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Featherlite Luxury Coaches, a division of Featherlite,
Inc. (Nasdaq:FTHR), has announced its newest and most exclusive
motorcoach edition, the Vantare Platinum Plus. The Platinum Plus was
unveiled recently at a showcase presentation at the Childress
Vineyards in Lexington, N.C., owned by NASCAR Nextel Cup championship
team owner Richard Childress.
"The launching of the Featherlite Vantare Platinum Plus is a
momentous event for us," Featherlite Luxury Coach President and COO
James Wooley said. "This is the most expensive coach on the market
today and is certainly without equal. We are excited by its launch and
grateful to Richard Childress for hosting its premiere at Childress
Vineyards."
With the Platinum Plus, Wooley and the Featherlite engineering and
design team set out to manufacture the most elite vehicle in the
already rarified world of luxury coach conversions. To assist with
this, he brought on Karen B. Horton, ASID, to craft the interior of
the Prevost shell. Horton, a luxury coach owner herself and the
designer of the Beaufort Inn in Beaufort, S.C., brought an "entirely
new concept of design elegance and functionality" to the project,
according to Wooley.
The Platinum Plus has a triple slide configuration and its
spacious interior is defined by the finest grade of finish materials
in the world.
The entry steps are rare Inca marble bull nosed by Featherlite
resident stone artist Patrick Paffour. The risers are hand-made glass
tile with imbedded copper. The ceiling and AV cabinet in the helm are
covered with pearlized Italian leather while the veneer on the dash
and steering wheel are sapele Pommele from Africa. The helm is
equipped with an Avic N-2 global positioning system with real-time
traffic and weather alerts.
The salon features a custom Italian sofa with double electric
recliners. It is upholstered in Correggio fabric. The Platinum Plus
salon has a special liquor cabinet covered with sapele veneer and
stocked with signed crystal glasses by Michael Weems and decanter from
Neiman Marcus. A custom desk boasts suede lined drawers and a laptop
computer with multifunction printer. The salon, galley and hall
ceiling are covered in custom copper sculpture by Chip Manz. Ceiling
lighting shines through Swarovski crystal.
In the Vantare Platinum Plus galley, the chef has a highly
efficient and stunningly beautiful work space. The farm house style
sink is one-of-a-kind and hand painted by Marzi Studios in Oregon. It
is surrounded by custom copper countertops. The cabinets are Sapele
veneer with Lite Core doors accented with a special inlay. The
Platinum Plus also features a Miele built-in coffee center and
stainless steel dishwasher, full high cabinet with copper-fused glass,
pull-out pantry, utility cabinet with vacuum, Sub-Zero refrigerator
freezer and an onyx dining table. The galley and dining area comes
fully stocked with utensils with an international feel. The
Haviland Limoges place settings are hand-painted by Michael Weems.
Flatware is handmade from South Africa. Wine glasses are blown, signed
crystal. Pots and pans, serving pieces, linens, and
placemats--everything is included. "This is a turn-key coach," Wooley
remarked.
The stateroom features a king bed with a plasma TV that lifts out
of the footboard. The headboard has mirrored posts with Schonbek
crystal and antique bronze leaf sconces. The walls in the stateroom
are European strie and all bath hardware is from France, finished in
copper and crystal. The shower walls are onyx. A signed glass sink and
matching countertop by Seattle artist Roberto Scira accents the bath
area.
The Platinum Plus also has a private lavatory with one of a kind
glass sink and countertop of fused glass by Seattle artist Mark
Ditzler. The coach also sports fully lined cabinets with pull-out
shelves, cedar-lined closets, Malbar washer and dryer, toe kick lights
in the hall for night lighting, a stock of 90 oz. spa towels and spa
robes for the gentleman and lady.
The aft closet has a special feature--a built-in treadmill with a
13-inch disappearing LCD television behind the mirror.
"Obviously, no description can do justice to this vehicle," Wooley
said. "To fully appreciate the extraordinary nature of this unit and
the artisanship that produced it, one will have to see it first hand."
The price on the Platinum Plus is $2.5 million.
Featherlite Luxury Coaches is located at 4441 Orange Blvd off I-4
in Sanford, Florida; phone 407-323-1120.
About Featherlite Luxury Coaches
Featherlite Luxury Coaches manufactures the Featherlite Vantare'
H3-45 and XLII Prevost conversions. It is one of the nation's largest
Prevost converters. Besides its operations at 4441 Orange Blvd.,
Sanford, Fla., where its division headquarters is located, Featherlite
Luxury Coaches maintains sales and service facilities in Mocksville,
N.C, Pryor, Okla., and Cresco, Iowa. With these and 16 authorized
service centers strategically located in the United States,
Featherlite Luxury Coaches serves the needs of coach owners regardless
of their brand affiliation. Featherlite Luxury Coaches is the
"Official Coach" of NASCAR. They can be reached at 888-826-8273 or at
fthr.com/cnews.