tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964385269847226222024-03-14T11:49:36.541-07:00Art Car CentralArt Car Central blog is the world's largest collection of painted art cars, sculpture art cars, mutant vehicles, art car videos, and art car paradesAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828932438805495528noreply@blogger.comBlogger722125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-6915779477320992582012-01-29T00:49:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.954-08:00Golden Dream - Rolls Royce With a Hemi EngineGolden Dream Rolls Royce with Hemmy - by Ivan Mitev PhotographyI stumbled upon this ostentatious golden beauty tonight and had to put it up on art car central. Not only is it a Rolls-Royce covered in gold but its got a Hemi engine of epic proportions. This vintage 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow had an "ordinary" 6.75-liter V8 swapped out for a 592 Hemi, complete with dual-stage nitrous system forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-65986025645657624712012-01-27T08:56:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.954-08:00One of the Biggest Pink Colored Freighter Ships on Earth - Contship GermanyI think I found one the biggest pink colored freighter ships on earth called the "Contship Germany" owned by The CONTI-Group, one of the world's leading managing owners of container vessels and tankers. That's a whole lot of pink paint if you ask me but I think its just a starting point for what could be a beautiful art ship. They probably should call on Emily Duffy creator of the Vain Van Art Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-62025667856162433352012-01-26T21:56:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.954-08:00Massive Armored Graffiti Art Truck by Mr CartoonMassive Armored Graffiti Art Truck by Mr Cartoon - Art Car CentralThis Armored Art Truck was created by artist Mr Cartoon to promote the 2009 film, "Armored", starring the likes of Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne and Matt Dillon, Mr. Cartoon and SA Studios created a one-of-a-kind armored truck in Cartoon’s signature Angeleno style. The only other armored art car vehicle I've seen so far was one Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-5303795685536259802012-01-23T19:17:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.954-08:0020 of the fishiest art cars known to humanityBurning Man Mutant Vehicle Fish - viaLong time ago I did a piece about the bass art car.So today Art Car Central proudly brings you 20 of the fishiest art cars known to humanity. This fish art car collection spans the gamut from street legal art cars, burning man mutant vehicles, classics and one very literal fish car from Africa, enjoy.Fish Art Car ViaBurning Man Mutant Vehicle Fish - viaSashimiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-59042548706836428712012-01-09T20:56:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.954-08:002,500 Toy Atlas Rainbow Art Car Installation2,500 Toy Atlas Rainbow Art Car InstallationHere is a fantastic rainbow art car installation for the kid at heart made with 2,500 old toy cars by UK artist David T. Waller. The piece won him the People’s Award at the Arts Depot Open last year and a place of honor here on Art Car Central. I personal love art cars with repetitive glued object which reminds of a car out of the UK called General Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-32929480089438759402012-01-04T22:57:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.955-08:00Ford Festiva Crushed Art Car - Still life with stone and carFestiva Crushed Art Car - Still life with stone and car"Still life with stone and car", was created by Arkansas-born and Berlin-based artist Jimmie Durham who dropped a mammoth 3 ton rock onto an unsuspecting 1999 Ford Festiva hatchback rock art car.They used a crane to hoist, then drop the rock onto to the art carand then it was moved to final resting place, a roundabout in Walsh Bay Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-24249009290609231312012-01-04T00:38:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.955-08:003 Cars + 3 Artist + 3 Skaters??? = The 3 Chevy Sonic Urban Art Car Series3 Cars + 3 Artist + 3 Skaters??? = The 3 Chevy Sonic Urban Art Car SeriesWhat do you get when you have 3 Cars + 3 Artist + 3 Skaters??? Obviously you have the Chevy Sonic Urban Art Cars Series. But if you ask me I don't really know how the math works out on this one especially when you add three skates into the mix but the folks over at Chevy know something I don't.Not to be out done by Avis Art Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-17250098947355856352012-01-03T16:54:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.955-08:00Mutant Vehicle of the WeekAn the Mutant Vehicle of the week, goes to this Mad Max beauty from Burning Man 2000 taken by photographer Aneel