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06/19/2006, 1:51 PM

Industry/General

The future of bling: Crystal-encrusted SUVs?

Jewelry company Burkitt & Burkitt has put together one-sixth scale models of various crystal-covered cars that you may one day see on the road (or at least in a rap video). The company recently previewed a model MINI encrusted with over 35,000 Swarovski crystals each individually placed by hand. The company is currently seeking sponsors and investors to help finance a full-scale vehicle in a theme of their choice. Gallery and video after the jump…

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06/19, 1:53 PM

posted by:

specialk

Why?

06/19, 1:55 PM

posted by:

Dav

“oh no no please god help me”

06/19, 1:57 PM

posted by:

Werner

dear god. please give the money to charity or something.

06/19, 1:59 PM

posted by:

bushi

too fruity for me

06/19, 2:01 PM

posted by:

Mark IV

Can’t the Beatles sue? I would think the images and the “Rubber Soul” album logo are trademarked items. Please, Sir Paul, don’t let your images be linked with this sort of bling crap…..

06/19, 2:17 PM

posted by:

Drummer

Sure, it looks cool, but, if you were a millionaire who was actually stupid enough to buy a vehicle with hundreds of thousands of $ worth of crystals, wouldnt it be bad if some criminal came and took even a few of the valuable crystals off of your car, then your car would look ugly with the bling missing in a few spots! I’m sure they put them on the car with glue of some kind, but it wouldnt be that hard to take them off the car to steal them.

06/19, 2:18 PM

posted by:

zan

Just think of the mayhem when one of these gets into a crash.

06/19, 2:24 PM

posted by:

Drummer

Wait, I know what’s next for the “Bling” crowd: RIMS encrusted with diamonds or crystals!

06/19, 3:01 PM

posted by:

scotty

if i actually saw one, i would definatly throw some pudding at it. think of all the gaps that it would get stuck in. ahaha

06/19, 3:03 PM

posted by:

kmoney

#9, they have those already.
http://www.forbesautos.com/news/autoshows/sema/fadc110405-thursnote.html

I find it hard to believe that they would actually want to market these. Im sure it would just be for show purposes only.

06/19, 3:12 PM

posted by:

Anonymous

Looks like the DEA has developed rolling Wanted Posters. Turn up the bass to attract lookers and then mention the reward is more than the welfare they’re now getting.

j i m

06/19, 3:13 PM

posted by:

Jon

Yet another thing that takes away my will to live…

Jon.

06/19, 3:58 PM

posted by:

Ed

I think this is a sign that the 5 horsemen are right around the corner…

06/19, 4:39 PM

posted by:

Jay

Who’s the 5th horsman? Logic?

06/19, 5:46 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

#18: I haven’t seen any mention of African-Americans in the article…why did you bring that up? :-/

06/19, 6:09 PM

posted by:

2006300C

here we go with the race thing. i’m mulatto, and black people, and generaly young people, like to have expressive designs that show off their success and personality. Nobody wants to be like a lower middle class accountant driving a beige base model I4 camry. Subtlety is for plebeians and WASPS.

06/19, 6:14 PM

posted by:

Akia

lol, yeah #18… I’m black and I don’t know any African-Americans that like spinners…much less anything like that. However, I’m not going to deny that Afro-American stars do try too hard to be glamorous and probably will get paid to try and make this stuff “cool”.

06/19, 6:23 PM

posted by:

Brotherman

Some questions just shouldn’t be asked…

06/19, 6:23 PM

posted by:

JAPAN

Rabbi just made that comment for attention!!! Please dont respond to that idiot!!

06/19, 11:13 PM

posted by:

Captain America

just think of it as modern art, no need to get so worked up over it.

06/19, 11:13 PM

posted by:

Dav

japan, make like a lemming and jump off of a cliff.

06/20, 3:21 AM

posted by:

e30e

ELTON JOHN WILL OWN ONE OF THESE!

06/20, 8:02 AM

posted by:

luger

Yo boyeee. Dat **** be supa fresh. I aks you hommies right now, why ya’ll gotsta be slammin on dis heer ride? It sparkles like my own grill, yo, witall my gold crowns n ****t. Word to ya motha. Sheeeat. 2 dope.

06/20, 8:17 AM

posted by:

mossy

blings are hot. those look cool. if there is a car crash u can give them the crystals that fell off.

06/20, 1:02 PM

posted by:

Leopold Porkstacker

LAME!!!

-he who stacks pork

06/21, 6:56 PM

posted by:

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Don’t drop acid or shrooms around this car or you’ll end up in an insane asylum.

06/23, 11:52 AM

posted by:

Trevor

LOL……….they bedazzzzzzeled a Mini.

 
 
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