Lada Horse Carriage Salvage Mod - Ideal for the farm

I think this is the world's first Lada Donk salvage mod with carriage wheels modification. It was developed somewhere in Eastern Europe as part of the small footprint program. It has a whopping two horse power with massive rims and really really low profile tires. Ideal for off road farm use.

Hair Hummer Art Car by Little Willie - Detroit Hair Wars 2010

Photo by Peter Hapack for Time

I run into this picture the other day from an article in Time about the Detroit's annual Hair Wars 2010 where stylists go at it with scissors and hair products creating the most amazing hairs styles in the US. I was interested in this particular piece because it was a car, The "Hair" Hummer Art Car Styled by Little Willie and modeled by Sharv Bailey that took an entire day to create. A while back I posted about some hairy art cars with hair on top of them but never a car made from hair. I even had one from fashion week with a tire rim as a hat.

Techno Jeep Music Art Car by Julian Smith

This amazing Techno Jeep video has got to be the first art car music piece I have ever seen and it came from Julian Smith.tv. Julian and his friends use ACTUAL sounds from a Jeep by mics to pick up the various sound elements. The sounds are then fed into sound board, recorded and then looped back to create the techno sound in this video (I think that's how it works). It took about two weeks to rehearsal and 7 hours of filming resulting in a video worthy of mention here on art car central

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.

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

Drako 4x4 beast gives woman new life

more photos the inside is fantastic.

Draco Steelworks 4x4 is an expedition style, all wheel drive luxury motor home that has given Ms. Johnson a new lease on life after she came down with crippling Lyme disease. full story. It has a 190 gallon diesel fuel tank, broadband Internet satellite, a 20,000 pound hydraulic winch mounted on the front, does 0 to 49 in 35 seconds and goes off road. Inside it has insulated aluminum window shutters on all windows, a three-burner propane stove with oven, a ceramic tiled bathroom with accented hardware, security system and mobile GPS with voice prompting. It also has bear foot prints painted on the side to make it look less scary. Check out the video its a great story.

Jeepney Bus - Art Bus from the Phillipines

I got a tip about these amazing art buses in the Philippines called a Jeepney Bus. I had never heard of them until now and that is why I love it when people email photos and post links in the comments of web sites were I can find new and interesting art vehicles. Keep them coming.

4x4 Jeep Art Car goes nowhere

Photo by roadsidenut
This 4x4 Jeep Art Car is truly a wonderful piece of work, and I don't mean that in the negative sense at all. Its purely sculptural piece created from found object out there in Moab, Utah. Its made up of rusty tools, license plates, nuts and bolts, backhoes, picks and shovels, saw blades, industrial sprockets and springs. I wonder where the car is registered?

Haitian Art Bus - Doesn't break for anything

Photo by M_Eriksson

This Haitian off Road Art Bus will not only get you there, but will look good over comming any obstacle. By the looks of the massive grill up front, I don't think it breaks for anything.