Crystal & Diamond-Encrusted Cooper Tires For 60th Anniversary Of Formula 3 Racing.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet3ipKKjChQsPa0ifUfbz5RyiN9tKjEbKgMP7HNjVNoDwqTTWW-Wexxc8HuEbBb3CfNRi_sfgmm-AAqeNy5D_qRGqR4GYt27Zv8ABEMmkUOGyghwhW6aqLvSApW6qZgU00oJ80I3xpFU/s1600/diamond+tyres2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592958834010033058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet3ipKKjChQsPa0ifUfbz5RyiN9tKjEbKgMP7HNjVNoDwqTTWW-Wexxc8HuEbBb3CfNRi_sfgmm-AAqeNy5D_qRGqR4GYt27Zv8ABEMmkUOGyghwhW6aqLvSApW6qZgU00oJ80I3xpFU/s400/diamond+tyres2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 282px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The press release:</span><br /><a href="http://www.coopertire.com/">Cooper Tire</a> celebrated the diamond anniversary of Formula 3 racing in Britain by creating a set of jewel-encrusted tyres.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtxKrj6FLvcewyZ_oM3_PfwFXphOxqdp65r41KXXyHqSgsGVEOdtNNa1a7WqwXvdXZxHpV9PS5iAlBSsp1qCOnV493EAHbZx5rBmRWufT1cK4gHqqKxS05dxulpwb6CmKbqkFhY8wYos/s1600/diamond+tyres4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592958603202125138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtxKrj6FLvcewyZ_oM3_PfwFXphOxqdp65r41KXXyHqSgsGVEOdtNNa1a7WqwXvdXZxHpV9PS5iAlBSsp1qCOnV493EAHbZx5rBmRWufT1cK4gHqqKxS05dxulpwb6CmKbqkFhY8wYos/s400/diamond+tyres4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 279px;" /></a><br /><br />The tyres were made by London jeweller, <a href="http://www.fkdiamonds.co.uk/">Freddie Keeble at FK Diamonds</a>, using both diamonds for the 60th anniversary, and Swarovski crystals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh92SERN0sdSd1eZapmOaHifMgQP843tr9y1zyoPqJYzG6GmHYek1wHu04GpvgDZX79Uc3wdqMwFftcb-MaWkw2uX3dh5SxK3XDOBT5Zwwj7KDnYVs-JUeZ25KfpMb5s-MiwRpDdhQTg4/s1600/Product_sm-e1301937371381.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592957119695020242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh92SERN0sdSd1eZapmOaHifMgQP843tr9y1zyoPqJYzG6GmHYek1wHu04GpvgDZX79Uc3wdqMwFftcb-MaWkw2uX3dh5SxK3XDOBT5Zwwj7KDnYVs-JUeZ25KfpMb5s-MiwRpDdhQTg4/s400/Product_sm-e1301937371381.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 301px;" /></a><br /><br />The tyres were unveiled at Silverstone during the launch of the 2011 Cooper Tires British F3 International Series, where they were bolted on to the race car of Carlin driver, Rupert Svendsen–Cook.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhTbQdNm5BiamnXTUCScu06YhQGRRLuiGB1-Wzy_sc57Vedo_F1jQfyOsDhdYqmMdV4Ap7nFb-HB0zwIxoT6SpQsnuX29ZFSC0fSGHWEiPVgVFyqDTNUcsnhajUOGjzi9jHiwGG1DVl8/s1600/diamond+tyres3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592958703986226018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhTbQdNm5BiamnXTUCScu06YhQGRRLuiGB1-Wzy_sc57Vedo_F1jQfyOsDhdYqmMdV4Ap7nFb-HB0zwIxoT6SpQsnuX29ZFSC0fSGHWEiPVgVFyqDTNUcsnhajUOGjzi9jHiwGG1DVl8/s400/diamond+tyres3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEZDdOMeLIDWUYQVvbEIWTPx9FoRlICDvp6Hr8NKH9t9L1oN0DhC3QTEeZ8ayPfYhF2oJKGJ8ngvsV0hXfvBP2FCcLpjiLMq52h5Lkh0qDX014UWaBDxV3-8jYIbDSddHZAOUed2SfqA/s1600/cooperf3diamondtyres-1301999127.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592957236718040642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEZDdOMeLIDWUYQVvbEIWTPx9FoRlICDvp6Hr8NKH9t9L1oN0DhC3QTEeZ8ayPfYhF2oJKGJ8ngvsV0hXfvBP2FCcLpjiLMq52h5Lkh0qDX014UWaBDxV3-8jYIbDSddHZAOUed2SfqA/s400/cooperf3diamondtyres-1301999127.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br />The 2011 season is also the 30th consecutive year that Cooper Tire and its associate brand, Avon Tyres, have acted as sole supplier to the prestigious championship. In the last 60 years, the list of former British F3 competitors to progress to Grand Prix racing include such luminaries as Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, Jenson Button, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Martin Brundle, Nelson Piquet, Johnny Herbert, Mika Hakkinen and Rubens Barrichello to name but a few.<br /><br />Julian Baldwin, Managing Director of Cooper Tire Europe, said, “The Cooper and Avon brands have been involved in Formula 3 for half of the entire existence of the series in Britain. The diamond anniversary is huge landmark for Formula 3 and we are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with one of the most important single-seater championships in the world.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoik6GMQBLe5U4jrrADROM7P8MFQEwnR2recSjJESLrbjj_2C3YSsEJ7-DdQ8FNKS9ba5nG_92cC9fGbfZANwlsHztuKXkk-yt6e2DJi2oGKtOcBJTz-PHmm9lmHbzqKu9If9qpahp-M8/s1600/keeble+of+fk+diamonds.