Rows of Gold-Plated Car

Gold precious metals used today are not only limited to jewelry that is embedded in the body. Gold is also used as an underbody coating so it looks as sleek shiny eye.

General, the cars are painted with gold is an expensive luxury vehicles. Owners of these cars are a rich millionaire who has plenty of money because the price of gold-plated vehicles can reach up to 11 million U.S. dollars. Here are five gold-plated cars:

1. Fenice Milano Rolls-Royce Ghost

The Italian company, Fenice Milano, enhance the appearance of a luxury sedan Rolls Royce Ghosts with a layer of gold 24 carats. Gold whitewash in the car can be seen from the exterior to the interior that are sure to dazzle everyone who sees. 

The creation of Fenice Milano bought by a millionaire who does not want his name known to the price reached 2.989 million U.S. dollars or about Rp. 27.5 billion. An interesting touch to the luxury sedan that looks at the purple exterior with 24 carats gold plating in various parts like the grille, hood, bumper, fog lamp, side skirts and rims.

Fenice Milano Rolls-Royce Ghost 24 Carats. (Picture from: http://www.automild.com/)

While the interior, gold comes from the dash to the door panel. It took 1 year for Finace Milano to complete this remarkable Rolls-Royce Ghost.

2. Dartz Prombron Aladeen Edition

This gold-plated car produced by Russian company Dartz, especially for a movie called The Dictator.

Dartz will offer Prombron Aladeen Gold Edition with prices ranging from 500,000 to 750,000 U.S. dollars or about Rp. 4.6 billion up to Rp. 6.9 billion. Not just glistening with gold plated body, but the body is designed bullet-proof car and RPG rockets.

Dartz says, sport utility vehicle (SUV) has super strength and technology of the spacecraft with the ability to protect the driver and passengers.

Dartz Prombron Aladeen Edition. (Picture from: http://www.motortrend.com/)

That's reflected in the installation of a V8 engine with 400 hp power and ability to withstand the onslaught of RPG and 50 caliber bullets up.

3. Tata Nano Gold

The specialty car made in India lies in the use of gold that weighed 80 kg with a content of 22 carats. In addition, there are other metals that are also attached to this world's cheapest car is 15 kg of silver and various types of gemstones.

The number of trinkets attached as Tata Nano was built as a birthday gift a jewelry company in India.

Tata Motors announced the car is not for sale and is only used for exhibitions. Tata Nano 22 carats gold will be taken around the world to show the greatness of the noble metal craftsmen in India.

Tata Nano Gold. (Picture from: http://trak.in/)

Tata also do not want to disclose the price of gold Nano car, but is predicted to reach 315,200 U.S. dollars or about Rp. 2.9 billion.

4. Mercedes-McLaren SLR

This gold-plated car that has the world's highest price since reaching 10.793 million U.S. dollars or about Rp. 99.3 billion. Swiss poster designer, Ueli Anliker called Red Gold Dream for wearing a gold layer of 5 kg and the hundreds of millions of dollar precious jewels items. Anliker indeed has been experienced for 35 years to install a variety of jewelry in the car.

As the name implies, this Mercedes-McLaren SLR body are given a whitewash red and gold accents are also some parts of this car as the steering wheel, audio controls, dashboard and doortrim and car rims. Not to mention the 600 grain rubies scattered in some parts of this car.

Mercedes-McLaren SLR-Red Gold Dream. (Picture from: http://www.mikanikworld.com/)

To resolve the gold coating process requires 35 people working for 30,000 hours.

5. Golden Porsche 911

Owner of a gold-plated car named Golden Porsche 911 was a millionaire from Russia to conceal his identity.

Gold is used to coat the car worth 108,696 U.S. dollars or about Rp. 1 billion, it weighed 18 kg, so the selling price is predicted to be very expensive.

Porsche 911 sports car that has an aerodynamic design and capable of driving at high speed.

Golden Porsche 911. (Picture from: http://www.hauteliving.com/)

Over the years, Porsche 911 sport utility vehicle into a fan favorite because of its performance is a great speed. *** [OVI | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 15062012]

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