TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The car of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be put up to an auction in a car show in mid-February, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday.

"The Peugeot 504 (produced in 1977) belonging to President Ahmadinejad will be on a show of classic cars" in Iran's southwestern city of Abadan, Ali-Asqar Parhizcar, managing director of Arvand Free Zone was quoted as saying.

The show will be held in mid-February in the Arvand Free Zone in Abadan, Parhizcar said.

Earlier in November, Iranian president said he wants to sell his car in an auction for charity to help a housing project.