Art Cars

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1967 Chrysler Imperial yarn car
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Tim Klein of Dallas,Texas created this car with a 1967 Chrysler Imperial and over 4 miles fuzzy yarn...

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(from BMW Press Release) The BMW Art Car was conceived in 1975, the year that French auctioneer and racecar driver Herve Poulain first entered 24 Hours of Le Mans. Searching for a link between art and motorsport, Poulain asked his friend, noted artist Alexander Calder, to commission a rolling canvas on the BMW 3.0 CSL that he would race. In the years that followed, this unique combination of motorsport and BMW design fascinated the famous artists of our time. Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol have all turned BMW racing cars into Art Cars.

The Rauschenberg BMW 635 CSi Art Car - the sixth addition to BMW's collection of 15 Art Cars - is the first in which the artist used photographic methods to transfer images (including images of famous, classical paintings) to the car. Rauschenberg extended his use of Art Car motifs in his six-part, 1988 "Beamer" series - presented as transparent films on enameled aluminum and using his trademark collage techniques. The paintings will be offered for sale from the artist's private collection.

The Rauschenberg car made its first appearance in 1986 at the BMW Gallery on Park Avenue in New York City, and in 1988 made its European debut in West Berlin. Since then it has been exhibited across Europe and was a centerpiece of the acclaimed 1997 Rauschenberg retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925, Rauschenberg is recognized as one of the 20th century's most influential and prolific artists. He is credited with bridging the gap between the movements of Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. A pioneer of the "Transfer Drawing" process, he experimented in technologically sophisticated combinations of photographs and drawings. As such, his trademark BMW Art Car design includes trompe l'oeil images of Bronzino's 16th century painting "Portrait of Young Man" and Ingres's "Odalisque."

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Priced at only $130 million dollars, the 1986 Ford WOW Bus offers both exclusivity and a whole slew of add-ons rarely seen on other cars. :-)

This art car was photographed at the VCCA car show in Franklin Lakes, NJ on May 30, 2004. The sign for the car reads:

The WOW Bus
25 Thousand Pieces $640 Worth of Glue
2000 added pounds - two years and
600 hours to do!
1986 Ford School Bus

GOOP Glue - Buy it at Home Depot
Pieces came from garage sales - the
Public-dumpsters - garbage cans

Why? cause i am a wacko - Thats
why in Guinness book - insured for $3.5
million dollars

For sale - $130 million

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(from MINI Press Release) This year MINI will be supporting the Life Ball for the fifth time in a row. Together with internationally prominent guests MINI will be making a positive mark in the fight against aids on 21. May 2005 in the Vienna Town Hall. Europe's biggest Charity Event represents a very good platform for MINI to underline its social commitments.

At the event the world-famous fashion icon, Donatella Versace, will be presenting a MINI Cooper Cabrio which was designed exclusively for the Life Ball. This valuable unique specimen is being presented for the first time at the traditional Life Ball fashion show. The guests will experience how good a MINI not only feels on the road, but also on the catwalk surrounded by international models. The unique MINI with the fiery flower pattern will be auctioned after the event from 20. to 30. June 2005 on the Internet worldwide at www.ebay.at, www.ebay.de and www.ebay.it. The proceeds will go to the Life Ball.

MINI is available in a total of 7 model variants, from the MINI One D with 55 kW/75 bhp to the MINI Cooper S with 125 kW/170 bhp. In between there is the MINI One with 66 kW/90 bhp petrol engine and the MINI Cooper with 85 kW/115 bhp. The icing on the cake is the MINI Cabrio which has been available since Summer 2004 with electric soft top and a fresh design.

For more information regarding the MINI commitment at the 2005 Life Ball please visit www.mini.at/lifeball and www.lifeball.org for general information.

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(from Mini Press Release) Vienna. Once again, the big day is just around the corner - celebrities and guests from all over the world will be meeting at the 2004 Life Ball. One of the stars this year is without doubt the MINI Convertible designed by Gianfranco Ferré. This valuable one-off masterpiece will be auctioned from 7 - 17 June 2004 on www.eBay.at, www.eBay.de and www.eBay.ch for the Life Ball. Creating this unique car, Ferré has designed a special outer skin in crocodile leather look. The interior is in finest calf leather also finished by Ferré in typical crocodile design. For more information on the Life Ball 2004 and MINI's overall commitment to a good cause, visit www.mini.com/lifeball.

