<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Art Car]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Art Car]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/art car http://jalopnik.com/tag/art car <![CDATA[The homemade E30 M3 Art Car]]> Know what's awesome? BMW's art cars, which combine huge artist's names with bright colors and plenty of Ms. Know what else is awesome? E30 M3s that still get raced. That means this car, built by a Jalopnik reader and destined for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, will blow your mind. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5859809&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fire-shooting Octopus Car almost redeems Burning Man]]> Not all of the vehicles present at last week's Burning Man Art Conference and Business Workshop were RV campers inhabited by radical CEOs. Some of the things-on-wheels that people drove around the desert were actually quite artistic and inspired! This fire-shooting steampunk octopus, complete with moving arms and eyes that pop out, is one such example. Needs a few additional safety features, but it's still probably safer than a Pinto. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5837526&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The first art car]]> Although we would argue every BMW 3.0 CSL ever produced was a work of art, this particular example was the first to be used by an artist as a canvas. Alexander Calder was asked by friend and racing driver Herve Poulain to leave his mark on this 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL which was to be raced at Le Mans. This CSL was one of Calder's last artistic works before his death, and was the initial inspiration for the art cars BMW has produced ever since. See and hear this CSL in action during its debut below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5783585&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[For $1,500, The Art Limo Asks You to Give This Lincoln a Shot]]> Art isn't just a guy with no arms and no legs hanging on your wall. And as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Lincoln Limo proves, it's also in the eye of the beholder. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5738364&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wenches On Street-Legal Pirate Ship Ready To Keelhaul Denver]]> You see all sorts of desert pirate ships at Burning Man, but most of those machines can't roll on public roads. Come to Denver, however, and you might find this Chevrolet-truck-based vessel raising the Jolly Roger in your rear-view mirror! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5594791&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Artist Builds Amazing Vintage Racer From Cardboard And Hot Glue]]> Denny Hulme's 1969 Can-Am victory in a McLaren M8B was one of the high points of motorsport for enthusiast Bob Rubin, who commissioned artist Chris Gilmour to make this amazing full-scale M8 from cardboard and hot glue. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5566095&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[1969 Ford Mustang]]> Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's one for the Mustang purists! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5506064&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The WhaleMobile Yugo Is Back, Now Priced At Just $150!]]> Remember the $500 Yugo-turned-whale from last summer? Sure, you wanted to buy it for daily-driver use, but the price was just too high. Avast on the poop deck, maties, because Queequeg done 'pooned the price tag! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5508868&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Malaise Era Artisto-Hoons Go Gravity-Powered In 1975 Artists' Soapbox Derby]]> The Illegal Soapbox Derby in San Francisco was fun, but what if the city had actually sponsored the cars? Well, that's just what happened 35 years ago! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5460607&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yugo-Based Whalemobile Could Be Yours For Just 500 Bucks!]]> Hacking up a hail-damaged car and turning it into a giant, highway-capable whale is one thing… but when your Whalemobile started live as a Yugo cabriolet, you're entering an alternate dimension of awesomeness! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5322607&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mercedes Pens Art Car Baffles, Entertains At Maker Faire]]> Like just about all my friends, I decided to cross the Bay and head over to the Maker Faire last weekend. That's where I saw the Mercedes Pens. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5279074&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fireballs, Accordions, And Art Cars At Oakland's Boiler Bar]]> I headed over to West Oakland last night, to check out the Boiler Bar May Day Party, featuring a slew of art cars and a few of the contestants from the Escape From Berkeley race. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5238457&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fun With Fireballs, Handmade Hooch, And Art Cars In West Oakland Tonight!]]> Want to check out the Golden Mean, a fire-belching Volkswagen Beetle-based giant snail that seats six and packs an 800-watt sound system inside its shell? With snake charming to boot? Head to Oakland tonight! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5236868&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Groovalicious Purple Princess Of Peace Art Car Falls On Hard Times, Faces Crusher]]> As a general rule, I'm not a huge fan of the "glue random crap all over a generic vehicle" school of art car creation. Still, it's sad to see such a car in the junkyard. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5187961&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Penalties Of The Gator-O-Rama 24 Hours Of LeMons]]> We gave you a brief sampling of the action in the Gator-O-Rama penalty box, and Judge Dube put together a mighty penalty gallery, but it's time we examined the Gator-O-Rama correctional system in more detail. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5165999&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Volvo 244 Becomes The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir!]]> I'm sort of an art car purist; after seeing Mutant Vehicles and LeMons madness, a Tercel covered with glued-on army men just doesn't cut it. All hail the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir Volvo! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5130919&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza People's Choice Winner: The Bi-Polar Express Mustang!]]