Galpin Brings the Ugg, Makes Xzibit Proud

by Anton Friant (RSS feed)
Feb 22nd 2007 at 2:04PM

We don't usually cover the sort of over-extravagance that only ridiculously overpaid sports players can love, but this latest chop-job from Galpin hit our radar when we heard that it sported a $10,000, 5.5 carat diamond clock in the dash. Unfortunately that's about the only thing worth mentioning on this Transformer-esque monstrosity.

It's done up in true "Pimp My Ride" fashion, with 27" Lexani wheels, a giant speaker-and-LCD-filled rear end, completely redone interior (the red leather seats remind me more of a 1977 Lincoln than a 2007 model) and two automatically rising champagne flutes for the backseat passengers (this is cool only because Maybach did it first). Turns out this is what happens when you give an otherwise decent ride to a bunch of over-hyped, under-qualified wrench monkeys. More plus pics after the jump.

OK, that grill is pretty slick, but given its few positive points, I'd still be a tad more conservative to, as the company states in the press release, call this thing "elegant" or "sophisticated." Surely the word "luxury" can mean different things to different people, but I think we've got to maintain some sort of distinction between the luxurious and the tacky; there's a line somewhere, and if anything crosses it, it's this bad boy.

Come on guys, stick to redoing 18 year olds' jalopies and leave the real custom work to the big boys.