Flamingo Art Cars and Bikes Take Off

I've always thought it would be great to cover a car in pink flamingos so this is the next best thing for me, blog entry filled with flamingo cars and bikes. Its also funny to me how different each art car is from each other, ranging from mounted flamingos to painted flamingos. I like this first one, with a few flamingos mounted high up on poles on a jet black car, very striking(sorry no more drive through for you). I also included an art car with a wanted sign asking people for flamingos to take his current art car to the next level. And lets not forget the flamingo art bikes. Today is good day for something pink

Black Art Car with Flamingos on poles

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by wednesd777

Potential Flamingo Art Car

by Musely

Painted Flamingos on Lincoln Art Car

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Flamingo Mutant Vehicle with El wire

by dragoninthecity

Flamingo Hearse Art Car

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Flamingos in the back seat

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Art Motorcycle with Flamingo Christmas Lights

by Mikey Brick

A Pair of Flamingos Art Bikes

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Flamingo Tiger Art Bike

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by juliancearley

Flamingo Road Warrior

by YamabushiMonAmour



by cafourek

Scary Flamingo Art Bike

by Kimblah

reCARstruction Art Car Ball

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I found this reCARstruction Art Car Ball sculpture created by artist Keny Marshall from the disassembled parts of a 1983 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Its probably not street legal any more and seating could be very uncomfortable with the part all moved around a bit. The video also shows how it was this art car was reCARstructed.

40 Art Cars on Poles and the famous Spindle

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Today I found 40 Art Cars on Poles and other miscellaneous objects, an exhaustive list but I am sure I missed a few. Most of the photos came from flickr, so forgive me for not putting a credit on them all, there way way too many. On of the most famous art car sculptures is called "Spindle" By Dustin Shuler formerly located at Cermak Plaza Berwyn Illinois IL April 2008. This beauty made an appearance in the 1992 film "Wayne's World," with an opening night I will never forget. It consisted of a 50 foot spike with eight cars impaled on it and was taken down on May 2, 2008 to make way for a Walgreens store... complete story here

Golf Ball Art Car or Tiger Wood's career falling apart

With all this talk about Tiger Woods I though it would be appropriate to go out and find some Golf Ball Art Cars. Honestly I haven't even followed the news on the latest Tiger Woods Scandal and frankly I am bored already. But I am an opportunist and figured I get some hits by using Tiger Woods name over and over again so I decided to do a Golf Car vs Tiger Woods Career art car entry. All I found were three golf ball cars and golf ball car prank video that have nothing or maybe everything to do with Tiger Woods career. So what is it?

A-One giant golf ball crushed car
or
B-Tiger Wood's career getting crushed under the weight of his ego


A) Car destroyed by multiple golf balls at a golf range
or
B) Tiger Woods life takes a wrong turn?


A) Aerodynamic golf ball car
or
B) Tiger Wood flying through all this media attention unscathed?


A) Prank video of a car filled with golf balls
or
B) Tiger Wood's career falling apart?

Iguana Art Car - For Sale

The Iguana Art Car is a one of a kind art car and is for sale on ebay for only $2,500. It is a 2000 Dodge Caravan (with a trailer) that has been converted into a 42 ft iguana that gets a lot of attention everywhere it goes. Really? Wow had no idea that car like that would get so much attention. It took the artist 2 months to build it, and now they want to part with it. I love it.

Got Canadian Bike Flair?

Crazy Bike Man, originally uploaded by raptortheangel.

You could never accuse this man of not having enough flair on his bike, with enough windmills to make a little on the side from PG&E. Photo was taken in Queen Alexandra, Edmonton, AB, Canada, the hat says it all.

Fun and Unsafe Mad Max Mutant Vehicle at Burning Man.

BurningMan2009-9080, originally uploaded by Simon Blanc.

I am not sure what this is but it has a Mad Max feel to it, on the extremely unsafe side of the spectrum. So there is no side, or rear impact protection but their is front end roll bar with a massive spare tire. Trunk space is minimal but the spare tire doubles up as a passenger seat with a fantastic view. I would say unsafe at any and all speeds with a rating of -10 but totally fun to drive around burning man, a rating of +10.

Patchwork Art Car

It was a Cool Morning, originally uploaded by cyclist451.

I found this great looking patchwork art car on flickr today. It;s painted but it sure look like a quilt of some sort.

Swing Set Car Mod - Unsafe at Any Speed

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This fantastic Swing Set Car Budget Mod is brought to you by There, I fixed It, a very disturbing photo indeed. Its either a case of not wanting to break down the entire swing set to move it or the kids love to spice things up a bit by swinging while driving. Frankly this swing set is unsafe at any and all speeds.

Dave Hervey's Cosmic Groove Lizard Art Car

Cosmic Groove Lizard Art Car - Guitar View

Cosmic Groove Lizard Art Car - Lizard View

Cosmic Groove Lizard Art Car - Closeup Hood View


I just got this great email today from Dave Harvey who created the Cosmic Groove Lizard Art Car as a result of reading Harrod Blanks book on Art Cars. He is also a musician, puppet maker and painter of guitars furniture and now a very beautiful and amazing art car. The copy below is his bio taken directly from his web site and be sure to go check out his web site for a peek at his other works of art.

