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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Best Man Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car for the Busy

If you’d like to get married in a special place that doesn’t have a church or chapel nearby, you can always call upon the services of the Best Man mobile wedding chapel. This Art Car is a 1942 American la France, converted by professional tuners, on a TV show called “Trick My Truck”. It belongs to Darrell Best, an ordained minister who uses it to get people married, wherever they like. Based in Shelbyville, Illinois, the Best family travels across the Midwest, at various wedding destinations. Once the service is over why not go over to Florida and rent the Nautilimo, a pink boat that looks like stretch limo.

Best Man Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car for the Busy
On the Move Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car Photo by Rex Features

Best Man Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car for the Busy
Wedding taking place on the Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car Photo by Rex Features

Best Man Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car for the Busy
Mobile Wedding Chapel Art Car Pipes Above photos via CMT

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

15 ways to freak people out while driving - Double Trouble Art Car

If you are the kind of person who wants it both ways then welding two front ends of a car together might be your cup of tea or coffee. Or maybe you just happen to have two cars of the same make that were recently rear ended. These cars definitely have a better turning radius and definitely can get themselfs in and out of tight parking spots. Besides, they make it really easy to freak people out.
















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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Muffler Mobiles and the Muffler Shops that Made Them

Meineke Muffler Mobile Art Car
Meineke Muffler Mobile Art Car

I run into this muffler art car on Jalopnik last night and where there is one muffler car there is another.

This "Muffler mobile" was created by Joe, Scott, and Steve Minghelli, family owners of two Meineke muffler shops in Southern New Jersey. They started out by creating art from used mufflers laying around like muffler men, muffler dogs, muffler waffle irons and then one day got serious and made the Muffler mobile. They started out with a Datsun truck and stripped it down to its frame. Then they rebuilt the frame from exhaust tubing welded to the Datsun and then covered it with sixteen gauge steel panels to create the distinctive muffler shape. I guess if a muffler shop is serious enough about their muffler business to build a muffler art car, then they might be a good shop get your muffler replaced.

So here is the complete set of muffler shops around the country you might want to check out next time your car needs a new muffler. I wonder if these cars need to get smogged every hear?

Kelly's Pimp My Muffler Art Car
Kelly's Pimp My Muffler Art Car via
Muffler Hut Pink Muffler Mobile
Muffler Hut Pink Muffler Mobile via
Steve's Muffler Mobile
Steve's Muffler Mobile via
Keith's Muffler Shop Art Car
Keith's Muffler Shop Art Car via
Seeburg Muffler Art Car
Seeburg Muffler Art Car via
Muffler Art Car
Muffler Art Car via
5 Star Mosaic Muffler Art Car
5 Star Mosaic Muffler Art Car via

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Milking it at Burning Man on Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle

Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle at Night with Lights
The Milktropolis mutant vehicle was built by Jon Zensius, Bob Dow, Natalie Zensius and Stephanie Rose for this years burning man event. This project took 9 months of hard work and was a test of their skills, friendships and marriages.

It's wood and fiberglass and a wee bit of steel in the corners on a Ford Explorer body. The Cereal Bowl seats 8 and the carton accommodates 4. There are 100 hand sewn cereal shaped pillows in the bowl for comfort.

It's driven from up in the carton area and the drive train is done with bike chains from steering wheel to a home brew rotor and back to steering wheel. Gas and brakes are controlled via one of the former power window motors. It also has over 5000 LED lights for night time driving, that runs on a 1000w portable generator.

Passengers have the pleasure of entering Milktropolis via a "spoon" ladder and exit via a pool slide. It was a huge hit and we will returning in 2011 with a few modifications in case you missed it but my only question is 1% or 2%???
Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle under Construction at Burning Man Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle at Burning Man Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle At Burning Man
Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle with Slide View at Dusk Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle and Friends Milktropolis Mutant Vehicle in action at Burning Man Day Time

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Dumpster Driving - Keep your trash and drive it too.

