Golden DeLorean

Seen at the Petersen Auto Museum that I visited with Neil (~acela).

Wiki: For Christmas 1981, A DeLorean/American Express promotion planned to sell one hundred 24k-Karat Gold Plated DMC-12s for $85,000 each to its gold card members, but only two were sold. One of these was purchased by Roger Mize, president of Snyder National Bank in Snyder, Texas. VIN #4301 sat in the bank lobby for over 20 years before being loaned to the Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles. It has a black interior, and an automatic transmission.

I'm among those who really like the DeLorean DMC-12, even though it was a rubbish car in many ways. But that shape and that brushed stainless steel body really set it apart from all the rest, not to mention the gull-wing doors. This one is of course too flashy with its gold-plated body, but a standard DMC-12 is something I regard as a very desirable and rare car. Not to mention one that can be used as a daily driver without any problems.