Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:38 am
When a state-of-the-art sound system, a tuning upgrade and a massive rear spoiler just aren't enough, one Russian company has come up with the novel idea of offering its latest car with seats made from whale-penis leather. Someone get Greenpeace on the phone!

The Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition armoured vehicle (not a mouthful then) comes from Dartz, a company that has a rich history of producing armoured cars for Russian leaders (Lenin and Trotsky, to name a few), so it'll come as no surprise that this bulky 4x4 looks and sounds like it would come off better in a head-on collision with a tank. Though there remains the small issue of the marque’s choice of cover for the Prombron’s seating…

While we're not going to get all immature and schoolboyish about this (much), we'd love to find out which member of Dartz's design team felt the addition of seats made from whale wanger would be appealing to customers. Apparently, it's because Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis used whale penis leather for the bar stool covers on his yacht, Christina O – so it's seen as the ultimate form of luxury, or something like that.

But while this may have been all tickety-boo in the 1950s and '60s, we're not entirely sure the authorities would be pleased to hear about it in this day and age.

Though the seating is proving an enormous distraction, there are numerous other highlights that come with this extravagant Russian armoured truck. These include gold-plated bulletproof windows, Kevlar coating, a tungsten exhaust, and white gold diamond- and ruby-encrusted badges – each one headline-grabbing material in its own right, if only Dartz hadn’t gone and thrown in those seats…

Sadly, there are currently no pictures available of the Prombron’s stunning interior, so you’ll just have to use your imaginations for now (although we’d prefer not to). But while we’re on the subject, here are some other motors made from unusual subtances.

Sources: Stuff.co.nz, Jalopnik, Dartz

Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:39 am


Thnx Claudia hun!!!

Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:39 am
WTF !!!!! They are sooo stupid,freeking idiots !!!! Greenpeace?Forget Greenpeace,send in Neptunes Navy,get Sea Shepherd on the phone
Mad as hell

Thursday October 22, 2009, 8:58 am
Are these people totally insane or what? What century are these people living in? I agree, Sea Shepherd should get involved with this one for sure! It's truly shocking what some people(and i use the term people loosely for these freeks) will do in the name of luxury and fashion.

Thursday October 22, 2009, 9:15 am
What actually does flip my cork is that having a whale penis interior would be a positive marketable draw to anyone. What in the world?! I can't imagine considering that feature a point of distinction worth repeating -- let alone thinking it is a measure of luxury. Sick and twisted. Sick. Sick. Double sick.

Thursday October 22, 2009, 11:26 am
I have never heard of anything more disgusting. What are they thinking about. I agree totally with Brooke, sick, double sick. Thank you, Claudia , for this dreadful news but it is something of which we should be aware.

Thursday October 22, 2009, 12:15 pm
WTF? about says it.

Thursday October 22, 2009, 2:52 pm
I've heard of frigging penis envy but how frigging stupid can you get!!!!!! Why doesn't someone make hood ornaments out of the penises of these whale murderers!!!!!!! This angers me so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday October 22, 2009, 2:55 pm
They cannot be serious.

Thursday October 22, 2009, 3:23 pm
Ew!! That's disgusting, who on Earth would want to have that car!??!
Those poor whales- do they even kill them, or just..you know... :S
That's disgusting, it has to be a joke...

Thursday October 22, 2009, 4:13 pm
Noted... gross!!!

Thursday October 22, 2009, 4:31 pm
Is this some sort of unfunny joke? Some sections of our society are so vaccous, vain and self-obsessed, I now classify them as a different species. I am embarassed to be part of a society that would condone or even suggest something so despicable. Whales have enough problems; we do not need to add this.

Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:55 pm
I would kill these morons with my bare hands. And who are the idiots that could buy these monuments to cruelty??? I just hope this is a bad taste joke...

Friday October 23, 2009, 12:56 am
Does anything cease to amaze me, no not really? What a bunch of crack pots…..Anything for a buck, if there is anything extra on the list that needs to be banned this would be it. It took a Penis brain to come up with this one. AND A LITTLE ONE AT THAT.
Thanks Claudia
Not to mention how sad and sorry this craps has to happen..

Friday October 23, 2009, 3:53 am
What a disgusting thought that any sane person would be proud to own a car like this.Whales belong in the Ocean not on the seats of a car.

Friday October 23, 2009, 4:39 am
Nora J., you think like me! Couldn't have said it better myself "Some sections of our society are so vaccous, vain and self-obsessed, I now classify them as a different species".

Though I'd add that while they ARE the human species, some others on earth are higher than that (everyone on this thread for example and others)

Friday October 23, 2009, 4:44 am
OMG! Had to re focus,could'nt believe what i was reading!!!!!

Friday October 23, 2009, 10:41 am
Sherbet... are these people perverts...? How sick can one get...

Friday October 23, 2009, 11:40 am
WTF IS RIGHT CLAUDIA?? WHERE DO THEY PLAN ON GETTING THIS SO CALLED PENIS LEATHER, AND WHAT DO THEY THINK WILL BE DONE TO THE REST OF THE WHALE, NOT ONLY IS THIS SICKENING, ITS QUITE GHOULISH.NO WAY MY BUTT IS EVER GONNA SIT ON IT. MY CAR HAS PLASTIC WOVEN MATERIAL, I CAN ACTUALLY WASH IT OUT W/ A HOSE.... OMG, AND I THOUGHT I WAS UPSET BEFORE..... SICKOS....

Friday October 23, 2009, 2:44 pm
Good grief isn't it enough to kill the poor whales for their blubber etc., now we are targetting their private parts too and who the heck would think that sitting on a penis (albeit a wale one or two) enticing, thrilling? You got me there. Whoever thought that one up should maybe start with theirs.... oh too small, oh well, perhaps they can use it for a cigarette lighter holder, un-PC but that sounds like the whole vehicle is un-PC at least to whales!!!!

Saturday October 24, 2009, 1:00 pm
This is indeed disturbing yet at the same time it is once again a reflexion of the male perspective and motion taken on just about everything as I have observed. And please gentlemen no remarks that I am some radical feminist. All you need to do is spend a little time here observing our culture - especially the weekend nights on television with non-stop commercials to push drugs for erectile dysfunction which all the Baby Boomer powers that be have as an issue and are in control of big business to push that agenda -non pun intended. The notion of the whale penis leather obviously does not bother these Russians and shows us that animal welfare and whale slaughter does not matter to them.

Wednesday October 28, 2009, 10:17 am
OM-Gosh, WTF. What's next. Thanks

Wednesday October 28, 2009, 10:56 am
so,i be assuming those who thought this up,and those who would buy such a discusting product,that as someone previously mentioned seems to be the only part they be intrested in, would be very into beastiality. i can think of no other reason why anyone would want such a cover on there car seat!!or anywhere else!seems every time i think we've sunk as low as we can go in our treatment of we share this planet with,bingo,wrong again! thanks Claudia !

Monday November 9, 2009, 5:47 am
Some stinking rich Russians! Their wifes wear fur coates and now this. Disgusting!

Monday November 9, 2009, 6:26 am
Revolting ! This is the kind of thing the repugnant Ari Onassis was into - ugh !

Monday November 9, 2009, 12:41 pm
i heard that about onassis too having seats in his yacht made from a whales foreskin how dispicable!