Look: Egypt collector accumulated over 100 vintage cars

70-years-old Egyptian Sayed Sima (pictured) says he was around 25 years old when he began collecting vintage cars, attracted by their beauty and rarity. They were also relatively cheap.

More than half a century later Sima, a nickname derived from the Egyptian slang for cinema, says he now owns hundreds of vintage cars, some of which he keep in Egypt's Media Production City where directors often rent the antiques for shows and films.

Sima's oldest car is an Auburn (pictured) which he acquired in the 1980s. "This is of course a very rare car, a car that is entirely a piece of antique," he said, while sitting in the Auburn showcasing its wooden frame and steel coating.

Its original tank is still inside. It's a beautiful car. Its structure is all wood, says Sima.

Sima remains fascinated by the way older cars operate. | Above: Sima stands next to a British Standard Flying Eight Tourer - 1948 automobile in his store where he also has his own exhibition of old cars, in the Giza suburb of Abu Rawash.

His 38-year-old son, Ayman (pictured), shares this peculiar passion. He grew up seeing his father's cars in movies. | Above: Ayman sits on an Italian 1928 "FIAT 501" automobile at his father's store.

Ayman drives a British Standard Flying Eight Tourer - 1948 automobile at his father's store. "I also liked how I saw these cars on movie screens. I would see a movie and think, oh it is our car," Ayman said.

Among the famous figures who once rode one of Sima's cars was former Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat, whose presidential car was a black 1975 Chevrolet Impala (pictured), said Sima.

A view of the store and exhibition of old cars owned by Sayed Sima.

An American 1934 Nash Ambassador automobile is seen in the store of Sayed Sima.

The logo of a black 1975 Chevrolet Impala, a presidential car of late Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat, is seen in the store of Sayed Sima

Ayman Sima poses next to an Italian 1928 "FIAT 501" automobile at his father's store.

Ayman Sima checks the battery of a British Standard Flying Eight Tourer - 1948 automobile at his father's store.