Solid gold: Maclaren introduces a gold stroller

A stroller that was designed to outbling other luxury buggies, the new  Maclaren GB Type Au boasts a lightweight, gold-colored carbon fibre-wrapped frame, black leather upholstery with gold stitching, mbroidered Maclaren coat-of-arms on the seat back, and a removable9 carat gold pin on the cel phone pocket that can be worn as a brooch.The stroller can be used from birth to 55 pounds, weighs 14.9 pounds,and has a 4-position recline. Other than the pin, there is no real goldon the stroller.

Only 20 of the strollers were produced and only six will beavailable in the US. The price has not yet been determined but the fourstrollers that were sold at Harrods went for£2,000 GBP each.  That’s US$4,284.92.

(Au is the symbol for gold in the periodic table.)

Which celebrity parents do you think will snatch them up?

Comments

I’m sure we’ll see P.Diddy’s twins with these.

- Amber Smith on May 8th, 2007

I would have to say Melissa Joan Hart. She has always said that she loves the Maclaren for son Mason.

- Casey on May 8th, 2007

Gwen Stefani. That’s something for Gwen (or better, Kingston).

- die eule on May 8th, 2007

I really hate this Maclaren, you know, the colors, the materials, everything. But definitely something for Gwen and Kingston.

- Ana on May 8th, 2007

I could see Kingston with this as well. The colors don’t bother me so much as the leather does. It’s warming up outside (85 degrees today where I am) and I can only imagine how hot that uphosltery would get in the summer sun. Ouch! Probably not a good one for long walks. Even if I had the money, can’t say I’d buy it. Obviously though it’s not something they intended for parents to take seriously or else they’d sell more than 6. Love the Maclaren brand as a whole though.

- Jessica on May 8th, 2007

Jessica, I agree, though Maclaren also has a regular leather stroller that anyone can buy. It looks so uncomfortable!

- Jessie on May 8th, 2007

yup gwen already has a gold stroller for kingston doesn’t she? i could also see her or melissa getting this. i’d add heath ledger & michelle williams-i think they have a maclaren for matilda, don’t they?

- ang on May 9th, 2007