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592958356034275378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoik6GMQBLe5U4jrrADROM7P8MFQEwnR2recSjJESLrbjj_2C3YSsEJ7-DdQ8FNKS9ba5nG_92cC9fGbfZANwlsHztuKXkk-yt6e2DJi2oGKtOcBJTz-PHmm9lmHbzqKu9If9qpahp-M8/s400/keeble+of+fk+diamonds.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 282px;" /></a><br /><br />Keeble, owner of FK Diamonds, said, “The process of setting the diamonds was certainly a little different from what we are used to doing.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqdq7Q-6mZesKHeUYM1jF2kGAA8vlSrUCZVUInba1bzVCKOeh7XscYfQBCEF2fXORVQTDIVKBhadt-GXNdZrYldSLbN-sXxsCcUZpVl51fKLvshU11-DVI6VEJj4Ph7wkiiSgt5L8vSc/s1600/diamond+tyres1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592958982550568658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqdq7Q-6mZesKHeUYM1jF2kGAA8vlSrUCZVUInba1bzVCKOeh7XscYfQBCEF2fXORVQTDIVKBhadt-GXNdZrYldSLbN-sXxsCcUZpVl51fKLvshU11-DVI6VEJj4Ph7wkiiSgt5L8vSc/s400/diamond+tyres1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 280px;" /></a><br /><br />In order to set the crystals and diamonds, Keeble cut the Cooper logo out of metal and then set the stones within that to ensure they would be secure. The individual lettering was then attached to the tyre with a strong adhesive.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6YQmwGm0AkQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="530" frameborder="0" height="328"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">via </span><a href="http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/04/05/cooper-tire-diamonds-f3/" style="font-style: italic;">autoblog</a></span><br /><br />The tires go very nicely with these <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/06/hamilton-wins-monaco-grand-prix-was-it.html">diamond encrusted racing helmets!</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/06/hamilton-wins-monaco-grand-prix-was-it.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592961448160188306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_r5YrybrCIW8h5Bf8MAzTZWyStEZ0tBHT5iD9G6gjFl666l9oi-34p-coaBuH6HgPIqD6K96Xc3St_Q3O2FWmtVoZd0wpVAwk7nAxLzqJ2-iddJuSqiNaYnflbInQHFmbU4cdu0CfpC4/s400/diamond+helmet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 634px;" /></a>

Crystal & Diamond-Encrusted Cooper Tires For 60th Anniversary Of Formula 3 Racing.

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26 More Gold-Plated Items For Those Whose Disposable Income Exceeds Taste.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AtgtBQ9qIN0IVTHXmRZUgLg6qVSLe8PBIKyrDC7uy2KnkzBeqQNKMj6VpryknVuWphVglWBtiM-hJjhC233vno4atGNiXliEql2yBA47SOQ0cA6TOiNICJRwOK3a2_a-Ate33hnB2ZxP/s1600/gold+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526309125551301282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AtgtBQ9qIN0IVTHXmRZUgLg6qVSLe8PBIKyrDC7uy2KnkzBeqQNKMj6VpryknVuWphVglWBtiM-hJjhC233vno4atGNiXliEql2yBA47SOQ0cA6TOiNICJRwOK3a2_a-Ate33hnB2ZxP/s400/gold+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 464px;" /></a><br /><br />It's time for another round up of grotesquely gold items. It's been while since I blogged about the <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/11000-gold-plated-dog-crate.html">22ct gold dog crate</a> and <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/swarovski-crystal-and-24k-gold-plated.html">the world's most expensive gold bicycle</a> and I know you are aware of the glut of gold-plated laptops, game and mobile phones -- if you aren't, check my <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/p/hip-shopping-link-lists-by-category.html">Diamond & Gold tech, mobile phone and gadget links here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQyg03ow8g7_HIzBC7SEqGAzxl7w7y9rBTKBVOl-4qwb6sFviZEfgg4WzNc_JNQBf_HVtIHijCl53pfYJIQlkFeflBBk0_ks6V1Z0Zz54FZ33_7CS06YCOmtgu04m4137gmDXuanNT9K8/s1600/PM12S_Maxi_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526212358022994498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQyg03ow8g7_HIzBC7SEqGAzxl7w7y9rBTKBVOl-4qwb6sFviZEfgg4WzNc_JNQBf_HVtIHijCl53pfYJIQlkFeflBBk0_ks6V1Z0Zz54FZ33_7CS06YCOmtgu04m4137gmDXuanNT9K8/s400/PM12S_Maxi_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 301px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Beretta's limited edition gold plated sub machine gun</span></span><br /><br />But the gilding doesn't stop there. From guns to guitars, kitchen appliances to baby carriages, here's a round up of more unusual real gold-plated (and in one case, solid gold) items by various individual or companies.