Shelling out for a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, or even a Bugatti suddenly seems to make a lot more sense. After all, those exotic cars are at least drivable! This 1:8 scale Lamborghini Aventador model is constructed out of diamonds, carbon-fiber, platinum, gold and a variety of precious stones.
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The world's most expensive model car is expected to fetch a minimum of $7.5 million when it goes to auction later this month.
For about $400,000, you could park a brand new Lamborghini Aventador in your garage or driveway.
Or if you want to spend an extra $7 million, you could park this model of one in your den.
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Built by Robert Gülpen Engineering, the model was recently presented at the Frankfurt Auto Show. According to the company’s website, Lamborghini was an easy choice because the automaker’s cars are “exclusive, sensual and challenging, and unmistakably Italian.”
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You could buy a Bugatti Veyron for every day of the week, or this one model car.
Fair enough, but not even an Aventador has LED headlights made out of real diamonds.
The model’s entire body is constructed out of carbon-fiber and extremely thin (1/1000 millimeters) threads of solid gold are wrapped around the fibers.
Solid gold and platinum are used to cast the model's wheel rims, along with the interior, seats, and steering wheel. As if the model isn’t crazy enough, the car’s bullet-proof case should drive that point home.
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The gold-plating is optional. You can also specify that your multi-million dollar model be finished in exposed carbon-fiber (with solid gold threads woven into it). Peek through the windshield for a glimpse of the jewel-encrusted cabin!
Of course, that got us wondering: Has anyone actually ever shot a model car?
A gigantic and bejeweled Lamborghini badge is also included. In fact, all three items – the model, the military-spec display case, and the Lambo badge – are aiming to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
We’d be tempted to add a fourth record to that list: Most enormous waste of money.
Then again, at least roughly $600,000 of the price will go to a charity of the winning bidder’s choosing. That’s right, the $7.5 million asking price is only the reserve placed on the model before the auction.
Bidding could push the price even higher
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