Nazaret. Welcome to Art Car Central.Photos via Aneel Nazareth - Copyright 2000-2011 - Images used with permissionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-51048809414117450392012-01-02T00:56:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.955-08:00Avis Getting into the Art Car Business - By Artist Dea VectorinkAvis Art Car by Artist Dea Vectorink - Art Car CentralAvis Car Rental in United Kingdom for the first time has unveiled its exclusive art car available now for rent and one Alfa Romeo car you really don't want to trash. Their art cars were created as part of a European-wide Facebook competition run by Avis to encourage members of the public to design their own art car. There were more than 1,000 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-65853100747603907842011-12-29T13:12:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.955-08:006 Wheeled Monster Off-Road Mercedes Mutant Vehicle in New Mad Max 4 Movie6 Wheeled Monster Off-Road Mercedes Mutant Vehicle in New Mad Max 4 MovieI just run into the most awesome Mercedes 300SD ever in the history of Mercedes Benz. Its a 6, count them 6 wheeled monster Off-Road Mercedes mutant vehicle beast built for the long awaited Mad Max 4: Fury Road, that is going into production next spring in Namibia.Its basically a 80's Mercedes mounted on semi truck frame andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-77105067259676312992011-12-29T07:30:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.956-08:00Foxy Shahzadi VW Art Car and the Rocking Alhabib Ejaz who Painted itFoxy Shahzadi VW Art Car on the Road to Paris About Vincent Loos and His VW Art Car Foxy ShahzadiVincent Loos is a 39-year-old Frenchman who finished a three year stint at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. He was with "Doctors without borders" and the owner of a 25 year old Volkswagen Beetle wreck, found at the bottom of an Islamabad street waiting for a final trip to the scrapyard. He hired an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-47481974194095869282011-12-26T23:46:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.956-08:001969 Mustang Skull Art Car Falls On Hard Times - Prehistoric Hoarder With A Glue Gun Art Car1969 Mustang Skull Art Car Falls On Hard TimesThis 1969 Ford Mustang Skull Art Car called Morbido 69 by Howard Howrad Vines has been a regular feature at all the artcar fests here in the San Franscisco Bay Area and especially at the How Berkeley Can You Be. This art car was spotted by Murilee Martin who posted it on Jalopnic and took a ton of photos of this fine car parked in Alameda, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-38240236058069640872011-12-26T22:23:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.956-08:0010,000 pieces of scrap metal + 3 German Friends = Amazing Scrap Metal Mercedes 300SLR Art CarMercedes 300 SLK Scrap Metal Art Car - Art Car CentralThree German friends set out to pay homage to the classic 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR ‘Uhlenhaut Coupe’ by recreating it entirely out of 10,000 pieces of SCRAP METAL. Armin Ciesielski, Peter Brakel and Walter Willer who work for a German company called Giganten aus Stahl (Giants of Steel) decided one day to recreate one of the greatest cars ever Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-44456821987949988992011-12-24T21:34:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.956-08:006 Stunning Reasons why this Porsche Art Car by Miguel Paredes is so Amazing997 Porsche Art Car by Miguel Paredes - Art Car CentralChampion Porsche paired up renown New York graffiti artist Miguel Paredes to turn this limited edition 408hp 3.8-liter flax-six engine 997 Speedster into an amazing art car for the 2011 Art Basel Miami Beach show. Miguel was born and raised in downtown New York and is known for specializing graffiti art which put to good use creating this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-48238125210653272052011-12-22T21:24:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.956-08:00Ghost Art Car Driving through TownParked Ghost Art Car - Art Car CentralThere was a public art project on Tour in Basel by Austrian artist and designer Manfred Kielnhofer called “Light Guards”, a project that included a ghost art car driving around town last June. This Ghost Art Car is a large white van with hooded figures sitting on the roof, driving outside the fair, and the Bleifrei (which translates to Lead Free in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-7353368235993745892011-12-19T12:12:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.956-08:00Candy Cane Car Not For Sale - By Pogo DaveThis 1991 Toyota Camry is known as the Candy Cane Art Car and is NOT for SALE, but it really is. I can't tell anymore but call the guy nevertheless and make sure. The candy cane art car is covered a boat load of reflectinve tape and one them useless exercise machines every loves to buy that eventually end on the side walk with "FREE" sign attached to it.Candy Cane Car Not For Sale by Pogo Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-71577429244728621792011-12-15T22:20:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.957-08:00Rock and Roll Art CarRock and Rool Art CarRock and Roll art car is brought to by my friend Kelly Lyles creator of the "Excessories Odd-Yssey" art car. This rock art car was built to last and it goes 24k miles and hour, I think.