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.berettaworld.com/index.asp?url=http%3A//www.berettaworld.com/index.aspx%3Fm%3D53%26did%3D296"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gold-plated Beretta</span> PM12 S limited edition Sub machine gun</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWncULNCR3EAkXHcAikqmJO8yPPmmQZ1CNCr10oPhHV5kO6JT0R-MqiagnycNbAPNFrXn1ngv3DH2OOQ-oXx5VpwjGZOlie3ruarwkRhc3L7rMZ3i-aGlmQ8nHCyWx6PhKD1FHtBnVg9N1/s1600/PM12S_Maxi_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526212257219249970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWncULNCR3EAkXHcAikqmJO8yPPmmQZ1CNCr10oPhHV5kO6JT0R-MqiagnycNbAPNFrXn1ngv3DH2OOQ-oXx5VpwjGZOlie3ruarwkRhc3L7rMZ3i-aGlmQ8nHCyWx6PhKD1FHtBnVg9N1/s400/PM12S_Maxi_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOek_cFTDlxOFLFZ9yPu1t4TsN-sBdljxgn9vQQBiINEQitbrFhEQc4CZGxt5wj1s6iOWuSqkj1IKTPG8JANlcJSNGgFu1VHFm2PLnk9vnJ3I-0vO8K5qdxd-57mlzC-XMnUcOixFlpI7V/s1600/PM12S_Maxi_3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526212153723343810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOek_cFTDlxOFLFZ9yPu1t4TsN-sBdljxgn9vQQBiINEQitbrFhEQc4CZGxt5wj1s6iOWuSqkj1IKTPG8JANlcJSNGgFu1VHFm2PLnk9vnJ3I-0vO8K5qdxd-57mlzC-XMnUcOixFlpI7V/s400/PM12S_Maxi_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><br />The million dollar <a href="http://www.goldcaster.net/" style="font-weight: bold;">GoldCaster Guitar</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> with diamonds:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6AK-v8LemDciHuOBpGSXpLBg0LY8N-DD4y04e6h9AZGXBQ56xesi3A1JnmSbDe0jyyavgFDER9_NaK-zDd_Buzx4ZA1UTlLWwZiIVieDSib65Zf0JEyEc421TXKKrAKLVc7QVfR3ujzD/s1600/goldcaster+hero.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526200627677820242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6AK-v8LemDciHuOBpGSXpLBg0LY8N-DD4y04e6h9AZGXBQ56xesi3A1JnmSbDe0jyyavgFDER9_NaK-zDd_Buzx4ZA1UTlLWwZiIVieDSib65Zf0JEyEc421TXKKrAKLVc7QVfR3ujzD/s400/goldcaster+hero.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 490px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIjhpF8uI1bYDsBUV8sz9VHybRVy_gG6xDyNAADTmKN-9kJsd51a_Nrrwd8suS7KtFMqdoaMwHgRuNWE4mOZXOB5A64fbRrrdit2q0qHUCOi73g7X8bY1F5z5fEz57zieyjL2bJDTdEKh/s1600/goldcaster-gold-guitar-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526200988308208882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIjhpF8uI1bYDsBUV8sz9VHybRVy_gG6xDyNAADTmKN-9kJsd51a_Nrrwd8suS7KtFMqdoaMwHgRuNWE4mOZXOB5A64fbRrrdit2q0qHUCOi73g7X8bY1F5z5fEz57zieyjL2bJDTdEKh/s400/goldcaster-gold-guitar-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19M9V0UsUn3UquaL-ZlmmDZNbVvtLukukVKbreCIC28phT1qlqn1qVwufnfO-ocJhK_wK5ZaO_SeG7C7FUoLFvqvxnMdG_ybkLEY8ne8WZBjSzmvOITfp4PFeaThI-xlYIjavn_uTrGqy/s1600/goldcaster+detail.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526201263861551138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19M9V0UsUn3UquaL-ZlmmDZNbVvtLukukVKbreCIC28phT1qlqn1qVwufnfO-ocJhK_wK5ZaO_SeG7C7FUoLFvqvxnMdG_ybkLEY8ne8WZBjSzmvOITfp4PFeaThI-xlYIjavn_uTrGqy/s400/goldcaster+detail.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 321px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gold For The Kitchen:</span></span><br />Gold-Plated BBQ by <a href="http://www.beefeaterbbq.com/">BeefEater</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwLDVyAsKVoP99-uR_gbwbVXsqOMVdpk6Fr8blI8Sb5jHWBr6s5mvo8PHsKwAjazZ-6vLVEnM0p9zwU3dduuE_PYSiqmGSs6tbMUQCQZQD8bUkPr3SpcO_D9zmpyorrZ4YeVYwOiqZI8W/s1600/beefeater1_48.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526172109470038530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwLDVyAsKVoP99-uR_gbwbVXsqOMVdpk6Fr8blI8Sb5jHWBr6s5mvo8PHsKwAjazZ-6vLVEnM0p9zwU3dduuE_PYSiqmGSs6tbMUQCQZQD8bUkPr3SpcO_D9zmpyorrZ4YeVYwOiqZI8W/s400/beefeater1_48.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 344px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyRJD27OiTvLJ71p0NR0o0u-wObDlek6crpVYJ2IVZs9PkKRX_xzNN6zXsFADGWsL23jDSz9rptJdPejC_IQUtvTCf65pJEGrm6XP_sklIFrpHWX3NvORVFKio3RcJiKbcn3m4ag42uDR/s1600/beefeater2_48.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526172002254803730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyRJD27OiTvLJ71p0NR0o0u-wObDlek6crpVYJ2IVZs9PkKRX_xzNN6zXsFADGWsL23jDSz9rptJdPejC_IQUtvTCf65pJEGrm6XP_sklIFrpHWX3NvORVFKio3RcJiKbcn3m4ag42uDR/s400/beefeater2_48.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 348px;" /></a><br />The Angel Gold-Plated Juicer from <a href="http://www.easyhealtheu.com/">Easy Health</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcURvdBSxosSuCzxFd7ghiVlaRrxfJwGFEyk8Qk_UvcrxEk3FZSz9lpuumkCKtO36UnSN77rz6dPl5iIyQpDDFIt61GuQSuuA31gsxwJ1Q-KYec2lK8f_N7hb0fub5m1nJ49057yq_EciJ/s1600/ECF61635.