4 Beautiful Mini Art Cars Need Your Vote

Four local Artist in Houston Texas took part in this weeks Mini Art Car Project painted four 2010 Mini Cooper models, transforming them into four very amazing and beautiful Art Cars. You can vote on your favorite one right now and the winning entry will be featured in front of Stella Sola at 1001 Studewood Houston, TX.

Animated Robots Mini Art Car by Robynn Sanders

This mini art car is an exploration of the idea of robots as toys, and is its painted with robots zipping along an assembly line working and goofing off.

Peter Max Mini Art Car by Rebecca Bass

This convertible mini art car is a homage to groovy psychedelic pop hippie hero, artist Peter Max.

Oil Spill Mini Art Car by Michelle Reyna

This mini art car got hit with many oil spill monsters on the prowl for their next victim, created Michelle Reyna and various community artists

Ivory Leaves Mini Art Car by Kim Granneman

Ivory Leaves grace the exterior of this mini art car in a classy and whimsical style with a few blind spots.

Photos By Katy Andesron

Sleep Tight in the Mercedes Bed

For the Mercedes owner who has everything now you can own a bed made from a Mercedes 8 Coupe - the W115. This unique Art Car Bed comes with its very own under hood, headlights, turn signals, headlight wiper/wash system - they don’t work though - reading lamps, an upholstered headboard, and a nice little comfortable bed to sleep on.

This is the perfect way to get some rest knowing your night trip ahead will be a safe one. Check out this Chevy Bed and don't forget to buckle up and . via

The Duckmobile Art Car by Jen Mulder

The Duckmobile was just sent in by Jen Mulder a Toyota 89 Camry with a whopping 260,000 miles covered in rubber ducks. She lives in Madison WI and fortunately for Jen there is plenty of room for more rubber ducks to be added to the sides and hubcaps. Jen also made the big time in a feature done by her local news about her business The Electric Needle and her amazing and fun Duckmobile, great job!!! That blue really makes those ducks stand out:):):)

Car Henge Made from Cars

Stonehendge? No no, it’s Carhendge! This cool Stonehendge replica is located in Nebraska (U.S.) and it’s made with cars. Someone had way too much time on their hands, but amazingly, the final result turned out pretty cool.

The Super Duper Trooper Raygun by Robynn Sanders - RIP

The Super Duper Trooper Raygun in all its former glory.

I am sorry to announce the passing of The Super Duper Trooper Raygun a Toyota SUV created by Robynn Sanders who recently finished a painting a MINI Couper called Animated Robots. It seems that the Raygun had a close encounter of the wrong kind and is now headed to the "Yard" on its last and final mission.

Here is what Robynn had to say about her art car.

"The Super Duper Trooper Raygun is
Highly Mobile, Interplanetary, Multi-Functional, Search & Destroy, Deatomizing Super Duper Trooper Raygun


Designed to protect earthlings from evil invaders. Equipped with Electro-fizzilating Cosmic Clouding Bubbles that cleanse the world of dirty doing, also Dual-action bastardy deed Destroying Darts, High Intensity Multi-wavelength Cosmic Rays that de-atomize evil invaders and last but not least Hypersensitive Sound Blasters."

It was a cosmic and complex car, with many life saving properties and it will be missed.

Painted Cuban Plane by Xavier Cortada

This beautiful painted bi-plane was created by artist Xavier Cortada in 2005.

The Cuban Monument to Freedom, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to preserve, promote and present the Painted Cuban Plane and Freedom Luggage Installation created by Miami artist Xavier Cortada. The organization was created to ensure that the experiences of individual Cuban exiles do not fade from memory.

Xavier Cortada was born in Albany, New York and was raised and lives in Miami. The Cuban-American artist holds three degrees from the University of Miami. His work has been shown across four continents and is in the permanent collection of The World Bank. Cortada has been commissioned to create art for government agencies (the White House, Miami City Hall), cultural institutions (Miami Art Museum, Museum of Florida History) and corporations (Nike, Heineken). Major collaborative art projects include International AIDS murals in Switzerland and South Africa, peace murals in Northern Ireland and Cyprus and child welfare murals in Bolivia and Panama.

Jet Powered Bicycle is Spelled "Crazy"

The only way to spell Jet Powered Bicycle is C-R-A-Z-Y because that is what you have to be to ride this thing. Its on way to get to work faster than your average cyclist, but make sure the brakes work.

WhaleMobile For Sale - Going Slow

Ever thought of driving your very own WhaleMobile? Well now is your chance and for the very low low price of $150 this blubbering beauty can be yours today. The WhaleMobile is listed For Sale on Craigslist located in Cape Girardeau and the contact number is 573-334-4363.

It was built on the frame of a 1986 Yugo Cabrio with 38k Miles by the owners grandfather after it the body was badly damaged in a freak hailstorm. Grandpa got this crazy idea in his head to turn this thing into a whale car. How weird, you wake up one day and decide to make an art car, you start building, people think you are strange and your whole life makes a turn for the interesting.

Anyways, the WhaleMobile has new tires, working headlights, a lever inside the cockpit controls the whale tail and a working blow hole that shoots water. Perfect for parades and kids parties, not street legal yet but I am sure its sea worthy.

IFSM - Interactive Functional Scuplture Mobile by Ken

Photo By Harod Blank

Ken from Bizbee, Arizona is the proud owner and creator of the IFSM - Interactive Functional Sculpture Mobile. I am not sure what kind of art car it is but its covered in all kinds of recycled objects and gifts given to Ken over the years.
I especially like the Mona Lisa on the door and the sign on the front side fender that says: "Take  a photo, leave a buck". Nice work Ken:) This photo was sent in by Queen Becky

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

Little Bit of Nonsense Art Car by Randy Blair

Little Bit of Nonsense art car was just sent in by Randy Blair shown here with his wife Wendy Wanda at this years Houston Art Car Parade. Its a tiny 2007 Toyota Yaris, that's completely covered with Dichroic glass, magnets, bumper stickers, toys and a ton of other things that he has made. This would be under the "Holy Moley" category I am about to create. Photo by Paul McRae

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.

Penguin Martini Shaker Car For Sale

This 1985 Mercury Grand Marqui penguin car is for sale for only 1000 bucks, only if you really really really want it now on craigslist. Its claim to fame, a single penguin martini shaker as a hood ornament, and a stuffed one in the back window. I think its time to cut back on the martinis for a while, I don't know, I am just saying.

VersaTile Art Car by Big Al

photo by Krazy Horse

"VersaTile" is 1971 Buick Centurion (455cu V-8) covered with over 600 pounds of ceramic tile and china plates and 100 caulk tubes of Silicone. Created by Al "Big Al" Bartell, this 5,200 pound behemoth is a mosaic masterpiece. Big Al spent six months carefully crafting "Versatile." The car defines opposites: sun/moon, day/night, heaven/hell, male/female, coyote/road runner...The sleek lines of this Buick make an excellent surface for the broken shards of tile and plates that Big Al collected from garage sales and from his family then meticulously glued them each into place. "VersaTile" is Big Al's first art car, but you'd never know it by looking at it. via

Ford Van Art Car Covered with Kitchen Sinks

I found this Ford Van covered in pretty much everything, I think I see an alien in there somewhere and I am still looking for the kitchen sink. Anyone know the owner??? via

I just found out that this art car called "Peace the temple of one love" created by “Brother One Feather” and here is the video of him telling his story.

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.

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