Saturday, June 13, 2009

Hummer H3 made from $35,000 lottery tickets

What do you get when you use $35,000 worth of losing lottery tickets and build a car with them? A Hummer H3 perhaps? How ironic they chose a Hummer!

Brooklyn-based artists Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was collected $35,000 such tickets and built Hummer H3.

The tickets came from local bodegas, where they were discarded by unlucky patrons.

Beside looking very cool, the piece, called “Ghost of a Dream,” also has a message behind it.

Was and Ecktrom came up with the idea when they realized that most people think of buying a car when they dream about winning the lottery - hence the name of the project. They also wanted for the paper Hummer to contain the value of a real working Hummer, and they succedeed.

I wonder if they checked each and every lottry ticket, just in case, before gluing them on?

Check out the pictures:







Wednesday, June 10, 2009

10 Cool Concept Cars

A collection of 10 very cool concept cars from the past few years unveiled at motor shows around the world.

The Mazda Taiki
First unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo motor show and featured an incredible sweeping design which seemed to have been inspired by pictures of flying saucers.

The car, which Mazda said it wanted to put into production, would have featured a rotary engine based on that which powers the company's RX8.
Picture by Kevin.Ward

The Ford Bronco

The Ford Bronco concept was unveiled in 2004. It was reminiscent of the original Ford Bronco include the boxy, upright roofline, short wheelbase, round headlamps and the Bronco nameplate milled into the modern three-bar grille.

A winch and guide rollers were integrated into the lower fascia. Exterior details include exposed door hinges, cowl vents and flared wheel wells. Unique loop-shaped door handles are integrated into the door panels and open with a tug. Given the collapse in demand for SUVs in the United States, it is doubtful that this concept will ever make it into production.
Picture by the Ford Motor Company

Land Rover LRX

The Land Rover LRX concept is one of the most talked about pre production vehicles of recent years.

Featuring a diesel hybrid engine capable of more than 50mpg and striking design for an SUV, Land Rover is said to be seriously considering putting the vehicle into production.
Picture by Jaguar Land Rover

Audi Locus Concept

The Audi Locus Concept is a sporty coupe which adopts an organic design language made of flowing curves.

It was created by Turkish designer Ugur Sahin who also worked on the Lamborghini Spiga concept.
Picture by Ugur Sahin

Honda PUYO
First shown at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.

The Honda PUYO was designed to convey a warm, friendly impression and bring together 'clean', 'safe' and 'fun' functionality in an environmentally responsible, people-friendly minimalist design featuring an ultra-high efficiency, small frame and fuel cell technology. The car would be operated with a joystick.
Picture by Honda

Aston Martin Lagonda

The Aston Martin Lagonda concept was revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show and is a very different vehicle from the last vehicle to carry the Lagonda name.

Powered by a V12 engine, the car would mark the return of Aston Martin to the luxury saloon market.
Picture by Aston Martin Lagonda


Fiat FCC Adventure

The Fiat FCC Adventure concept was designed and built by Fiat’s South American division.

The coupe crossover is based on the small Stilo Abarth hatchback. Despite the high ground clearance, the FCC isn't a genuine off-roader as it only drives the front wheels

Picture by Fiat

Ford Airstream

The Ford Airstream concept displayed at the 2007 North American International Auto Show was a crossover influenced by Airstream's iconic trailer design and the optimism for the future that Stanley Kubrick captured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The whole idea behind the Ford Airstream concept was to create a vehicle for adventures, touring and traveling long distances in a unique design. It would have been powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Picture by Rockershirt

Giugiaro Vadho

The Giugiaro Vadho concept was unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show.

It is a V12 hydrogen fueled concept car whihc is built on a one-off chassis, and is controled by two joysticks, not a steering wheel. Both the V12 hydrogen fueled internal combustion engine and seven-speed SMG gearbox come from BMW.
Picture by Italdesign

Honda Zeppelin

The Honda Zeppelin was a design created by Myung Jin Jung, a student of Hongik University's car design course.

The Zeppelin was created for his final year thesis - for 2008 the brief was to design a luxurious sedan for the future. It was partially inspired, as the name suggests, by airships.
Picture by Myung Jin Jung


Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Cool Smart Car Batmobile

Check out these cool batmobile smart car pictures! Maybe it is because of the economic situation or perhaps a parking problem, but the batmobile Smart Car seems like a great financial answer for Batman wannabe's everywhere.





This BatSmart car was available on Ebay, signed by the maker and modeled with a few Catwomen models for show.

Dodge Viper 666 Number Plate - Unlucky Pictures!

Looking at the first picture, this car used to be a cool Dodge Viper. The following photos after show how unlucky a 666 Number Plate can be!






Monday, June 8, 2009

2009 Audi A5 , Cars Pictures






The Audi A5 and its high performance derivative, are compact executive or entry-level luxury cars. The new Audi A5 makes design statement of sportiness and elegance with its sporty silhouette, its precisely drawn lines powerful surfaces, its expressive front face and equally distinctive tail. The broad, low body measures in at 4.63 meters in length; its overall proportions are defined by the short front overhang and elongated transition from the C pillars to the short tail panel.

The large air inlets and headlights reflect the precision and modern technology of Audi while the LED daytime running lights underscore the sporty look of the A5. The mighty trapezoidal C pillar emphasize the car's sporty appeal and the marked outline of the wheel arches with their curving contours drawn into the wide shoulder line complete the unique look of sculptured dynamics.


Elegance, ergonomics and functionality dominate the interior of the A5, as do the exclusive materials used and the top-of-the-line craftsmanship that is a trademark of Audi. The entire cockpit architecture is clearly focused on the driver. The fourseater offers the generous space of a full-fledged touring car even in the backseat, and its 455 liters of trunk space means there is always room for those few extra shopping bags.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Cool Dodge Charger Picture

A very cool picture of a Dodge Charger car.