Post by bobjeffreson on Dec 31, 2013 17:51:08 GMT 10
I think this hobby needs a new Section entitled "Stupidly Rich Model Car Buyers"
How about this....
$4.72 million 1/8 scale Lamborghini Aventador model headed to auction
"This is the most expensive model car in the world, at least it will be when it sells this month at auction in New York. It's a 1/8th scale model of a Lamborghini Aventador built with gold, platinum, carbon fiber and diamonds by Robert Guelpen, a German car model specialist.
You could buy about 10 real Aventadors for what Guelpen believes this model will sell for next month—a whopping $4.72 million. Beyond the intricate craftsmanship required to build such a model, much of the 1/8 scale Aventador's value can be attributed to what it's made of. The price of materials alone for this ridiculous creation is well over 3 million dollars, and it's not hard to understand why.
There are approximately 700 diamonds embeded into each seat, the suspension is hand crafted from solid gold and the wheel rims are made from platinum. Carbon fiber will be used to manufacture the body parts. This will be the first time such technology has been used to create a model car. Each piece of carbon fiber will be wrapped with a 1/1000mm thin thread of gold, a unique finish.P
Guelpin hopes to donate his profit from the sale to charity and establish a Guinness World Record for the most expensive model car ever sold. As long as they can find someone batshit crazy enough to spend almost 5 million dollars on what is effectively a lavish toy he should have no problem doing both."
BUT.....GEEZ...I wish I was top of the LIST!
How about this....
$4.72 million 1/8 scale Lamborghini Aventador model headed to auction
"This is the most expensive model car in the world, at least it will be when it sells this month at auction in New York. It's a 1/8th scale model of a Lamborghini Aventador built with gold, platinum, carbon fiber and diamonds by Robert Guelpen, a German car model specialist.
You could buy about 10 real Aventadors for what Guelpen believes this model will sell for next month—a whopping $4.72 million. Beyond the intricate craftsmanship required to build such a model, much of the 1/8 scale Aventador's value can be attributed to what it's made of. The price of materials alone for this ridiculous creation is well over 3 million dollars, and it's not hard to understand why.
There are approximately 700 diamonds embeded into each seat, the suspension is hand crafted from solid gold and the wheel rims are made from platinum. Carbon fiber will be used to manufacture the body parts. This will be the first time such technology has been used to create a model car. Each piece of carbon fiber will be wrapped with a 1/1000mm thin thread of gold, a unique finish.P
Guelpin hopes to donate his profit from the sale to charity and establish a Guinness World Record for the most expensive model car ever sold. As long as they can find someone batshit crazy enough to spend almost 5 million dollars on what is effectively a lavish toy he should have no problem doing both."
BUT.....GEEZ...I wish I was top of the LIST!