Rolls-Royce Phantom EWB, a $450,000 car, is already luxurious enough and many millionaires are satisfied with it. Well, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Solid Gold consider that weren’t a flashy enough statement of personal wealth.
A “businessman from the Middle East,” who probably has no problem with economic crisis commissioned this one of a kind car for the princely sum of $8 million ($8,150,000, to be precise). Yes, is quite a lot for a car, but where are a lot of money, are also many extravagant desires. This Phantom’s plebeian chrome grille, door handles, trunk-lid trim, as well as the hinges and hardware that surround the rear seat picnic tables have been replaced with 265 pounds (120 kilograms) of solid 18K gold (for superior durability and scratch resistance). It might seem weird, but even the “RR” logos in the wheels received the royal treatment.
The $8.2 million limousine was custom made by United Kingdom’s Stuart Hughes (a company that covers iPads and other electronic devices in the precious metal of your choice and the creator of the $5 billion golden and platinum yacht). Considering that gold currently trading at $1,661 per ounce, perhaps this car’s ostentation was intended as an investment in solid assets.
Thanks to Eurocash AG, a Swiss coachbuilder that specializes in armored vehicles, this car is also an investment in the owner’s safety. The Swiss coachbuilder claims that this particular Rolls can withstand assaults from AK-47s, Dragunov sniper rifles, and even hand grenades. An interior plaque proclaims the car as “One of the first two Armoured EWB Phantom of Production [sic] in the World.”
As expected, this Rolls Royce Phantom Solid Gold is the most luxuriously ludicrous utility vehicle money can buy.
Price: $8,150,000
Specs:
– 120 kilograms (264.5 pounds) of 18k gold
– the vehicle is also fully armored
Source: Autos.Yahoo
