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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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Imagine a RX-7 in this color.

It's not a polished steel, it's not chrome, it's actually silver, plated I'm sure but still!! I can just imagine driving around in a silver plated rx7!!!

It's owned by the family of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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shiot, Chevy chrome plated a fleet of trucks for the Indy 500 back in '98 (i think, the last time the Corvette was pace car). those things were bright as hell.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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yeah i have several pictures of mercedes that are like that, it was for a calender a few years back
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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hmmm...looks nice but would get dirty as hell really quick...
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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I would love that audi.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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Yeah, the fingerprints alone would drive me mad!
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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thats not chrome its polished alum. quick facts about the car: Audi's A8 L (as-tested price: $74,320) appeared in all-new form for 2004, wrapping lightweight aluminum body panels around an aluminum space frame, a 330-horsepower V-8, and quattro all-wheel drive. the one in the pic I think is turboed or supercharged with horse power above 500.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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Yeah, the fingerprints alone would drive me mad!

agreed...^^
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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ppg i belive it is acctually makes a piant now that goes on and looks like that there was a show bmw m3 that had that style of paint
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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They also have chrome paint for your car, very realistic.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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hahah they did an audi? i didnt know that. i know of the skyline, mercedes, bmw, and lexus....maybe not all owned by "the family of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi.", but they exist somewhere
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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It would seem to be a potential safety hazard to have such reflective car colors. "Officer, I never even saw him"...
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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yeah it is illegal in alot of states.. same with reflective window tint..
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JessicaR
It's not a polished steel, it's not chrome, it's actually silver, plated I'm sure but still!! I can just imagine driving around in a silver plated rx7!!!

It's owned by the family of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi.
Imagine this: Have that on the streets of America, and carry a stopwatch to time how long it will take for some ******* to key it.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Old picture, been on audizine forever. I think it would look good on an FD.

A great car if you don't mind eating the huge depreciation. Somehow I doubt Mr. Abu-Dabi is worried though.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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funny, i saw a delorean with the same surface as that in tenn. back in 04s delorean convention @ pigeon forge. the guy just ground out the brushings and attacked it with a buffing wheel and some polish... looked DAMN nice, but it was covered w/ fingerprints.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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That puts a whole new meaning to bling bling!
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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That's nothing. I once gold-plated my bicycle frame then chrome plated over. the gold makes it impervious to moisture and corrosion, and the chrome over-plate, tho porous, is hard enough to protect against abrasion. And it produced an incredible chrome-gold color!

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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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chrome m3: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/739999

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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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wow that fd is a gorgeous color

like a gunmetal/brushed aluminum kinda thing...

too bad the body kit sux ruined it's sexy *** and made it a box
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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^If only the lines weren't so busy it would be pimp.
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