French senator Philippe Marini, mayor of Compiègne, 50 km north of Paris, visited the motorsport museum of former Lebanese rally and hill climb champion Nabil Karam, together with Charles-Henri d’Aragon, ambassador of the Order of Malta in Lebanon.
The museum holds tens of thousands of model sports cars and hundreds of figures, a collection that earned Karam a place in the Guinness World Records several years ago.
Karam guided his guests through the collection. Marini said he was amazed by what the museum holds and pointed to the similarities between it and the museum in Compiègne.
He also praised the role Karam has played in motorsport for more than 25 years, and called his Guinness-listed collection a Lebanese, Arab and international achievement.
Karam thanked both visitors, and Marini presented him with a souvenir gift at the end of the visit.