It seems incredible that a soul-sucking wasteland like Houston would have a fantastic art car parade, sponsored by the Orange Show, and that Austin would have none. Well, no longer. Yesterday was Austin’s first art car parade. Did I get pictures? No. Am I an idiot? Yes. There were some wonderful creations there–my favorite, if I had to choose one, would probably be the Aero Car, a brilliantly adapted BMW bubble-car. The add-ons and paint were flawless; the interior had an altimeter fitted to the dashboard; the propeller spins.
Other notables included the Roachster, twinkle twinkle, Student Driver, Iron Maiden, the bookmobile, and of course the Objet Dart. I wish I could scare up a link for the scorpion–it was amazing.
[update: Someone else got some pictures.]
You were right about the Scorpion! That is cool. And the Aero-Car is precious. So when are YOU going to make an Art Car? (It just occurred to me that that route might have provided a dignified retirement for your old Honda … oh well.)
I must admit, walking around the pre-parade show, I was seized by a powerful urge to buy an airbrush…