Luxury customization company, Alchemist, thinks their Aston Martin DB7 isn't getting enough attention. So, they've decided to bath the exterior in 24-carat gold and platinum leaf. No details have been given exactly how they did it and what the total cost might be, but they went as far to add 7 diamonds embedded in the bodywork as the final touch.
Alchemist’s creative director and modern day ‘Goldfinger’, Jacques Blanc, said: “Forget the everyday optional extras offered by car manufacturers, this is the King Midas of customization and the gold standard of luxury.”
The 24-carat DB7 makes its debut at MPH The Prestige and Performance Motor Show featuring Top Gear Live at London’s Earls Court among 200 other supercars on display. Tickets are available via mphshow.co.uk/info
24-Carat Aston Martin DB7 by Alchemist to Debut at MPH
24-Carat Aston Martin DB7 by Alchemist
By Brian Potter
October 24, 2008 3:58 PM
Filed Under: Aston Martin, European, Tuners
Comments
dmanero
October 24, 2008 4:13 PM
I think I'm going to loss my lunch.
M.V.P.
October 24, 2008 4:15 PM
Why God, why this , why such a car, can someone be more snobish then the owner of this car
loki
October 25, 2008 7:03 PM
oh yes dude.. trust me. you can always be more snobish. I saw a Cayenne with an LPG system on it...
joelynn
October 24, 2008 4:25 PM
Why did they leave the bottom part silver, go the whole hog and plate the complete car
ericthedog
October 24, 2008 5:49 PM
the slightly silver parts are plastic and therefore have been sprayed.
nixlair
October 24, 2008 7:43 PM
that is the ugliest car i've ever seen. what a waste of an Aston martin. now it looks like an old 80's car that you find for sale at your local used car lot.
nixlair
October 24, 2008 7:45 PM
That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. what a waste of an Aston Martin. now it looks liek an 80's car that you find at your local used car lot.
archytype
October 24, 2008 8:08 PM
anyone care that you can never wash the car or the gold will wear off? is it possible that wind can scratch it? Gorgeous car but I hate the platinum 2-tone.
need4speed
October 24, 2008 11:03 PM
I recall a saying from a film I once saw..."I Love Goooooold" Goldmember from Austin Powers. This car is suitable for a comedy and nothing more.
dbehmoaras
October 25, 2008 12:38 AM
aside from all of that, its probably really slow too cuz of the weight of the gold
GanSan
October 25, 2008 5:45 AM
Ugly and pointless. People who'd buy this are the sort who would buy a Lamborghini Gallardo and never take it to the track.
Tuner_Mad
October 27, 2008 4:59 PM
Now you wouldn't wanna crash that Lambo, would you? Gallardo's are NOT track cars. The people who buy them like to show off their rides in popular areas in the city.
Bremen_Koenigsegg
October 25, 2008 6:42 AM
Jacques Blanc only made this car so he could make those two "gold" puns.
reddis
October 25, 2008 6:46 AM
Ugly, at least the company should've have painted the whole thing one color instead of two like that.
racsozelev
October 25, 2008 1:31 PM
looks like they picked up bits from a car cemetery as they could not afford original spares, and the donor car was not the same colour..... i´ve seen ford escorts in such condition looking better..... pitiful.
Tuner_Mad
October 27, 2008 4:56 PM
Dude, you ain't even close this time. Looks pretty cool, I might go to MPH to try out NFS Undercover in the EA hub.
Lutzie
October 28, 2008 12:15 PM
Pure Kitsch. And confirmation, if any was needed, that money has absolutely nothing to do with taste.
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