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pencilvanian
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USA
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 Posted - 08/31/2008 : 21:45:09
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Automotive alchemy – Gold- or Platinum-plating your car
.....Appropriately-named London-based Alchemist now numbers amongst its customisation techniques a process which coats the roof of your car in 24-carat gold.
.....Based in the heart of affluent Kensington, Alchemist uses a patented process to cover a car’s roof with gold leaf, and prices start at £12,500, with each rooftop signed and numbered and the client presented with a certificate of authenticity. For wealthy supercarHow-to-Import-Your-Own-Supercar clients after extra-extravagant customisation, Alchemist can also embed precious gemstones into the gold leaf for drivers after lavish sparkling bodywork.
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Talk about flaunting your wealth! I think the wealthy Romans did the same thing with their chariots, so old ideas become new ideas given enough time (and money.)
If a car with a gold plated roof isn't flaunting it enough, we have this news story-
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August 16, 2006 The town of Pforzheim in south-west Germany is famous for its jewellery and watch-making industry and accordingly is known as “the City of Gold.”
The city is also the home of the first Gold-plated Porsche
Visualis, which is situated in Pforzheim, commissioned an artist to gild a Porsche Boxster in 22 carat beaten gold last year and now comes the news that the Gold Boxter
will be followed by a limited edition model and nine further Porsches will be plated.
All the major components, from the control elements such as the steering wheel and door knobs to the car body and alloy rims, are all gold plated, making the two seater extraordinarily expensive, and a price that Visualis has not yet disclosed. Nine further Porsche Models will undergo the same, unique refinement process to continue the creative project.
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Edited by - pencilvanian on 08/31/2008 21:50:24 |
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