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A wealthy supercar owner decided to take luxury to a new level by having his £135,000 Ferrari F430 wrapped in LEATHER.

Luxury car customisation specialists Dartz were commissioned by an anonymous client based on the French Riviera to finish the dream machine in a black leather finish.

The Latvian company were open to the challenge having previously made headlines for creating a GBP 1million bulletproof SUV with seats made from whale foreskin.

Dartz owner Leonard Yankelovich said: "One of our very rich customers from the Cote d'Azur wanted a leather exterior and knew we could deliver.

"It took three of my staff 16 working days to apply the leather and finish. He was more than happy when he picked it up."

He added that the leather is real and not vinyl, but mysteriously describes it as "something inbetween".

Mr Yankelovich refused to reveal the price for the job, simply describing the method used as "Dartz know-how".

The company's know-how was recently employed by the producers of Sacha Baron Cohen's film The Dictator for whom they made three gold-plated Dartz Aladeen Edition Prombons.