a few cool photos from Coolamundo! tumbler

Above photo by Simon Wright

Above is an Alfa 1938 8C 2900b Le Mans

above: BMW 328 Mille Miglia Büegelfalte

mcdonnell douglas xf 85 goblin

via: http://sharonov.tumblr.com/

Kienholz, Back Seat Dodge '38

via: http://kunst.gymszbad.de/zab2006/ts-1/kienholz/kienholz.htm

1964 sculpture expressing the "bedroom on wheels" statement about the older generation who were sexualy charged teens in the 30's, but became hypocrites and criticized the 60's sexually charged teens.

So, why post it? I'd love to see a '38 Dodge customized like this, sort of looking like a COE

Long term parking, art by Arman

Monument to Emile Levassor

Emile Levassor; Pioneering car inventor, racer, and victor of the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris 1895 enduring 48 continuous hours of virtually nonstop driving, a feat possibly not yet repeated. Ok, it was at an average of 15 mph, but that was incredible for 1895.

This monument (raised in 1907) is likely the most grandious tributes ever erected to an automobilist.

Monument to the car

On November 26, 1907, a stone monument was inaugurated square Parodi, boulevard de l'Amiral Buix in Paris XVI °, in honor of Emile Levassor and pioneers of the industry and motorsport. The sculptor Jules Dalou represented Levassor driving the car on which he had won the race Paris-Bordeaux-Paris. This monument, funded by public subscription, was presented to the City of Paris.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Levassor

(StillOutThere commented contrary, disagreeing about the monument... fact check before you post a disagreement on facts, I'm always wrong in my opinion, just ask my girlfriend... but rarely about facts StillOutThere... )

The sculptures of J Nesse... oh wow! Here are a couple, go to his website for lots more!

http://nessesculpture.com/ and then look over the hot rods... wow!

Team Joe Bar, French motorcycle comic strip

The notorious adventures of a mad and passionate motorcycle rider and his friends, and the bar they hang out in.

For up close pics of the sculpture: http://ottonero.blogspot.com/2008/12/speed-on-table.html

http://samblob.livejournal.com/94447.html

Micheal Ulman, artist extra ordinary

http://picasaweb.google.com/michaelulmanart/

Compelling Art from Found Objects

http://sleetapawang.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!BD09644C5F6E196D!399.entry

For those of us who enjoy seeing the progression of a build you are in luck. Michael was kind enough to allow Motorfoot to publish some images by photographer Justin Craig Roth showing the stages of fabrication.

http://www.motorfoot.com/blog/post/2009/01/28/Gone-Postal-One-Insane-Hot-Rod-Coupe.aspx

http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2008/03/art-of-michael-ulman.html

Motorcycle art, made from watch parts

Via Pixdaus

Art from ordinary cool objects

Above was made from a 1946 Electrolux

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockwasher/sets/72157602020950948/detail/

Via http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2008/05/art-of-lockwasher.html

Made from miniature electronics

I think these were from http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

Cute? Yes. Cool? Yes.

This F1 car was constructed by the Lola company and originally designed by its founder and owner, Eric Broadley for the Bowmaker Racing Team. This cartoony take on the Lola Mk4 is from the Ichiyama's Paper Cards site http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~kamaboko/ I'd show you more examples... but then your mind would be blown... and we can't have that this early in the week.

The above is from the www.nissan.co.jp/EVENT/PAPERCRAFT/&hl=en company website.

Brazilian artist making motorcycle art from old watches

Brazilian artist Jose Geraldo Pfau Kings http://www.automotto.org/entry/choppers-made-from-watches/

James Corbett car parts sculptures

http://www.jamescorbettart.com/default.html is the artists website, but you can see more galleries of his works at the following

http://hooniverse.com/blog/2009/11/26/name-that-part-ridiculously-challenging-edition/

http://www.autofiends.com/index.php/2008/09/awesome-aussie-car-sculptor-james-corbett/

http://www.totaltravel.com.au/link.asp?fid=645811

http://www.johndaviesgallery.com/exhibitionsView.asp?exhibitionTitle=James%20Corbett%20-%20Car%20Part%20Sculptor%20Extraordinaire&exhibitionID=12

Found in the Jan 2009 Octane Magazine