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526178473124398530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcURvdBSxosSuCzxFd7ghiVlaRrxfJwGFEyk8Qk_UvcrxEk3FZSz9lpuumkCKtO36UnSN77rz6dPl5iIyQpDDFIt61GuQSuuA31gsxwJ1Q-KYec2lK8f_N7hb0fub5m1nJ49057yq_EciJ/s400/ECF61635.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 523px;" /></a><br />24kt gold plated <a href="http://www.capresso.com/prod_super_f9g.html">Jura-Capresso IMPRESSA F9 Limited Edition</a> :<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_dNPXSFnzzETe-9hJm2e7x_km7FcHomOaKctW9YjMyy8_o-9Oy_NwP3_l2ACwul7t-7PxrppjdnpYsdYWGyUcRG7KDrOYTRK7bnlsS7KOKRmA_bQnlOuEwaXBFpuRe66btWnRapDFgAx/s1600/impressa_f9g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526209268722043346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_dNPXSFnzzETe-9hJm2e7x_km7FcHomOaKctW9YjMyy8_o-9Oy_NwP3_l2ACwul7t-7PxrppjdnpYsdYWGyUcRG7KDrOYTRK7bnlsS7KOKRmA_bQnlOuEwaXBFpuRe66btWnRapDFgAx/s400/impressa_f9g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 272px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlNSASbbcpqtSAPO3FHKJSeGoAsqDdf9Ki2Rw1PszGRpwT-9wA08XV_8d4MBacVotgZ6QcXoAW7AiFN70z3ag9FBdND-obEdxqsc3ZBGn2SHhLr42tNvGo9EmFuvO_rRj0x4fJWFUEOm3/s1600/gold-plated-jura.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526224917005084546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlNSASbbcpqtSAPO3FHKJSeGoAsqDdf9Ki2Rw1PszGRpwT-9wA08XV_8d4MBacVotgZ6QcXoAW7AiFN70z3ag9FBdND-obEdxqsc3ZBGn2SHhLr42tNvGo9EmFuvO_rRj0x4fJWFUEOm3/s400/gold-plated-jura.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 272px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gold For the Bathroom:</span></span><br />Gold plated tubs by <a href="http://goldnoble.kr/">Gold Noble of Korea</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ5BmI2lmiBJLeUZnQZe_nJelyKOOvLmP5CUVV58lhPKpK-SB4eypZD_qolXmT9AJ4IE2ptttYmFQueukoto-JnF1qCORSE06jn14mQ5f-HOoYHidOYcI4IS6p9HS1zT7qh185u0baaCW/s1600/gold+plated+bathtub.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526179936985394018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ5BmI2lmiBJLeUZnQZe_nJelyKOOvLmP5CUVV58lhPKpK-SB4eypZD_qolXmT9AJ4IE2ptttYmFQueukoto-JnF1qCORSE06jn14mQ5f-HOoYHidOYcI4IS6p9HS1zT7qh185u0baaCW/s400/gold+plated+bathtub.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 360px;" /></a><br />Gold plated Regio Toilet by <a href="http://global.inax.co.jp/">Inax</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0Vkl0e0GcsfUuSNrI-KYvRyz0ZL0qWekSOPYqgQLM38fH7WWqVikcIBRaCEogNLf7-ELd_cYKImZ_9neb9qeSlZbg8DENhfd7pPhgWdorH3H7U_ktD3UGDxxdqMhyphenhyphenaz738e6pbE0NydI/s1600/regio-inax-goldplated+toilet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526191901171424242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0Vkl0e0GcsfUuSNrI-KYvRyz0ZL0qWekSOPYqgQLM38fH7WWqVikcIBRaCEogNLf7-ELd_cYKImZ_9neb9qeSlZbg8DENhfd7pPhgWdorH3H7U_ktD3UGDxxdqMhyphenhyphenaz738e6pbE0NydI/s400/regio-inax-goldplated+toilet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 290px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vitraform.com/">Vitraform</a>'s gold sink:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRSKqoy2G4DEHbMQoLttXPVAWEn1vUVXwgmqiNzM0Tpvbpb4RWNqo4TlgM3agqBNZcp6XSSIYZzSO5pt08P7P1XBOWl_JPP0utebAVhguv5Bu652P_TjifcaD5BjuK692kTCCotsWxClf/s1600/vitraform-gold+sink.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526207528752936834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRSKqoy2G4DEHbMQoLttXPVAWEn1vUVXwgmqiNzM0Tpvbpb4RWNqo4TlgM3agqBNZcp6XSSIYZzSO5pt08P7P1XBOWl_JPP0utebAVhguv5Bu652P_TjifcaD5BjuK692kTCCotsWxClf/s400/vitraform-gold+sink.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />22ct plated gold Trolley from <a href="http://www.skypak.de/">Skypak</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwOIs7fFyvGnOgZygpWgzEnYvZrXPOoD1zvm0dg-6IndKYhyphenhyphenBoFx06bkHv8QqTm60kVZ1M1GTC1GK0qK0WRZE6LaNB09oqEmModPndQWs_wN0lPpBz2183Z1xJFsepFXJImia76pesO-Q/s1600/gold01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526199676787484770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwOIs7fFyvGnOgZygpWgzEnYvZrXPOoD1zvm0dg-6IndKYhyphenhyphenBoFx06bkHv8QqTm60kVZ1M1GTC1GK0qK0WRZE6LaNB09oqEmModPndQWs_wN0lPpBz2183Z1xJFsepFXJImia76pesO-Q/s400/gold01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 516px; height: 290px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Big Gold Cars:</span></span><br />Gold-plated Enzo Ferrari:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyg8b_DTx-g2AZqhU9be9duoJ7SNbIrCAGjza5Xw6Jq8sIdJ4m4qXHlFSiIFnvJfuEF3OkWeL-ItR3XY_hI9hbevJ-h7QK8koYFA5hfjelB1BND0wj76DH_5PLLtlm7vt2pp5Ob3oilhw/s1600/Golden-Ferrari-Enzo-580x401.