911 Russian Porsche 911 Cabrio: Covered in pure gold

[Bartek S.]

In Russia they drive in solid gold covered Porsche cars. More than 40 pounds of the pure gold was used while decorating this particular car.

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[SDNR]

^ Oh dear God

......did nobody, at any stage, advise him that this was unlikely to be a successful idea?

 

[Beemer B773ER]

What's next... a car covered in ceramic tiles to emulate a Space Shuttle. Sheesh, some of these Russians are bonkers. Imagine the insurance premium on that thing...through the roof!!

 

[Gullwing]

What's next... a car covered in ceramic tiles to emulate a Space Shuttle. Sheesh, some of these Russians are bonkers. Imagine the insurance premium on that thing...through the roof!!

Don't give them any ideas.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Don't give them any ideas.

I got another great idea they should look into. Cover the car in coral or sea shells, and then drive the car in a lake... I'm sure it'll look great as a diving wreck.

 

[JadeVetti]

Is this for real??

Or is that just a photo shop??

 

[cawimmer430]

And I thought this was going to be a gift for Guus Hiddink!

 

[cawimmer430]

Is this for real??

Or is that just a photo shop??

If it's a photoshop it's a damn good one. Looks 100% real to me.

 

[foo_c_m]

On this topic, I need confirmation on whether this is urban legend or truth. I heard two chaps in a fine dining restaurant discussing the latest Maybach. One of them commented that the most expensive - bar none - Maybach in the world is the Platinum edition - where the ENTIRE bodywork is casted out of platinum, for those billionaire who already have everything. It is then supposedly sprayed to look like a 'normal' Maybach so as to be 'modest'. I have never been able to confirm whether the Platinum edition Maybach exists or not, but its an intriguing thought: the Maybach's bodyframe easily weighs - what? - 3 tons? 4 tons? Minus the engine, upholstery, electronics, plastics, insulation, carpet, teak-in-lays and other non-metallic what nots, it is still easily 2.5 tons at least. At USD1800 per Oz (0.0283g), it should cost about USD50mil (just for the bare metal cost of the metalframe bodywork).

 

[SDNR]

Hmm, that story sounds like an urban legend to me. The credibility of it is particularly questionable when you said it was sprayed to be modest -- in the real world, no self-respecting Russian oligarch has any idea of what modesty is.

 

[Centurion]

^^
True. The words Russian, oligarch, Maybach and Platinum don't mix with modesty.