| [ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ ] [ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100521a1.html ] Friday, May 21, 2010 ¥7 million platinum Tomica toy car displayed SENDAI (Kyodo) A pure platinum toy car worth as much as ¥7 million emerged at a Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. outlet in Sendai on Wednesday.
Money-guzzler: A ¥7 million platinum toy car produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. is displayed at its Sendai outlet Wednesday, but is not for sale. KYODO PHOTO The one-of-a-kind car under the long-selling Tomica brand was produced jointly with toy maker Tomy Co. to mark the 40th anniversary of toy line's debut and took veteran craftsmen six months to make. The 7-cm-long, 210-gram car is based on Nissan Motor Co.'s Fairlady Z 432 sports car. All its components are made of platinum, Tanaka Kikinzoku said, adding it was not for sale.
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