Anybody unable to auction this summer's open-air highlight on ebay has the opportunity to admire the MINI Convertible at dealerships as of the middle of June. Introducing the new MINI, the BMW Group has succeeded in taking up a myth as if there had not been the slightest interruption in between - more than 400,000 MINIs built since the market launch in September 2001 are clear proof of MINI's success and popularity. As a global brand, MINI - with the MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S and MINI One D - is an independent marque within the BMW Group, forming the third major pillar in the Group's premium brand strategy next to BMW and Rolls-Royce. And the new model entering the market towards the end of June is the MINI Convertible in the guise of the MINI One (66 kW/90 bhp) and MINI Cooper (85 kW/115 bhp). The MINI Cooper S Convertible developing a muscular 170 bhp, finally, will be following in August.

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Art car created by Susan Wingfield, Donna Dommel and kids. Photos taken at the 2005 EV1.net Art Car Weekend in Houston, Texas.

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(from DrakaArts Website) Art car created by Lisa Nigro. The flamethrower was designed by Flynn Mauthe.

Originally Lisa had envisioned her dragon as Shen Lung the Chinese spiritual dragon who controls the winds and the rain. She dreamed this dragon would be mobile and have wings that flapped up & down and made a sound like a bellows. Its tail would swish and snap back & forth and its surface would be cut from metal, in a series of scales, all rusted & green. Eyes glowing red with a vicious mouth, it would blow fire and orange balls of sulfurous stank. To be in keeping with the Burning Man theme of "the Body," the eerie sound of theremin playing would summon the masses to snake along with the dragon as it chased the magic pearl from one chakra to the next on it's spiritual journey ~THAT WAS THE DREAM ~ this is what actually happened...

Lisa conceived the idea of this magnificent Dragon just after completing her Fertility Goddess as Sundial for Burning Man 1999. She was on the playa reading "Wicked - The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," by Gregory McGuire, and was inspired by his description of a Dragon Clock Tower "made of hundreds of overlapping discs of copper, bronze, and iron," roaming from village to village, displaying sick and twisted puppet theatre. Lisa began work on the proposal that winter and her boyfriend, Flynn Mauthe, came up with the idea of hitching trailers together. "Like a Louisiana hayride," he said, "so participants can catch a tour of the Burning Man sites as they ride the dragon." Lisa's FERTILITY GODDESS of 1999 had given birth to the DRAGON.

What the Beast is made of

Draka had become a nocturnal beast, needing massage by day and excitement at night. At birth she measured in at 124 feet in length, 12 feet in width at her mid-section with a 30 foot wing span. Her train-like look being attributed to the connection of one box truck to three trailers. Her "Belly" was built on a Ford Econoline, one ton box truck. The interior of this old fish truck had been stripped and redecorated by the Dragon Girls to make a very plush, warm and inviting lounging environment. Sort of a modern I-Dream-of-Jeanie's Bottle where six could sleep comfortably on many a cold night.

The driver's "Cock-Pit" became a backdrop to Road-Warriors and Dragon-Lovers with its red-washed walls, fur and leather accoutrements. There was just enough room for the driver and flame-thrower controller to sit cozily next to a 30 gallon propane tank. This section, connected to the Beast's Belly, supported her head, neck and wings plus a saddle on her back. The rear of the belly was secured by two hand-made medieval-looking wooden doors, designed with a fictitious gate to heaven and hell in mind.

The second, "Bar, Lounge and Kitchen Compartment" was all about swank with its curved benches lined with red velvet and black fur, a zebra print rug and bar covered with wooden shingles. Participants were invited to have a drink, relax, and enjoy while touring Black Rock City as seen from the bowels of one amazing beast.

The third, "Entertainment Car," was created for carrying musicians, dj's, and performers like the Xtra-Action Marching Band. By the end of the event we had to temporarily remove this car. The excess of people climbing aboard was causing the Dragon to truly Drag and gouge holes into the playa floor.

The fourth and smallest "Tail Section" finished off the beast and was utilized for the storage of maintenance supplies and a generator.

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Art car created by Gregory Fleeman & David Best. Photos taken at the 2005 EV1.net Art Car Weekend in Houston, Texas.

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Art car created by Robert Blue and Sam Jones. Photos taken at the 2005 EV1.net Art Car Weekend in Houston, Texas.

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Five Seasons pickup truck by David Dorman. Photos taken at ev1 Art Car Parade in Houston, 2005.

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