Robert Guelpen wants a buyer for his $4.8 million scale model car

Since 1999, Robert Guelpen, an engineer who spent eight years developing motors for Mercedes, has been making incredibly detailed, luxurious scale model cars. Now, the engineer has plans to create something so special that will outshine all his earlier creations. Robert Guelpen is looking for a buyer for his most expensive model at an auction in either New York or Dubai, and the minimum bidding price is a whopping $4.8 million. He says…

The material costs alone amount to about $2.7 million. They include components made of platinum, gold, sterling silver and lots of precious stones. I want to create something unique, something that has never existed before.

Presently, Guelpen wants some carmaker to provide him with one of its luxury cars to attract bids. He has already sent proposals to some luxury car firms. After a luxury car is put at his disposal, he will create a stunning model of the car, which will later hit the auction block. The highest bidder can further go for design changes like different wheel caps or steering wheel. The lucky fellow will receive the most expensive model car in the world three months later inside a bulletproof display case.

Guelpen is quite optimistic of finding a buyer in one of the rich Gulf states, such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Qatar, where he already done good business. If Guelpen manages to get a buyer for the world’s most expensive scale model car, he will donate $700,000 of the proceeds to charity