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526177933665913842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyg8b_DTx-g2AZqhU9be9duoJ7SNbIrCAGjza5Xw6Jq8sIdJ4m4qXHlFSiIFnvJfuEF3OkWeL-ItR3XY_hI9hbevJ-h7QK8koYFA5hfjelB1BND0wj76DH_5PLLtlm7vt2pp5Ob3oilhw/s400/Golden-Ferrari-Enzo-580x401.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 366px;" /></a><br />Gold-plated Audi R8:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6AkJViACYCRjmyUG14JJlOQdoZELI_w5irvr8A-mz8MkYO2aNmex-gEhqggdodVismbV-fsbov0Xu_xy8zguVdtaxZBXBBMnZADD9CMRpItMwTC_2mq2Odwfcx-u12277ju-JyYqzKqo/s1600/gold-plated-audi-r8-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526186176483233122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6AkJViACYCRjmyUG14JJlOQdoZELI_w5irvr8A-mz8MkYO2aNmex-gEhqggdodVismbV-fsbov0Xu_xy8zguVdtaxZBXBBMnZADD9CMRpItMwTC_2mq2Odwfcx-u12277ju-JyYqzKqo/s400/gold-plated-audi-r8-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 319px;" /></a><br />Gold-plated Porsche 911:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUaGxvUEpDR1xc3F5i6Le0-BLzYnciEVOws_NuaSbqLFLsXPxetOTkAFAxBZN2SIBrY0B9cAXd8FA9lW-_NyMfLWlDRkRfxOTwSjocU1LL6hjT8qrkrCUGlR8HBySAQwHBra4x0PTuKac/s1600/5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526181679323787026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUaGxvUEpDR1xc3F5i6Le0-BLzYnciEVOws_NuaSbqLFLsXPxetOTkAFAxBZN2SIBrY0B9cAXd8FA9lW-_NyMfLWlDRkRfxOTwSjocU1LL6hjT8qrkrCUGlR8HBySAQwHBra4x0PTuKac/s400/5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG9MheltD9sO4Yaingb6WHuLO6mCC4S-N2OtUtYosUsgDCYI9brKvw8L8mJQf9ODe5BnXD4s8_vIwtPH2bfgnsRuWdmS_578oqkvxGsgNuEpSPw2sGBnR-HKwyresQ5G02558Xq1f6xrz/s1600/2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526191306598918658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG9MheltD9sO4Yaingb6WHuLO6mCC4S-N2OtUtYosUsgDCYI9brKvw8L8mJQf9ODe5BnXD4s8_vIwtPH2bfgnsRuWdmS_578oqkvxGsgNuEpSPw2sGBnR-HKwyresQ5G02558Xq1f6xrz/s400/2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 390px;" /></a><br />Gold-plated Mercedes 63AMG:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIcyAZ33mB9S9zpSTDi87iY5ZW3HqpZhAL_rvD5oy8xGfq3TuIr7ziktapxHkWmkgMPv6eRM-krjKV6aqQ4f0iPi8tn-M-ZLZeBMzLKdeWFc5SPuki1NinSeukPaVoN9JW4P_a6lOGhO4/s1600/Gold+Plated+mercedes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526193955082887202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIcyAZ33mB9S9zpSTDi87iY5ZW3HqpZhAL_rvD5oy8xGfq3TuIr7ziktapxHkWmkgMPv6eRM-krjKV6aqQ4f0iPi8tn-M-ZLZeBMzLKdeWFc5SPuki1NinSeukPaVoN9JW4P_a6lOGhO4/s400/Gold+Plated+mercedes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mini Gold Cars:</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Miniature 18k Gold Lambo</span> by <a href="http://www.ultima-jewelry.com/ULTIMA_JEWELRY/Ultima.html">Ultima</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDN6p51qD5F0fpNxhKjRslOmKL4D1ou7SexZHss0wBoMAcTYaPntTIM8r7iDk5ZrATcS13m0R-ROHzHTxxQgwhWFmB2kv6kOLi4FMR5j3AC6mfjDMUk1-jg869TPknQYWFSxLS30OdKzV/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-08+at+10.28.36+AM.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526167110887701602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDN6p51qD5F0fpNxhKjRslOmKL4D1ou7SexZHss0wBoMAcTYaPntTIM8r7iDk5ZrATcS13m0R-ROHzHTxxQgwhWFmB2kv6kOLi4FMR5j3AC6mfjDMUk1-jg869TPknQYWFSxLS30OdKzV/s400/Screen+shot+2010-09-08+at+10.28.36+AM.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 213px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyiskErZ4-fAEfMYkYS149mL_eHyRWNP2QKEPzANQDNgxHpc6MA3NesuEPI7hLjeKs_brKYXdzm00nNWdimiadfdncY-w5pkbL-9sAS34uwzAWllgzgC_P8Qm7T923E8rHzRhxV-eXhSL/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-08+at+12.16.06+PM.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526166944706673730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyiskErZ4-fAEfMYkYS149mL_eHyRWNP2QKEPzANQDNgxHpc6MA3NesuEPI7hLjeKs_brKYXdzm00nNWdimiadfdncY-w5pkbL-9sAS34uwzAWllgzgC_P8Qm7T923E8rHzRhxV-eXhSL/s400/Screen+shot+2010-09-08+at+12.16.06+PM.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 213px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://stuarthughes.com/newdawn/product_info.php?products_id=90">Stuart Hughes</a>' <span style="font-weight: bold;">miniature Bugatti Veyron </span>made of gold with diamond