Wednesday, September 1, 2010
photo by Krazy Horse
"VersaTile" is 1971 Buick Centurion (455cu V-8) covered with over 600 pounds of ceramic tile and china plates and 100 caulk tubes of Silicone. Created by Al "Big Al" Bartell, this 5,200 pound behemoth is a mosaic masterpiece. Big Al spent six months carefully crafting "Versatile." The car defines opposites: sun/moon, day/night, heaven/hell, male/female, coyote/road runner...The sleek lines of this Buick make an excellent surface for the broken shards of tile and plates that Big Al collected from garage sales and from his family then meticulously glued them each into place. "VersaTile" is Big Al's first art car, but you'd never know it by looking at it. via
Saturday, July 31, 2010
My friend Tim and his Yarn Art Car recently made into the "Street View" Google Maps Club along with some other art cars who also are part of this elite club. The only requirements is that you have an art car that has been captured on Google Street View.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
got stumped in New Zealand
and was captured by John Geek while driving from Rotorua to Auckland. Its also seen on Google street view here. It's one way to the keep the tree from growing back, stump control.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
I wrote about Steven Heller some time ago when I featured his 1960 Cadillac Fin Attaché Case. He has spent many years building furniture out of vintage cars parts and now his journey heads off in a new direction. Most people who restore old cars stick with old cars, but Steve modifies new cars and adds vintage car parts like fins, grills and other accessories from cars made in the 50's and 60's. Steven has been busy building and receiving awards for his work and is working towards his TV show, Heller on Wheels. His has an amazing passion for what he does and says in his video that he was put on earth to build custom cars and rocket ships. I am looking forward to seing his new creation the Cro-Magnum.
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Take a 2006 Dodge Magnum and add 25 1950's car parts to it and what do you get? The "Cro-Magnum!" It was started in March of 2009 and will be finished in the spring of 2010. It is really cool and will be entered into several of the most important auto shows. This car is featured in the promo and the build will be featured in the season 1 series.
HELLer ON WHEELS DOC SERIES PROMO from aaron weisblatt on Vimeo.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Make/Model: 1951 Studebaker Commander via
We got The Muppet Movie today from Netflix and it so happened that there was an art car in it. This 1951 Studebaker Commander was and old beat up hand-me-down from Fozzie’s uncle with a custom psychedelic paint job courtesy of Dr. Teeth and crew.
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Witchmobile! Another Art Car By Rebecca Carthedral
The Witchmobile with rear booster brooms
Photo by JanasJournal.com
The Witchmobile is a 1962 Dodge Lancer decorated by Rebecca Caldwell the creator of the Carthedral and David Hilborn. Vexing, hexing, and perplexing from Oakland, California, the Witchmobile was created to bring art and craft (witchcraft!) to the mundane and to honor the creative spirit on the highway of life. The Witchmobile, a work in progress, started in June 2009 and will be at it's first Art Car Fest this September in the bay area.
