage cars, some of which he says belonged to former Syrian officials and were used in several movies and shows. Before the unrest, Abu Omar planned to open a museum to display his cars, which are guarded from pedestrians by a turkey that he owns. He hopes that the turmoil in the country will end so that he can pursue his hobby and repair his cars, which are heavily damaged from shelling. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Mohamed Badr al-Din removes a cover from one of his cars that he says belonged to former Syrian President Adib Shishakli, along a street where he keeps the cars, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Mohamed Badr al-Din walks past his turkey that guards his collection of vintage cars from pedestrians, along a street where he keeps the cars, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Children run from a turkey owned by Mohamed Badr al-Din that guards his collection of vintage cars from passerbys, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)
Mohamed Badr al-Din stands in front of one of his vintage cars as he holds up a photo of a car used to transport presidents and officials during ceremonies, in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo January 31, 2015. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)