Dumpster Driving  - Keep your trash and drive it too.
Here is what happens when a dumpster diver takes his trash collections to the next level by making a "Dumpster Driver". A car for people who stock pile trash in the back seat, so they can keep the trash and drive it too. via

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Hot Turbo VW Radio Flyer Art Car Built by Toby Hall

Turbo VW Radio Flyer Art Car
Hot Turbo VW Radio Flyer Art Car Built by Toby Hall
Toby Hall is one of those people who will forever remain a kid at heart, just by looking at his latest creation. He recently built a full size Radio Flyer on a VW bug chassis, with a 1641cc flat-four and a Renault 5 turbo that will turn heads and burn rubber. Toby got the idea by watching Tool Time on TV during an episode when Tim the Toolman brought home a motorized Radio Flyer as a Christmas gift. He knew instantly that he had to build one and then went out and got busy. Toby spent a lot of time building his new toy with a tubed frame, bomber style seats, exposed engine and a great paint job. One the coolest features is the tow that can be pulled both by car and by hand when the handle is tilted down. Toby's Radio Flyer was just featured in this months volksworld magazine out of the UK and its my prediction that his art car will go viral. So glad we could have another hot Radio Flyer along with the one Bob Castaneda built in the US back in 1996.
Turbo VW Radio Flyer Art Car With Other Radio Flyers Turbo VW Radio Flyer Art car Underneath 1641 Turbo VW Radio Flyer Art Car Engine

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Bamboo Taxis Hit the Streets of the Phillipines

Bamboo Taxis Hit the Streets of the Philipines

Rustico Balderian, mayor of Tabontabon in the Philippines rolled out two amazing taxis crafted from bamboo as a result of looking for a low-cost, fuel-efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly alternative to motorcycles. These are made from 90% bamboo that are powered by coconut biodiesel.

The vehicles are called the Eco 1 and Eco 2. The Eco 1 seats 20 people and can run on one gallon of biodiesel for about 80 hours. Eco 2 works just as well, but seats around 8. Both vehicles are made by Tabontabon’s out-of-school youth, 90% of each vehicle is made out of bamboo, and they are covered in traditional Filipino woven mats called banig.via

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Friday, September 3, 2010

Igloonator 2000 - "Cool" Igloo Mobile Art Car

Igloonator 2000 -  Igloo Mobile Art Car
Igloonator 2000 -  Igloo Mobile Art Car
One New Yorker found a way to keep cool this summer by converting their Toyota car into an igloo. What better way to stay cool in traffic on the way to work than to be sitting in the "Igloonator 2000" art car conversion kit. A natural way to keep cool for hours on end and never having to waste gas with the AC turned on. The Igloomobile was for sale on craigslist a while back .via

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Penguin Martini Shaker Car For Sale

Martini Shaker Penguin Car For Sale Martini Shaker Penguin Car Hood 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.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

World's Smallest Car - Postman Pat by Perry Watkins

Perry Watkins took the frame of the "Postman Pat" children's ride in the UK and mounted it on a quad mini-bike, using its 150cc engine. The car has a windshield wiper, lights and signals, mirrors, fire paint job, fake racing exhaust pipes and engine blower. It can hit a top speed of 40 MPH, it is now legal to drive on the road and has received confirmation that his creation - only 39in high and 26in wide - is the smallest car ever built. Also world's most expensive chiropractor bill.

Postman Pat Art Car by Perry Watkins
Perry in his Postman Pat
Perry on the road again with his Postman Pat
The inner workings of Postman Pat

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Life Size Lego Car

Life Size Lego Car
Now this is what I am talking about, not just a Mini car covered in Legos, but a Mini car that has become a life size Lego wonder. I am predicting this Lego art car will become an Internet sensation in about a week. Will the owner of this Lego art car step forward and be congratulated for a job well done:) This car was seen at Dapitan St., Sampaloc Manila.
via and Makezine

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Friday, August 20, 2010

WhaleMobile For Sale - Going Slow

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 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.

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Lady of Trasportation at The Houston Art Car Parade 2010

Lady of Trasportation at The Houston Art Car Parade 2010

Lady of Transportation is an art car created by Amber Eagle built on a semi truck and covered with multiple VW car hoods, trunks and varios other parts salvaged from many many VW's. She was seen again at this years Houston Art Car Parade last weekend.

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