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-28257612004473174012011-12-06T17:01:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.957-08:00Military Art Car Project Needs Your VoteMilitary Art Car Project Needs Your VoteWant to help your local community organization thrive? GOOD is teaming up with Brookside to “Give Back” to one nonprofit with the sweet treat of a $5,000 grant. Please vote for our application here.The IdeaBy pairing artists with U.S. Marines we seek to create a mobile message that carries the stories and experiences of combat into diverse populations. We Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-16264297805965158172011-11-19T13:41:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.957-08:00Sitting on the Fence - Locked Gate Artist Riding on the Locked Gate Bike of IndecisionHere is a guy Artist Stephen Williams who took the term "sitting on a fence" literally with his whimsical creation, a bike made from two antique locked gates called "The Locked Gate". Williams admits that even though his masterpieces may be considered brilliant are far from practical but make the most of the funny side of his weird and wonderful imagination. In my opinion life was made just a tadUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-85901420143494153062011-11-18T09:38:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.957-08:00Bone Art Cars Discovered - The End is Near for the Combustion EngineThe end of fossil fuel will have a devastating effect on the combustion engine and the result will be millions of bone car remains frozen in time only to be discovered many years from now and placed into museums. Archaeologist will study these bone cars and wonder what these creatures looked like and whether or not they were gas or diesel powered. I am talking about these breath taking bone art Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-8527265689082190892011-11-17T16:45:00.000-08:002012-02-04T04:58:20.957-08:00Star Wars Art Car STOLEN!!!!!!Meerkat Six Star Wars 1981 Jetta Art Car - Rear SideI just got this sad story sent to me by Thomas you had his Star Wars artcar called Meerkat Six, a 1982 Diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta stolen last May of 2010. He took inspiration from Star Wars Episode III Jedi Starfighter, the X-Wing Fighter, and the Rebel Blockade Runner but later realized that he had chosen the Snowspeeder's color scheme. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-36722447065800974592011-11-03T16:10:00.000-07:002012-02-04T04:58:20.958-08:00‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protester Art Car for the 99%It was only a matter of time but we now have an ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protester Art Car for the 99%. This Acura is completely covered in cartoons of unknown gender and race and speech bubbles that say "99%". Just like the OWS its completely abstract and hard to ascertain the main point, and with that it totally captures the essence of the OWS movement. Wonderful!!!Painted Art Car for the 99%Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-37743073976337954222011-11-01T00:27:00.000-07:002012-02-04T04:58:20.958-08:0030 Hoop Art Cars of Extreme AwesomenessHoop COMMUNICATIONS CAR art carHoop was one of the most colorful and prolific art cartist ever and his passing last September will leave a big giant hole in the art car world. His real name was Stephen Douglas Hooper was a New Jersey-based sculptor was often seen riding his hoop creations around east village and beyond were he became well known. There are simply not enough words to describe Hoop Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-11429784450349978162011-10-15T22:45:00.000-07:002012-02-04T04:58:20.958-08:00Hamster Hamster Hamster Draaaaaaaaaag RacingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996438526984722622.post-73150850278602693122011-10-15T22:43:00.000-07:002012-02-04T04:58:20.958-08:00Star Trek Art Car - from Greece?Here is one of the first Star Trek art cars I have ever seen out of Greece and I commend him for doing it. It's the first art car period that I have ever seen out of Greece and having lived there my self, I can't imagine anyone driving around in them, yet. It will take sometime before its more accepted, but someone had to be the first. To you my bold friend I say, Yiassoo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0