Theo Paphitis has been spotted in his a brand new Maybach 62 - but this one has a special twist.
The owner of Ryman (the stationary company) and 'dragon' on Dragons' Den has bought himself one of the most expensive cars in the world. But Paphitis has had some special modifications done to his £830,000 Maybach - it's been kitted out in solid gold bullion.
As you can see from the exclusive pictures below it now looks a brilliant golden yellow.
A passerby near to where the shiny car was parked, who wished to remain anonymous, told Gold Made Simple that Theo absolutely loves gold and decided to get his entire car decked out in the precious metal - even the interior.
Inside the car is where it starts to get really interesting. The steering wheel, air-con vents, floor, seats, roof, indicator stalks and even the screen on that sat-nav are all made of gold. To say the car is dripping in gold is an understatement.
The chauffeur who was by the car commented that whilst gold might be a great way to save he didn't think that solid gold cars will catch on anytime soon. Apparently the top speed is now a sluggish 47 miles per hour and it gets only 3 miles to the gallon.
We sure hope Theo has very secure place to park it at night - although on the plus side if anyone was foolish enough to steal it they wouldn't get very far and would probably be arrested at the nearest petrol station.
Jason Cozens of Gold Made Simple said “given the current gold price of around £1050 per troy ounce it would've cost Mr Paphitis as much as £35m to cover his Maybach in gold”.
But don't think Paphitis is just all about flash cars. As well as being a successful entrepreneur and TV personality, Theo gives generously to charity and donates all his TV appearance, book and speaking fees to the Theo Paphitis Charitable Trust - you can find more information about it here.
