Cam Newton’s customized gold-plated muscle car is a head-turner

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton can now turn heads on the highway like he does on the football field.

The NFL MVP recently had his 1970 Oldsmobile 442 Cutlass customized with 24 karat gold plating and a new interior with diamond stitching on the seats.

“It’s a head-turner,” said Terry Dobbs, the owner of Monster Customs in Marietta, Georgia, which overhauled the classic car. “He wants his cars to be unique, just like him.”

The car definitely is unique.

Courtesy Terry Dobbs of Monster Customs Terry Dobbs of Monster Customs

The left front grill includes Newton’s signature C1N logo and a Panthers head — all gold plated, naturally — bolted on in case the 27-year-old superstar wants to remove them.

The gold-plated custom rims with wider-than-normal tires took two months to make so they would match up with a custom air ride suspension.

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