What did you see on the road today?

[Matt Bacon]

45 minutes ago, Ulf said:

Hand painted, swirls, brush strokes and odd color combinations.

Well, either that IS the Andy Warhol “Art Car” or someone has gone to great lengths to produce an accurate replica…

best,

M.

[Ulf]

10 minutes ago, Matt Bacon said:

Well, either that IS the Andy Warhol “Art Car” or someone has gone to great lengths to produce an accurate replica…

best,

M.

It is, ok not on the road but so unique that I couldn't resist posting a picture.

It was really an experience to see it live.

The gallerist told me it was insured up to 70 million dollars.

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, Ulf said:

Hand painted, swirls, brush strokes and odd color combinations.

😬

 

That car was in the news a couple years ago.

https://art-for-a-change.com/blog/2022/11/last-generation-attacks-andy-warhol-bmw.html

Edited May 18 by Can-Con

[FoMoCo66]

10 hours ago, Ulf said:

Hand painted, swirls, brush strokes and odd color combinations.

😬

 

That's what they call modern art, or just abstract (but when you do it on a car 😬).

[PatW]

The BMW M1 was painted by a top surrealist artist Andy Warhol upwards of 40 years ago

[A modeler named mike]

A few days ago I caught this truck coming out of a local restaurant. Must have been a show earlier that day. I didn't get pictures of but also saw a White 56 T-bird, a red '32 Ford coupe with a flame job, and an  older ('50's) maroon Porsche convertible.

[Earl Marischal]

A Vauxhall Monaro. Our homegrown version of the Aussie muscle car. Only one I’ve ever seen.

steve

 

Edited May 22 by Earl Marischal

[Zen]

A GTO!

Could never figure out why they made the rear wheel well so small on these cars.

[espo]

7 hours ago, Earl Marischal said:

A Vauxhall Monaro. Our homegrown version of the Aussie muscle car. Only one I’ve ever seen.

steve

 

In the US these were marketed as Pontiac GTO's. Bought a new '05, it reminded me of when my hair was long and my stomach was flat, unlike now. 

[sfhess]

6 hours ago, Zen said:

A GTO!

Could never figure out why they made the rear wheel well so small on these cars.

I have always wondered about that as well.  There are a lot of cars that have the same issue.

[Beans]

In the parking lot at work

[Falcon Ranchero]

Saw a Thunderbird, white ‘59.

[SSNJim]

A Lamborghini Revuelto and a Volkswagen ID Buzz. 

[Ulf]

Stockholm Sweden 

[A modeler named mike]

Today was The Mayhem Truck and car show in Westminster Md. I pedaled old Yeller up to see what was on display. A lot of slammed pickups and some vintage street muscle and even a few odd ball vehicles. I won't bombard you all with everything there, but here's a few worth passing on. 

Edited May 24 by A modeler named mike

[A modeler named mike]

And then there was this VW bug. The owner said it was a concept build from HOT VW magazine in the 80's and had been a show vehicle until he bought it for his wife. 

[stitchdup]

15 minutes ago, A modeler named mike said:

And then there was this VW bug. The owner said it was a concept build from HOT VW magazine in the 80's and had been a show vehicle until he bought it for his wife. 

It was featured in Mike Key's hot bugs book too along with volksworld (i have it somewhere) and chrome and flames mags among others.

[A modeler named mike]

17 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

It was featured in Mike Key's hot bugs book too along with volksworld (i have it somewhere) and chrome and flames mags 

The new owner did some modifications to make it more road worthy. He said his wife drives it now and then. Supposedly the underbelly is just as trick painted as the topside. No way I was crawling under it.

Edited May 24 by A modeler named mike

[FoMoCo66]

A black channeled 32 ford roadster with a small block chevy at a quick star.

[Phildaupho]

A real Excaliber. Had not seen one for decades. 

[The Junkman]

39 minutes ago, Phildaupho said:

A real Excaliber. Had not seen one for decades. 

 

Not to one up you but the last one I saw was in West Hollywood, about 1979 and was being driven by Rod Stewart (yeah, that one).  Had a smashing blonde next to him to.

[The Junkman]

A 1969 Olds Cutlass S, white with gold highlights.  Overall condition was fair, a few dents around the periphery.  Not a Hurst Olds but moving in that direction.

[oldcarfan]

This morning I came out of the store to find my car had made friends with two more of it's twins. A little later I got passed by an old-school Volvo doing un-Volvo stuff. It was driving around 85 and I barely got a pic before it was on the horizon. Looked nice, no rust and shiny paint. From the exhaust sound it sounded like it might have had a V-8 transplant. 

Finally, I passed this guy on the way home, another ex-Forest Service truck earning a living doing construction work. I started a thread a while ago because our town has more than it's fair share of these trucks. Seems one of the used car dealers bought a bunch of them at auction. I'd love to have one as I love that color.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

On 5/24/2025 at 3:54 PM, A modeler named mike said:

Today was The Mayhem Truck and car show in Westminster Md. I pedaled old Yeller up to see what was on display. A lot of slammed pickups and some vintage street muscle and even a few odd ball vehicles. I won't bombard you all with everything there, but here's a few worth passing on. 

A lot of cool rides out there, but the cleanest by far is that bicycle. 

[A modeler named mike]

1 minute ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

A lot of cool rides out there, but the cleanest by far is that bicycle. 

Thanks.. it's a Firestone Cruiser. Not sure of the year, but it was once my uncle when he was young boy, He's in his 70's now. I'm not sure if it was a hand me down to him.