headlamp:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5ZUEPEajqCEjqYaF5Rg2178uHLzp5lL7FuZr-b_J_cOWQPjODU0NbZKQopLl6fcSIotF5sUvxNLKMyClkI3bPF08vZUDD14wD4nak5KJYBPU6ndPT89aIzC7fcTm8hfmUVKWkhpnQ12g/s1600/Bugatti-Veyron-Diamond-Edition-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526186487861746482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5ZUEPEajqCEjqYaF5Rg2178uHLzp5lL7FuZr-b_J_cOWQPjODU0NbZKQopLl6fcSIotF5sUvxNLKMyClkI3bPF08vZUDD14wD4nak5KJYBPU6ndPT89aIzC7fcTm8hfmUVKWkhpnQ12g/s400/Bugatti-Veyron-Diamond-Edition-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwwHP7Rl8BENn9xVp60emaGd5h1h-u7FpWLklvZ3e3E94LPAMCFifhG8Y5IVMlrhD-00ay6YlcnchETJWXpcRcwsRH9NvJgciSvbuZ6L45Atz2m_3WCdryGC4VpQfhbRi5b5jgmEcnVn9/s1600/buggatti-veyron-model-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526187447961491170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwwHP7Rl8BENn9xVp60emaGd5h1h-u7FpWLklvZ3e3E94LPAMCFifhG8Y5IVMlrhD-00ay6YlcnchETJWXpcRcwsRH9NvJgciSvbuZ6L45Atz2m_3WCdryGC4VpQfhbRi5b5jgmEcnVn9/s400/buggatti-veyron-model-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Miscellaneous Gold Items:</span></span><br /><a href="http://goldnoble.kr/">Gold Noble of Korea</a> sells these <span style="font-weight: bold;">24k Gold-plated flash drives and pencils</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNqynVykPzo2-Czmdyq6ukBgKQvCdVtRaNUrmKig3nZbyX5vqO5IzEeYpL_88c-VA3MRn7DOZQNyT5_D9NRwJ9S3SpBHyj-IwO-ZWrJGrAxReT18bdy3zQl9XRdLhFGfuNL2vFfdhxGGc/s1600/gold+usb+noble.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526184120707993490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNqynVykPzo2-Czmdyq6ukBgKQvCdVtRaNUrmKig3nZbyX5vqO5IzEeYpL_88c-VA3MRn7DOZQNyT5_D9NRwJ9S3SpBHyj-IwO-ZWrJGrAxReT18bdy3zQl9XRdLhFGfuNL2vFfdhxGGc/s400/gold+usb+noble.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU-hgCo9H0dtwes0mMfR9X-phgAQDneehAnLEsgTnxJyCMuZWIPiKSHfCyRnHqGZR-x95M0PhGxC1ZmB6FU90ADcw7fVhnB9rl4fwZRtyaAVv8LZ4vxyXveJXVeFGqvpiJoUlBFx5RZdh/s1600/24k+gold+plated+pencils.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526184203809794242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU-hgCo9H0dtwes0mMfR9X-phgAQDneehAnLEsgTnxJyCMuZWIPiKSHfCyRnHqGZR-x95M0PhGxC1ZmB6FU90ADcw7fVhnB9rl4fwZRtyaAVv8LZ4vxyXveJXVeFGqvpiJoUlBFx5RZdh/s400/24k+gold+plated+pencils.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />Limited edition <span style="font-weight: bold;">24k Gold Python Skin Fendi Handbag</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH3eWb65WwHNMItSPVjOi8dkEXdDXvtg-njh0-ZNn7ePmcPVv5LxLPOY40_wm3UexEj6VLSm58T0OHYf4u-uIZQR1Evr_4cUhg26EmVSbUIMQvYQQkpRYQPB5TXy3OQb46z8qPvbcPZeW/s1600/fendi-gold-bag-468x312.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526171557319375330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH3eWb65WwHNMItSPVjOi8dkEXdDXvtg-njh0-ZNn7ePmcPVv5LxLPOY40_wm3UexEj6VLSm58T0OHYf4u-uIZQR1Evr_4cUhg26EmVSbUIMQvYQQkpRYQPB5TXy3OQb46z8qPvbcPZeW/s400/fendi-gold-bag-468x312.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OY83GA?ie=UTF8&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000OY83GA">Minox LX Gold Limited Edition 8x11 mm Film Spy Camera (24k Gold Plated)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000OY83GA" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7kswk1Azi8ZrqfWQL3oiqlmMkQVLjY7HlXRV55h9-2gDFGlwm-pi57wCFe12cotws4zyovCx-un4h0beVPcqU8C6F969tn8wdM-M7zT0XWRyUP991ttd12shZ_3v03PzAQ1gTkD58__a/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526215222022897826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7kswk1Azi8ZrqfWQL3oiqlmMkQVLjY7HlXRV55h9-2gDFGlwm-pi57wCFe12cotws4zyovCx-un4h0beVPcqU8C6F969tn8wdM-M7zT0XWRyUP991ttd12shZ_3v03PzAQ1gTkD58__a/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007A0FWG?ie=UTF8&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0007A0FWG">Minox MDC Gold Limited Edition 35mm film Camera (24k Gold Plated)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0007A0FWG" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oQd09y3khGyZwz18jBzkzh1uEhCEtBDIpZ11sE2UBWvn3r6teGhlePdB_QoHdzPMDtsVz5J8cleeTe4smfE4Ewd12O3mSQcboS8HwV4WfwUzySbOW7Y6EqcQH3PDlad7S6E90nNqjfzw/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526215712333004034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oQd09y3khGyZwz18jBzkzh1uEhCEtBDIpZ11sE2UBWvn3r6teGhlePdB_QoHdzPMDtsVz5J8cleeTe4smfE4Ewd12O3mSQcboS8HwV4WfwUzySbOW7Y6EqcQH3PDlad7S6E90nNqjfzw/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 431px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LRIU3G?ie=UTF8&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000LRIU3G">Minox DC1011 Carat 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (24k Gold Plated with 10 2mm Diamonds)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000LRIU3G" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV4ss46_ipZas0rTjw_uvTwoPv0POoa1wT8Oz5T8X2sOGoISaevFCexokJBzIwZlTC4sXhyphenhyphenom3udK9xpJKi3MkFCN-fak4Z1wqiv-2Z7tp29x-7j33mS4xy0HDu2djscFZhhmoqDyYfOt/s1600/Picture+11.