For Sale Austin Healey Gold Plated $550,000

[Mark Gregory]

For sure this is not mine .

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5049449/Austin-Healey-24-carat-gold-plating-set-auction.html

Edited November 4, 2017 by Mark Gregory (see edit history)

[Matt Harwood]

Quick, call the guys who love the 24-carat gold toilets. Gads that thing is ugly.

[A. Ballard 35R]

According to the write-up the car is described as one of the "post war" Austin-Healeys. Wonder which war was being referenced.

[jan arnett (2)]

I will open the bidding at $100.  I didn't see a reserve.

 

[Xander Wildeisen]

That car is like wet paint, TACKY.

[Bleach]

I would like to sit in the mink seats and fart.

[oldcar]

WHY BOTHER ? A nasty car made worse.

 

Bj

[Malo48]

Yikes.  Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[John_S_in_Penna]

From everyone's horror, I thought the entire thing

was plated.  With just the trim plated, it doesn't look

horrible to me (though I wouldn't opt to do that myself).

 

But gold plating is very thin.  Electroplating, the thinnest,

may be only two MILLIONTHS of an inch thick.  So

plating the trim, regardless of the process, doesn't add

much value to the car.  To each his own, I guess.

[Curti]

Gold plating isn't much more expensive than Chrome plating.  Butt Ugly !

[60FlatTop]

Does KREED from the Riviera section read this? I just sent him the shirt to go with it.

Bernie

[ericmac]

You'd think they would at least provide matching golden keys, right? Ugly car.

 

[mercer09]

I could see Pussy Willow driving this from an early Bond movie................... a chicks car.