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Russian Oligarch Car for sale
EnglishRussia.com ^ | 30sep18 | tim

Posted on 04/26/2019 5:25:51 AM PDT by vannrox


A unique car is for sale on one of the Russian classifieds websites. As the story goes the car was custom made for a famous rich person who died three months before the car was delivered to him.

In fact this was a Toyota Crown, but it is so heavily modified you can’t recognize it anymore.

The whole body is covered by Canadian buffalo leather, and inside there is Siberian weasel leather. Also sable fur is used to trim the seats. It’s being said that the sable fur is the most expensive fur in the world.

The car was named “Amulet”

According to the owner it had to have magic power to protect him. However it didn’t happen.

The price tag is 13,8 million rubles which is roughly $240,000.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: car; leather; oligarch; russia
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1 posted on 04/26/2019 5:25:51 AM PDT by vannrox
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Not a rainy day car!


2 posted on 04/26/2019 5:29:48 AM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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Oligarch sounds like such a big deal. It’s a Russian businessman...on the level of Soros.


3 posted on 04/26/2019 5:32:03 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Now that is one very classy automobile...! /S


4 posted on 04/26/2019 5:33:40 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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Money and taste don’t always travel together.


5 posted on 04/26/2019 5:33:46 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Trump: "America will never be a socialist country!")
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Swastikas are always a nice touch, though.

6 posted on 04/26/2019 5:37:23 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Trump: "America will never be a socialist country!")
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More money than brains. It does look better than the modern ‘art’ that fills the home of the rich and stupid.


7 posted on 04/26/2019 5:37:50 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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If it grows some fur, then that would really be sumptin'


8 posted on 04/26/2019 5:44:33 AM PDT by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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To: vannrox

Not just leather, weasel leather!


9 posted on 04/26/2019 5:45:56 AM PDT by tbw2
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10 posted on 04/26/2019 5:46:39 AM PDT by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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To: vannrox
The fine print probably said:

Magic power not included
11 posted on 04/26/2019 5:48:16 AM PDT by chrisser
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You couldn’t park that for 30 minutes before some punk would knife the hell out of it.


12 posted on 04/26/2019 5:50:20 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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Also sable fur is used to trim the seats.

I'd make sure it was real sable first.


13 posted on 04/26/2019 5:51:06 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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Wonder if there’s an alternate explanation for that pattern?


14 posted on 04/26/2019 5:52:21 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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I’d say the guy had a leather fetish...


15 posted on 04/26/2019 5:52:25 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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The Swastikas in the trunk are Interesting.


16 posted on 04/26/2019 5:54:51 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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It would be hard to throw an electronic organizer out of those windows.


17 posted on 04/26/2019 6:02:28 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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As Elmer Fudd would say, “How ugwy.”


18 posted on 04/26/2019 6:05:24 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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I like it. It has that early Mercury coupe vibe and has potential. The exterior needs to be all black— as smooth and mirror glossy as you can get it. And the power needs to be upgraded to American V-8. It looks like it has a Toyota turbo’d inline six in in now. Certainly a nice motor but this one needs twice or more the HP and the distinctive V8 exhaust note. The perfect place for the mods is Grease Monkey Garage in Dallas.


19 posted on 04/26/2019 6:20:28 AM PDT by VietVet876
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Furmobile. Had one, once.


20 posted on 04/26/2019 6:21:16 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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