Showing posts with label Chevrolet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chevrolet. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Friday, June 15, 2012

Ugly Corvettes or Art Cars in Disguise?

Ugly Corvettes or Art Cars in Disguise that is the question I have for you today. Over at Jalopnik
this Dragon Corvette is considered ugly but here its an art car in "process". Even though it was voted "single worst custom Corvette in history" it will find save haven here with the rest of us who took perfectly good cars and added "personal" touches. While I was out an about I found a few more corvettes that needed to come out of the rain.

Dragon Corvette - Budget Mod Art Car
Dragon Corvette - Budget Mod Art Car

Painted Corvette Art Car by Buckeye-Front
Painted Corvette Art Car by Buckeye-Front

Painted Corvette by Buckeye Art Car-Side
Painted Corvette by Buckeye Art Car-Side

Rocket Corvette - Super Mod
Rocket Corvette - Super Mod

Red Bull Corvette-Super Mod
Red Bull Corvette -Super Mod

Ribbon Corvette - Super Mod
Ribbon Corvette - Super Mod

Penny Corvette Art Car
Penny Corvette Art Car

Speading the Facebook Love

Speading the Facebook Love
It was only a matter of time before the facebook art car hit the roads, and here it is. Complete with login gas tank and a profile picture of the passenger hanging out the window, but where is the "like" button? via Jalopnic

19 Donk Cars Covered in Candy Paint

Some time ago I posted a video about a cars covered in Cheetos and Doritos vinyl graphics, and the other day I found the ultimate Facebook car called a "Donk". I got some grief over it because one of my art car friends did not think it was considered an "art car". For me its a unique form of expression that deserves some face time here on Art Car Central. They also look like a lot of fun to drive around in so I managed to find 19 top corporate brand covered cars with famous cereal, snack and drink names.

These "hi-riser" or "sky-scrapers" cars have gigantic rims ranging from 22" to 30"and extremely high ground clearance that resemble urban 4x4's,  are called "Donks". The term "Donk" came from the impala symbol on any Chevy impala from the year 1971 to 1976, because the symbol looked like a "donkey". It became popular in the south to cover these cars with name brands using vinyl car wrap technology.

The most popular type of car used are Chevrolet models, namely the Impala, Caprice, Monte Carlo, and Chevelle. Other models that are frequently made into hi-risers include the G-body Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass, El Camino, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Pontiac Bonneville.

So for your sweat tooth, cereal and salty snack enjoyment, I present to you 19 tasty Donk car treats.
Cheetos Donk Art Car You Hoo Donk Art Car Gatorade Donk Art Car
Crunch Donk Art Car Three Musketeers Donk Art Car Whoppers Donk Art Car
Skittles Donk Art Car Reese's Donk Art Car Hershey's Donk Art Car
Lucky Charms Donk Art Car Frosted Flakes Donk Art Car Fruit Loops Donk Art Car
Kool Aid Donk Art Car Lemonhead Donk Art Car Sunkist Donk Art Car
M&M's Donk Art Car Fun Dip Donk Art Car Trix Donk Art Car

Diddie Wah Diddie Art Car

Diddie Wah Diddie Art Car
Chevy truck, mostly 1963, purchased in 1975 in Poteau, OK. Primary transportation until 1985 (known then as the Turkey Truck due to stickers on doors). Dead by the side of the road until 2007. Concept & all paint by Dixie Rhyne, resurrection by Billy Banks. Located in NW Arkansas, daily driver. Still in process.