Art Cars

They're called "Art Cars," and they're right. Junkly transformations of the mass-produced into genuinely moving testimonials to the idiosyncratic.

I was immediately drawn to the gothic power of the Carthedral, looking something like what would happen if a hearse driven by Darth Vader smashed into the Watts Towers, to be worthy of the significant note given by Rebecca Caldwell, its artist/fabricator. The Cathedral, she explains: "...is a gothic cathedral built on a 1971 Cadillac hearse and modified with '59 Cadillac tailfins, a VW bug and sculpted with fiberglass over metal armatures."

Anyhow, if you're in the area, you'll be glad to know that "The West Coast's Largest Gathering of Art Cars!" will be held from September 16-19, 2004. If you see an Art Car named Big Boy, please pet it for me.