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526230314791687026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV4ss46_ipZas0rTjw_uvTwoPv0POoa1wT8Oz5T8X2sOGoISaevFCexokJBzIwZlTC4sXhyphenhyphenom3udK9xpJKi3MkFCN-fak4Z1wqiv-2Z7tp29x-7j33mS4xy0HDu2djscFZhhmoqDyYfOt/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gold-plated Silver Cross carriage</span> by pram restorers Graham Richardson and Alison Murfet, who made this for Harrod's.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyLqucNpXj58rjf1iSb1KfMrGQuJVqTzcdszv4bVfr9UF2s4h8cpQ1HJcO-AngpdgvYBssKWlnMe1mr4Osa7_CN-FcroMoBpdl0ZRcjgesXtJ0DA-9kW0FnMPwYCW5-p5DrnKDdymjRmV/s1600/Gold+pram_468x445.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526216553711607922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyLqucNpXj58rjf1iSb1KfMrGQuJVqTzcdszv4bVfr9UF2s4h8cpQ1HJcO-AngpdgvYBssKWlnMe1mr4Osa7_CN-FcroMoBpdl0ZRcjgesXtJ0DA-9kW0FnMPwYCW5-p5DrnKDdymjRmV/s400/Gold+pram_468x445.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 493px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">24kt plated Gold Dumbells</span>. Made especially for Nancy Sinatra, they are available for purchase from <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=392283">1st Dibs</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW-iFUNC_toRV5_KN7i3tsGMViRh9icvRl7ZjLkBITsRYhHRY8rbSCStRK6Uj7ZwO3nVK5S8RJ8RZgXy46ZO01Rb2OhB886YvziKCKcsABFIEn2bPGmHxyVd1QwKreWfCobjpYBtzf18j/s1600/XXX_7955_1268268165_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526218258385970130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW-iFUNC_toRV5_KN7i3tsGMViRh9icvRl7ZjLkBITsRYhHRY8rbSCStRK6Uj7ZwO3nVK5S8RJ8RZgXy46ZO01Rb2OhB886YvziKCKcsABFIEn2bPGmHxyVd1QwKreWfCobjpYBtzf18j/s400/XXX_7955_1268268165_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 523px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBSwZiCxUHi6pnL3eFNoloCZzD345F2T_7lF2t-a46ZF-s6H6_Tu5lkWh3sjTSsv4PY4xVXrwrnBSsuVPdbMriEn9KRUd10fS_wv41aZG9WsdkKMvOmZMrY3v02SEsnt3m6H0LKKRz3Sg/s1600/gold+dumbells.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526217657322947794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBSwZiCxUHi6pnL3eFNoloCZzD345F2T_7lF2t-a46ZF-s6H6_Tu5lkWh3sjTSsv4PY4xVXrwrnBSsuVPdbMriEn9KRUd10fS_wv41aZG9WsdkKMvOmZMrY3v02SEsnt3m6H0LKKRz3Sg/s400/gold+dumbells.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.rebelscum.com/mrminimaulgold.asp">Darth Maul Limited edition <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gold-plated light saber</span></a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzkOCnG7nv2Rs5-N-1kZ2VB2WYXjObgWdOpSvancUZNJqljNuWvc8sJM6BnI14r4zzP3XEoM41YYvwE9s00Xcb0TSOsYYAHBcFiccy-Si6ChOfEjRvPzLA01dViMddf7Xpy0vhbYJjkBg/s1600/mrminimaulgold9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526221093744071282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzkOCnG7nv2Rs5-N-1kZ2VB2WYXjObgWdOpSvancUZNJqljNuWvc8sJM6BnI14r4zzP3XEoM41YYvwE9s00Xcb0TSOsYYAHBcFiccy-Si6ChOfEjRvPzLA01dViMddf7Xpy0vhbYJjkBg/s400/mrminimaulgold9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi1fhbR9_E-HXuSTWJAC5hZNHA_sp-KnrXVL2dUsFrcQPUq6SHNySIjOR5V7VFumMZgXOaYC0nH5BVOegeZPRSve7nj4hlKbCER73fW5IFKKLJis14jpUgbrwb2p3BqZNShywJv6H0REt/s1600/mrminimaulgold14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526220988128662290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi1fhbR9_E-HXuSTWJAC5hZNHA_sp-KnrXVL2dUsFrcQPUq6SHNySIjOR5V7VFumMZgXOaYC0nH5BVOegeZPRSve7nj4hlKbCER73fW5IFKKLJis14jpUgbrwb2p3BqZNShywJv6H0REt/s400/mrminimaulgold14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 309px;" /></a><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">22ct gold plated dog crate</span> and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> gold bicycle</span> I mentioned earlier:<br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/11000-gold-plated-dog-crate.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526221966022405026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslfiUei_KBrsb1g663yQIyisE820BdvzswGAfHV7pJeWmpqQQ5PzGEABbYQizM8G5A26C3sJWCzXX0gENd62K43SVcSrcZI3LNz6yW_G42J5C7EkUHUNXYZHEkUt4qHVqP3B6YCevvkyQ/s400/gold+dog+crate.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 434px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/swarovski-crystal-and-24k-gold-plated.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526221858943886050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLDKiRkMo-KS9ezYBBaLOMli8ZGzy5dvMO0_y8UnxYEx3IR9Nqi_t31PiVN13x5dlnD9utQqt6zwHUouCO2oFG8llXbYFjjU873Y74m9b2ZL_uaxJMEi3KDYfSABHi1IGujfnCYfwlF0N/s400/gold+bike.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />If you never saw it, check out <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/12/go-for-gold-gold-editions-of-just-about.html">my post on gold versions of many other items, too.</a>

