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Saif Rasheed / For The Times

From left, Hisham Ghulan with his 1987 BMW M3, Bilal Hussein's Ford Mustang GT and Seif Eddin Abdel Nasser with his 1993 Ford Probe show off their head-turning rides. All three dream of flashy new parts to incorporate into their cars — and a safer city to drive them. More photos >>>

A tricked-out muscle car on the streets of Baghdad can turn heads, tempt carjackers or anger fundamentalists. What's a gear head to do? Floor it.

Source: Hot rods are these Iraqis' driving passion - Los Angeles Times