Hello- David Hervey here. I am a painter and musician from Wilmington, NC. I grew up at the beach and have enjoyed art and music since a young age. I started my painting career shortly after graduating from ECU in the spring of 1997. My main media interests are in acrylic painting as well as mask and puppet making. Recently, I have started custom painting guitars to get a true one-of-a-kind instrument look. I draw my inspiration from God my creator, and from my awesome friends and family. I love to spark feelings of happiness in my paintings, though serious subject matter is often portrayed as well. Both realism and abstraction are captured in my works as I feel it helps to keep me balanced and never bored with my projects. I strive for my work to exhibit vibrancy, though not necessarily perfect realism. I enjoy impressionistic realism because it captures life’s beauty in an original, energetic way. People (specifically faces) are often expressed in my paintings and masks. I find humans to be very interesting subject matter. I consider harmony and balance to be very important in art and life in general. This makes life sweet and continually interesting… Until we meet again, may your journey be blessed… David Hervey Artist/Musician

Dave Hervey Puppet and Painting

Twinkle Twinkle Little Art Car - Happy Fridays:)

I woke up this morning and glitter was on my mind so I remembered that Twinkle Twinkle Little Car was sent in by Nicole Strine some time ago and decided it was time to put her up on Art Car Central. This Honda Civic, I think, and is covered in thousands of cut up CD's donated by a few software companies in Texas. Nicole and her Husband spent about 6 years working on the car and unfortunately this beauty is not longer with us. After it was vandalized they scraped all the CD's off the car and some time later was broadsided at an intersection. May she put a twinkle in your eye today and may she live forever here on Art Car Central.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Art Car Covered in CD's

15 of the Worlds Sexiest Garbage Art Trucks

The world of "waste management disposal" has been for a very long time lacking in "aesthetics", but things are turning around. I was fortunate enough to find 15 of the worlds sexiest Garbage Art Trucks mostly here in the states but a few rising stars in foreign lands. Are we headed to the worlds first Garbage Art Truck Pageant? I am not sure yet, but we are headed in the right direction. So it is my honor to present this years 15 of the Worlds Sexiest Garbage Art Trucks Contestants.

1) Miss Graffiti Garbage Art Truck

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2) Miss Santa's Garbage Truck

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3) Miss Pink Garbage Art Truck

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4) Miss Kyoto Garbage Art Truck

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5) Miss Lotus Flower Garbage Art Truck - Balese

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6) Miss Patchwork Garbage Art Truck -Africa



7) Miss Tribal Garbage Art Truck - Philadelphia

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8) Miss Peacock Garbage Art Truck - Philadelphia

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9) Miss Kindergarden Garbage Art Truck

by Jesus H. Shatner

10) Miss City of Metal Garbage Art Truck - New York

by Joseph D’Alessandro

11) Miss Broken Egg Shell Garbage Art Truck - New York

by Chuck Davidson

12) Miss Public Works Garbage Art Truck - New York

by Nicoletta Barolin

13) Miss Clean Water Garbage Art Truck - New York

by Joy Taylor

14) Miss Environmental Awareness Garbage Art Truck - New York

by Patricia Villate

15) Miss Yonkers Chomper Garbage Art Truck - New York

by Tom Duncan

I just found Miss Flowery Iraqi Garbage Art Truck moments ago.

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10 Most Amazing Budget Carpools Ever Seen

With the economy what it is, people all over are finding innovating ways to make budget upgrades to cars especially during the hot summer months. All you really need is pickup truck, some tarp, maybe some bungee cords if you can spare the money and a hose preferably with running water on the other end. The best part is that you can set up your carpool anytime, anyplace, you can go solo or invite your less fortunate friends. (Those who don't own a pick up truck). Most Carpools come in a variety of colors, Blue, Black, Silver, Brown or Clear and can be set up in minutes. There are a variety of different Carpools available on the market as seen below.

1) Spring Break Carpool

Pay close attention to the diver on the right side!!!

2) Junior Science Project Carpooling


3) Lady's Only Carpooling


4) Solo "Cool Hand Luke" Lady Carpooling


5) Floating Mustache Carpooling


6) Contemplative Carpool


7) Solo "Pirate" Dude Carpool


8) Duet Lawn Chairs Carpool


9) Dumpster Diving Carpool


10) Truckpool

Should have read the simple instructions during instillation.

Pink Toe Truck gets Pedicure every 5,000 miles

Pink Toe Truck

The Toe Truck, finally an art car that came along to put the nightmares to rest. When people say "toe truck" its hard for some of us NOT to think of a giant pink toe, on wheels doing repo jobs on the weekends. Question is, do the toe nails need to be trimmed? Are pedicures done every 5,000 miles or so? and does it ever get caught in a toe jam during rush hour traffic?

Abosulutely Fablon Art Car at the Ramshackle Rally - Valencia 2009

Abosulutely Fablon Art Car

Neil Johnston posing with his Abosulutely Fablon Art Car


I got an email from Neil Johnston a while back about his Abosulutely Fablon art car in the Ramshackle Rally - Valencia 2009 with a crazy 70's paint job and a working disco ball mounted on the roof that works its best magic at night. Hi art car is 1984 Mercedes 230E W123 which by they way is for sale on ebay right now for only £995.00, if you are feeling that kind of groove.

The Ramshackle rally includes 100 teams on a 1450 mile journey through 5 countries in 4 days, 2 mountain ranges, 1 winner, with 0 common sense! They hopefully end up safe and sound at the Valencia tomato festival were they join 40,000 other tomato throwing participants. They are given challenges on their way in order to get the most points to win some sort of prize.

The Neils epic journey can be best seen an experienced in this great video of this years Ramshackle Rally. Thanks Neil, hope you had a great time!!!