Two brothers dwelling within the Maden district of Elazığ in japanese Türkiye transformed the terrace of their residence constructing right into a storage for seven Turkish-built Fiat and Renault model automobiles, which left their mark on an period and whose manufacturing stopped years in the past.
Brothers Ilker, 38, and Soner Çağıran, 30, who’re concerned about vehicle restoration, have been eager on Tofaş (Turkish-built Fiats) and Renault model automobiles since their childhood.
Following their curiosity, the 2 brothers purchased 5 automobiles from Tofaş’s Doğan collection, that are at the moment discontinued, and two Renault 12 collection automobiles, 10 years in the past.
The brothers, who keep their automobiles within the storage they created on the terrace on the fourth ground as a result of distinction in elevation of their home, which is constructed on the slope of a valley on the foot of Mihrap Mountain, spend most of their days right here.
Dream achieved
Ilker Çağıran instructed Anadolu Agency (AA) that they turned a 300-square-meter (3,300-square-foot) space, the penthouse of their residence constructing, right into a storage to retailer the automobiles they dreamed of.
“At first, we encountered questions from those who saw it, such as ‘How would the cars be on the fourth floor of the house?’ ‘Did you get the cars there with a crane or did you leave them there with a helicopter?’ Due to the mountainous nature of the district, the house is completely at the edge of the cliff when viewed from the opposite side, but the road coming from the back corresponds to the fourth floor of the house. We allow vehicles to enter and exit from here.”
Çağıran said that they’ve been sustaining their automobiles on this space for 10 years.
He defined that they shield the automobiles in opposition to the chance of rain, mud and hail, and famous that this manner, he’s near the vehicles he has dreamed of since his childhood.
Çağıran said that they had been comfortable to make their goals come true.
“Since the cars are in our house, it is as if they are members of the house. When we get bored, we go up to the fourth floor and spend time with our vehicles. We polish, paint protect and clean them. Thank God, we have achieved our dream. We take care of our vehicles like babies. We have cars that have a 40-year history and remain in their original condition.”
Emotional bond
Pointing out that individuals have an emotional bond with these vehicles, Çağıran mentioned that in case of a attainable sale, they might contemplate promoting these automobiles to individuals who worth them like themselves.
Soner Çağıran said that he and his brother spent most of their time on the terrace ground of their home, the place the storage is situated.
“Our interest and love for these cars is at a very different level. Working on these cars in such a place gives us pleasure. It is a special pleasure to have our garage above our house. It makes us happy to come and spend time with our vehicles here,” he mentioned.
Source: www.dailysabah.com