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In America, the automobile has always been a vehicle for personal expression. We tend to judge people by their cars, which even at their plainest convey youth, wealth, or style. Some drivers, however, take the automobile's expressive potential to extremes: these drivers are artists, and their vehicles are "art cars."
Although they are impossible to describe, art cars are instantly recognizable. If I were to spray-paint my car purple, I would have a purple car; however, I would not necessarily have an art car. Art cars tend to be lovingly hand-painted, and they carry designs found nowhere else. If I slapped 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, but by the 1980s, they realized, "Hey, I'm not the only one doing this!" If you want to understand the art car phenomenon, go to an art car parade, take a camera, and be ready for anything.
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