DiMora Motorcar will bring a limited-edition DiMora Vicci 6.2 Emperor Convertible to the American Car Show on December 9, 2017. The show takes place at the Bermuda Dunes Airport. Sir Alfred J. DiMora, the company’s founder, said the event supports military veterans and low-income seniors. He added that his company was glad to promote the American Outreach Foundation while showing off a car built right in the Coachella Valley.
The car is a joint project between DiMora, a Palm Springs designer, and Zen Master Lee Sun-Don, a Totemic Energy artist from Taiwan. Each buyer gets an original painting by Lee, and that same artwork is then reproduced on the car. The convertible costs $1,200,000 with the 430-horsepower engine, while the supercharged 565-horsepower version sells for $1,260,000.
The paintings come from the Great Treasure Gate series, which honors rare door knockers from the Qing Dynasty. Each piece even includes a real Qing Dynasty door knocker. Artisans spend at least 700 hours copying the art onto the hood and side panels, and then they finish the job with hand-laid 24-karat gold leaf.
DiMora said cars and art have long been sound investments, so the Vicci 6.2 appeals to collectors in both worlds. He has spent more than 40 years in the car business. That includes owning Clenet Coachworks, a brand that Fortune magazine once called the American Rolls-Royce. In his view, the Vicci deserves the same kind of respect.
The company was picky about its first artist series, he said, because not just any artist would do. Lee’s work hangs in galleries in Beverly Hills, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei.
The Emperor Series mixes 1930s Art Deco looks with modern technology. The car weighs 2,820 pounds and uses DiMora’s lightweight carbon DFD technology. It also has a 6.2-liter aluminum engine, wire wheels, racing suspension, Italian leather and English Wilton wool carpet.
The free show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will see classic and exotic cars, motorcycles and aircraft, along with live music and vendors. DiMora plans to be there to answer questions about the car.
Oscar Llort, president and founder of the American Outreach Foundation, said the show is a fundraiser for veterans and low-income seniors in the local community. He thanked DiMora Motorcar for helping spread the word. The nonprofit donates electric wheelchairs to veterans and low-income seniors, and it works only in the Coachella Valley.
