Miniature Lamborghini Aventador to Sell for at Least $4.2 Million or More Than 12 Times the Price of the Real Car!

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09...r-to-sell.html



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Just when you think you have heard it all, something like this comes along and leaves you speechless. Former Mercedes-Benz engineer and German model maker Robert Gulpen used the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show to reveal an amazing miniature replica of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4.

Leaving aside the tiresome work that went into building the 1:8 scale model, what makes this creation stand out from the crowd is its ridonkulous price tag of at least €3.5 million or about US$4.83 million at the current exchange rates.

Given that the actual Aventador LP-700 costs around US$379,000, the miniature model will be auctioned off for at least 12 times the price of the real car it replicates!

The insanely high price can partially be attributed to the precious materials used for the construction of the model. For example, Gulpen wrapped a 1/1000mm thin thread of solid gold around the carbon fibres that form the body of the car, while the rims and the entire interior were cast from solid gold and platinum.

Furthermore, the Lamborghini logo adorning the bulletproof (!) glass showcase background is made from gold, platinum and precious gems.

All in all, Gulpen says that the materials used for the construction cost €2 million (about US$2.8 million), while he spent around 500 hours to complete the build.

Gulpen says on his website that the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 will go up for auction at Sotherby's or Chrystie's in New York or Dubai with a starting bid of €3.5 million (US$4.83 million) adding that at least half a million euros (US$690,000) will be given to charity.

 

WOW....as stated in the article...RIDONCULOUS!! $690,000 going to charity or not.

 

WTF?

Reminds me so much of Acura's Christmas ad from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHaVW_FbFZ8

 

Yea, OK..

 

Thanks, but I'll have the real one.

 

This is for the multimillionaire / billionaire, philathropist car guy who has everything. Very narrow audience here. Something tells me that they'll sell it.

 

wow.

 

mehhhh

 

If it sells for at least the $4.2 million, minus materials at $2.8 million, that's a profit of $1.4 million. At 500 hours of work to complete, that's $2,800 per hour.

Wish I had a job that paid $2,800 per hour.

And +1 on wanting the real thing.

 

Of course it'll sell, ego's gotta eat! But I wouldn't called the person that buys this necessarily a philanthropist. Regardless of the portion going to charity; a philanthropist would just give the money to charity lol.


I'm glad someone also did the math, I got a laugh out of 2,800.00 an hour.

 

haha, so true. Personally, I'd rather have that than some multi-million dollar painting.

 

So the economy has recovered?

 

The personal economy of people that can afford to buy such toys was never in recession.

 

Watching It's Worth What the other day, they had the $140,000 Hot Whee's car on there. Once you add diamonds and platinum to anything it gets expensive quick.

 

Nope the rich got richer, that's all that happened.

 

fixed.