Prestigious Car: June 2009

11th Annual Seattle Art Car- Blowout

This awesome pictures were taken by the who also took the time to write down the names of the cars and the wonderful artist who made them at this years 11th Annual Seattle Art Car- Blowout. If any you have more info on these cars please email me and I can post a detailed entry about your car. Some of the other cars that where there and have been featured on Art Car Central were The Vain Van, Eartha Karr, Aero Car, Leopard Bernstein and Rot N'Hell

SPACE JUNK Art Car by Rot N' Hell

Godspeed 818 Art Car by Phil Teller - Seattle, WA

The Mock 7 Art Car by Daniel Johnston - Bellingham, WA.

Bruce Art Car by Joanne Quinn Owens - Bay Area CA

The Octopod Art Car by Emily Hall - Portland, OR

Flutterbug Art Car by Konnie Mae - Ashland, OR

Flivver Art Car by Joy Johnston - Oregon

Drala the Dragon Art Car By Bruman of Berkeley, CA

Attila the Fun Art Car by Tish Smith - CANADA

All photos were taken by The KronoNaut

Japanese Car Tree - Christmas will never be the same again

via boing boing

That's right folks, Christmas will never be the same again because of this one image of a Japanese Car Tree. This comes to us via a Japanese Junkyard were a Japanese hackberry tree sprouted from a seed 25 years ago and managed to lift a car in the air. The workers there built a small fence around the tree protecting it as it grows. I think this is the birth of a whole new line of Christmas ornaments that will enabling consumer recycle all the old cars from going to waste. The only problem see is finding a base strong enough to support the tree from falling down on top of the kids Christmas morning. Would this be covered under your car insurance, who knows.

Michael Jackson dies at age 50 - His collection of mini-art cars

Michael Jackson died today at age 50 died after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital late Thursday afternoon. This is his collection of mini-art cars that look like they might have once been part of a Disneyland ride, a bit on the boring side but I just wanted to make sure he got his due here on Art Car Central. May he rest in peace and our best wishes go to all his family and fans.

Pig Food Art Truck - The MaximusMinimus

Maximus Minimus or The Pig Food Art Truck is the brainchild of Kurt Beecher Dammeier up in seattle who also is the person behind Beecher’s Cheese and other Seattle food endeavors. Kurt hired local designer Collin Reedy to make it all happen and ended up up with a superb Pig Art Truck that deserves a place here on art car central. They serve pulled pork sandwiches but also have veg sandwich with fennel, onions, and bulgur for vegetarians and vegans who might be "pork challenged". I love the fact that it looks so industrial and heavy duty as if it was in one of those end of the world apocalyptic movies. I can see it now, the last remaining source of food in a land filled with mutants all trying to get in for a bite to eat. The truck is racing through barriers of steel and flaming cars. I see the flame thrower coming out of the nostrils and deadly gas out of the back end. And don't forget the two.50 caliber mounted inside the ears. With this bullet proof beauty there is new hope for the remnants of the "Fast Food Chain Wars" that destroyed our planet in 2025. Wow what a rant.

Go Kart Stop Motion video- Art Car Chairs

Tornado Attack Car by Steve Green - The Art of Staying Alive Inside a Tornado

The question is asked is Steve Green's Tornado Attack Car an Art Car. My answer is a big YES. Steve Green has mastered the art of staying alive inside a tornado by building a custom car that can withstand an attack from mother nature. He did this by building a car with military grade windows that was pretty much impervious to high winds and the ability to drop to the ground in seconds preventing the car from getting sucked up. Steve Green used to be a NASCAR driver and that is also why the car looks so much like a race car. More info here.

Creepy Crawler Brain Art Car For Babies

I found this Creepy Crawler Brain Art Car For Babies and I had to post it, why? because it's all the rage this year. Can you imagine driving this beauty down the mall, freak city!!!!!

Squirly Whirly Art Car by Tré Taylor

Squirly Whirly Art Car by Tré Taylor was first seen at last weeks Maker Faire in San Mateo CA. It was one of the many art cars that came, but it was the only one that had never been seen before. Tré told me that she and her friend had just put the finishing touches the night before and drove it Saturday morning to be at the Maker Faire. She drove Squirly Whirly the slow way up El Camino to San Mateo from Santa Clara since Squirly had not been road tested for highway speeds. Squirly Whirly is actually the car formerly known as the candle car and Tré is also the creator of the famous Fahrvernpüssy Lounge now in the shop for some repairs. Squirly is covered in fans and the giant Squirel holding a nut is named Larry. Check out the video, its much better live.

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