1 .		In America, the automobile has always been a vehicle for personal expression. We tend to judge people by their cars. Even at their plainest, cars convey youth, wealth, or style. Some drivers take the automobile's expressive potential to extremes. These drivers are artists. Their vehicles are "art cars." Art cars are impossible to describe. Art cars are instantly recognizable. I could spray-paint my car purple. I would have a purple car. I would not necessarily have an art car. Art cars tend to be lovingly hand-painted. They carry designs found nowhere else. I could slap bumper-stickers all over my car. Few car artists would be impressed. Art cars are covered with surprising items like pennies, cameras, dolls, and sculptures, One famous art car carries a model of a lighthouse on the roof. Another has a chassis made of wrought iron that has been hammered into lace-like patterns. Harrod Blank, creator of the art car documentary Wild Wheels, insists that art cars are road-worthy and driven. They do not just ornament driveways. In the 1960s and 70s, car artists often thought they were unique. By the 1980s, they realized, "Hey, I'm not the only one doing this!" You may want to understand the art car phenomenon. Go to an art car parade, take a camera, and be ready for anything.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.