> The People's Choice award at the 24 Hours Of LeMons goes to the team that best embodies the spirit of the event, and the crop of contenders at the Arse Freeze-A-Palooza was the best yet. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5119933&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 BMW Z4 Plays With Paint In Massive Art Piece]]> Not wanting to take the usual art car route by decorating the car itself, artist Robin Rhode installed a set of paint squirters on a 2010 BMW Z4 and set it in motion upon canvas. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5118941&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[In Mother Russia, Bath Takes You!]]> No details, no context, but this man was apparently pulled over by authorities for driving his motorized bath tub...while bathing in it. The contraption seems to be powered by a garden tiller motor — no doubt a Soviet-era two-stroke — and a misplaced perception of ingenuity. At least he had the good sense to wear a bathing suit under those bubbles. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5063927&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How About A Volkswagen Fastback With Alexander Calder 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL Paint?]]> Have you always admired the Alexander Calder 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL's style? Well, we've found the car for you! It's German, just like the CSL, but much more affordable. That's right, a 1970 VW Type III with a Calder-inspired custom paint job… and it actually looks great! Thanks to LTDScott for the tip! [Craigslist San Diego (go here if ad disappears)] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042825&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Awesome Rocket Car Doesn't Have Rocket, Does Sport Duallies]]> Apparently we've got rocket cars coming out the wazoo lately. Here's a pretty slick one which, although not actually rocket equipped, has got so much Flash Gordon goodness baked into its dually driven chassis we can't help but admire it. There isn't a whole lot of info on this LA-area one-off, but it's got detail work that could only have come from a true aficionado of both car and rocket. Truly a masterpiece. (Thanks for the tips, DaveTheBrave and Mike) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395528&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["Splinter" Apparently Popular Name For Wooden Cars]]> The Splinter wooden supercar we saw last week is apparently going to be the second car bearing the foreboding moniker. Artist Isaac Cohen displayed his version of a wooden car named Splinter a couple of weeks ago at the Houston Art Car Parade. The gull-wing wonder is the result of thousands of hours of work and while we're not to certain about the styling direction, at least it doesn't have a Bangle-butt. We'd be intrigued to see what this thing does in a wind tunnel, but have our reservations about this Splinter's crash worthiness. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=384620&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Unidentifiable Rolling Horror Show Has Us Questioning Balinese Sense Of Automotive Judgement]]> Here's another one from the "Ow, ow, ow, it burns make it stop" files. Pulled from a site possibly with origins in the former Soviet Socialist Republic, with absolutely no context or information, these pictures have us questioning the sanity of its maker. Talk all you want about "art cars", this is not art, it's evil. What kind of crazy person has six mufflers on their car? Sicko's have them, that's who. Last time we saw six mufflers on a car it was a malaise era Ford with more mufflers than pipe. What makes this even more ridiculous is the pictures appear to be taken in a tropical paradise of some sort. Where do you even get six exhaust pipes in a tropical paradise? UPDATE: It's in Bali. Sorry, we must have been hai. Gratuitous South Pacific reference added at no additional charge. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=372086&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What Happens To Art Cars That Break Down?]]> While we have mixed feelings about the whole art-car thing (unless the vehicle in question is as undeniably awesome as the Camera van or the Pedal-Powered Buick, of course), it's always fun to find an art car in the junkyard. They really liven up the surroundings, and they inspire all sorts of heavy musings on the Place Of Art In Society. They're actually fairly common junkyard inhabitants around these parts, since we have plenty of artists and plenty of on-their-last-legs beaters to serve as canvases. Here's a nice beaded Tercel I spotted last weekend. Cecile and Alexia, your project will live on in our hearts, long after it's been crushed and shipped to China as scrap metal! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354807&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[In Russia, Astroturf ZAZ Confounds YOUR Hoodlums!]]> While trolling the tubes for more ZAZ-related goodness by searching for "запорожец" (Zaporozhets), we stumbled across this enigmatic camera-phone video of what appears to be a ZAZ completely covered with a nicely-applied coat of Astroturf. What are we to make of this, dear readers? Are these junior hoods gearing up to bash it into a suitable tree? You tell us! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=324217&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Can You Identify The Cars On The Berwyn Car Spindle?]]> We'll spot you the Fox Fairmont, and several of the others are slam-dunks for any semi-knowledgeable car geek. But who can identify all eight cars on the very famous Car Spindle, located in a shopping mall parking lot in Berwyn, Illinois? Come on, it's way more fun than slaving in The Man's vile salt mines on a fine Monday morning. – Murilee Martin More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=271794&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[In Soviet Russia, Art Car Photographs You!]]> I don't know that I can put this any better or crazier than the author of the source site has:
"One night In the fall of 1993, Harrod Blank had a dream in which he covered his car with cameras and then drove around and took pictures of people on the streets. The public, unaware that the cameras worked, reacted naturally. At the end of the dream, Harrod looked at pictures taken with the van of faces frozen in the moment of awe, pictures so powerful that the next morning he decided to attempt to build such a vehicle in reality."
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