Tag: car
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Artist Documents The Best License Plates That People Have Spotted On Cars
There's something about vanity license plates that can cause a severe case of eye-roll; this person refuses to make do with a random assortment of letters and numbers like the rest of us and insists on making a statement. "Oh, look at me everybody!" Well not always. While some use the opportunity to promote themselves, their…
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Enthusiast Documents The Most Epic Bus And Van Conversions
Picture your ideal backyard and magnify it into a vast valley of wildflowers or transform it into a serene beach with crashing waves – that is the oasis some people have created for themselves by taking their homes on the open road. Van life is a growing lifestyle among adventurers who convert old buses and…
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In The 1970s, Volkswagen Released A Car That Was Half Bug, Half Campervan Called The “Bug Camper”
If you lived through the 1970s, you might remember the Super Bugger, a cross between the Volkswagen Beetle and an RV or camper. The Super Bugger used fiberglass paneling to construct a small living space behind the two front seats, and cost $6,000 in 1975. They . One couple, who have since maintained their Volkswagen Beetle camper,…
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Car Crash Survivors Proudly Pose For A Chilling Photo Project To Raise Awareness About Seatbelt Safety
Shocking portraits of the searing bruises that seatbelts can leave behind after a crash are being celebrated as survival badges of honor, and showing the importance of belting up. The initiative is part of an NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) campaign to reduce the number of deaths on NZ roads. According to them, 90 people die…
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Old Car Hubcaps Transformed into Amazing Animal Sculptures
For over twelve years now, Brighton, UK-based artist Ptolemy Elrington has been morphing discarded hubcaps into amazing animal sculptures. While most of us see hubcaps as just replaceable car accessories, Elrington sees them as art, taking these scraps of metal and forming them into everything from a fish and birds, to a shark and dragons.…
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Artist Creates Beautiful Art on Dirty CARS!
Scott Wade turns dirty cars into works of art. Using a variety of brushes and painting tools, Scott has learned through much trial and error how to use dirt and mud on cars like paint. While he’s been doodling with dirt on cars since he was a child, Scott’s been serious about the craft for over…
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Artist Doodles with Sharpie Pen on Husband’s Nissan Skyline GTR
While tuning up his Nissan Skyline GTR sports car, one auto enthusiast, together with his talented and artist wife, accidentally stumbled upon an amazing way to give their sleek silver vehicle an unforgettable paintjob. The car enthusiast, who is a member of the U.S. Military, hated the car’s silver color. One evening, his wife surprised…
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The World’s First Fully Sized Lego Car That Actually Drives!
A 20-year-old mastermind from Romania has built the world’s first full-size Lego car, with a compressed air-powered Lego engine. It has space for two passengers and can hit a top speed of around 30 kph (18.6 mph). Watch this amazing clip to see it drive for yourself! Dubbed the Super Awesome Micro Project, the Lego…
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Rainbow Toy Car Installation Made from 2500 Cars
OK toy car collectors, kids, everyone else, maintain yourself. The Toy Atlas Rainbow is a wonderful installation of 2500 old toy cars by UK artist David T. Waller. The piece won the People’s Award at the Arts Depot Open in 2010. As absurdly beautiful as this thing is, don’t you just want to take a running slide into it and start playing with…