26 More Gold-Plated Items For Those Whose Disposable Income Exceeds Taste.

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World's Most Expensive Sound System. $1.84 Million Gold & Gem Bang & Olufsen Beosound

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz94gYYJNw4VqnjvcoiuwCgTjWpg8_Fa9IldX02zIVfoILoGEQkFodikCAvHzyEAOsIskCTq1UXY37qIKD_aaZC866OdR8JCaW7HI4tKgxiv-9ikF9_hH9xe7_lgNpEajUXa67Idg0rzHq/s1600/gold-beosound.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515377353761499362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz94gYYJNw4VqnjvcoiuwCgTjWpg8_Fa9IldX02zIVfoILoGEQkFodikCAvHzyEAOsIskCTq1UXY37qIKD_aaZC866OdR8JCaW7HI4tKgxiv-9ikF9_hH9xe7_lgNpEajUXa67Idg0rzHq/s400/gold-beosound.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 273px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYsE_dy87-UbL9fGiELhaZEY9L_KFnzBykf46s6gA3HhAAAFWN_VQP5oevUhERAId7j1BFNsfB7tb7SigO9ikKzvCY_x3qevZYp6U9lZDPDvu7Y3r93rbdqPCBjUhqvcKDI2euJbq_BOH/s1600/gold-beosound-back.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515377508943015634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYsE_dy87-UbL9fGiELhaZEY9L_KFnzBykf46s6gA3HhAAAFWN_VQP5oevUhERAId7j1BFNsfB7tb7SigO9ikKzvCY_x3qevZYp6U9lZDPDvu7Y3r93rbdqPCBjUhqvcKDI2euJbq_BOH/s400/gold-beosound-back.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the front and back view of the 24ct and diamond Beosound 9000 and Beolab 6000 speakers</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stuarthughes.com/">Stuart Hughes</a> just can't seem to stop making obscenely expensive versions of high tech items and gadgets, his latest being the world's most expensive custom music system and remote. He has manufactured a Bang & Olufsen Beosound system out of solid 24k gold, and studded it with diamonds and gems.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML8abWdP6MLfNmt5RQCZDsWKhntIn8tvfZvh93zB1zLedCZgHLh5ChcvfyvlfkWnQtyJtZUAo8k3DyE4-Nn7Osf5qkUwdqXYrrJmGHzaQB1_xAjckgrdZ_URBIg6Wck-9eOQgvhOrOFY0/s1600/diamond-details.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515377599755865026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML8abWdP6MLfNmt5RQCZDsWKhntIn8tvfZvh93zB1zLedCZgHLh5ChcvfyvlfkWnQtyJtZUAo8k3DyE4-Nn7Osf5qkUwdqXYrrJmGHzaQB1_xAjckgrdZ_URBIg6Wck-9eOQgvhOrOFY0/s400/diamond-details.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 502px;" /></a><br /><br />Designed in Liverpool U.K. by Stuart Hughes, the Bang & Olufsen Beosound 24ct gold & Diamond Edition is the world’s most expensive and Bespoke Music center. Priced at £1.2 million, ($1,842,900.00 USD) the B&O Gold Beosound System took a whole 7 months to manufacture.<br /><br />The Beosound's whole body including the speakers have been reformed using 32 kilograms of solid 24ct gold. The outer screen guard area has a handmade solid gold veneer which houses 70 brilliant round cut 0.75 flawless diamonds which sit amidst surrounding gemstones of aventurine & topaz. A limited edition of only 5 units will be made.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclhQEWtuyWweHsGUpRuy_0E1u1YfFG-etML2Ukn40LT80LNW71QVlzjhnSlRprwqu9qFSrNihN_C0DFZkOpHIK_4R4lbpia_4_KaWUXMsVIURUmlBcDFXxpJmb_k7dfsrv0F37ufjtXVU/s1600/gold-beosound2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515377271191461170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclhQEWtuyWweHsGUpRuy_0E1u1YfFG-etML2Ukn40LT80LNW71QVlzjhnSlRprwqu9qFSrNihN_C0DFZkOpHIK_4R4lbpia_4_KaWUXMsVIURUmlBcDFXxpJmb_k7dfsrv0F37ufjtXVU/s400/gold-beosound2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><br />Of course it wouldn't be complete without his gold and diamond Bang & Olufsen Serenata Mobile phone (I originally listed this as a remote and was embarrassingly corrected by a reader).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc_3FGQoKFH1LnUL3bt3-H5F4xdDG0wd1bUQoyqRvSlrdo9I6aVOAZpRAT2z_Ow_BJSBn1EHyT9B5r0bx3s9eWDYaYZudRoEbZuohEnWYjGpPIMykEJN03Mulk7OMkpaw3Qm0wtgDZpep/s1600/serenata+remote.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515382979653188146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc_3FGQoKFH1LnUL3bt3-H5F4xdDG0wd1bUQoyqRvSlrdo9I6aVOAZpRAT2z_Ow_BJSBn1EHyT9B5r0bx3s9eWDYaYZudRoEbZuohEnWYjGpPIMykEJN03Mulk7OMkpaw3Qm0wtgDZpep/s400/serenata+remote.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />The Bang & Olufsen Serenata, exclusively in diamonds and solid gold. The diamonds are mounted on their own solid gold bezel sitting perfectly over the main scroll mechanism.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJZZf5RZNZb86QW-AeLwPomv0rf8eNDO28g1H3kWwbuRZZO7HrrtmCJ2-AHmp98O1s6_rlzpDpOZVcYgMmJ5Qzu7CnV3o2B_1Xy9rO0eR6LD9OzkA8kOPdPMrRAJmOyykW9ye_sQB7vjI/s1600/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515383565140368962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJZZf5RZNZb86QW-AeLwPomv0rf8eNDO28g1H3kWwbuRZZO7HrrtmCJ2-AHmp98O1s6_rlzpDpOZVcYgMmJ5Qzu7CnV3o2B_1Xy9rO0eR6LD9OzkA8kOPdPMrRAJmOyykW9ye_sQB7vjI/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 480px;" /></a><br /><br />Diamonds used total 16.25ct in the form of VVS1 quality, F color. The main facia and rear release are reformed to precision using a circa of 140 grams of solid 24ct gold. This handset is of a limited edition only of 10 to be created.<br /><br />Serenata Priced at £44,995 ($57,184.00 USD)<br /><br />Both the gold and diamond Bang & Olufsen Beosound System and the Serenata mobile are available exclusively from <a href="http://www.stuarthughes.com/">www.stuarthughes.com</a>

World's Most Expensive Sound System. $1.84 Million Gold & Gem Bang & Olufsen Beosound

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