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Old 05-04-07, 08:17 AM   #1
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Default One-Off Lexus RX400h by Carrozzeria Castagno Milano




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Snapped by our Italian friends at Autoblog.it parked somewhere in Milan, this is one special RX400h. See, unlike your usual tuning-locos who'd either go to an aftermarket specialist or Lexus, the owner of this hybrid SUV thought of something a… tad more drastic; he summoned upon Italian design house, Carrozzeria Castagno Milano to pimp his ride! -Continued after the jump

Obviously a sucker for wood, the "rich and tasteless" owner got his RX400h dressed with exterior wood panels on the bumpers and side mouldings. The exterior package also consists of a white mask, brown colour plastic mouldings and a…Kevlar look-alike roof spoiler. Mods inside include hand stitched, light-brown colour leathering and of course, plenty of wood inserts!... What a woody-wood-pecker!
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Old 05-05-07, 08:28 AM   #2
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Jeez, that brings back bad memories of my parent's 1980 AMC white Hornet Station Wagon!
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Old 05-05-07, 10:08 PM   #3
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I agree, nothing cheapens the looks of a car more than fake stick on tape that is supposed to look like wood
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Old 05-07-07, 03:40 AM   #4
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Hideous. Absolutely hideous.
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Old 05-08-07, 09:31 PM   #5
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Not a bad pick on wheels.

BUT.. WTF... OMG...
My eyes can't hold the wood bumpers and body trims. Even a 15-yr-old knows it is not wood and they still want to "really pretend" it is wood.
It reminds me the PT-Cruiser.

The worst part is the dark color bottom half. It slims weight distribution with visual and makes me feel seeing Casper on the street. There are two-tone setup on cars just like Rolex watch, but this one has really bad approach. Nice try tho!

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OH MY GOD that is UGLY . But the wheels are okay thou
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