I recently picked up this interesting addition to my Hot Wheels collection at my local Kroger grocery store. It's the Hot Wheels "art car" version of a 1969 VW Squareback.
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| Hot Wheels VW Squareback Art Car |
Volkswagens (particularly Beetles) have long been popular with artists who have used them as a canvas for creative expression. For example, this VW Beetle (below) was decorated entirely with colored tape.
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| Photo By Ninad Katyare (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons |
Hot Wheels has released a whole series of art cars, but I think this VW is the best example of what people typically identify as an art car. It's also great to know that Mattel hires hippies in this day and age.
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| Hot Wheels 1969 Volkswagen Squareback Art Car |
Other great looking art cars in the
ten car series include two versions of the Morris Mini, a Chrysler 300C, the Combat Medic (delivery van), a Camaro, and a Mustang.
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| Hot Wheels VW Squareback Art Car |
I always love a die-cast car with personality and these art cars have plenty. I'll have to round some more up. Art cars show that the automobile doesn't always have to be a hot rod in order to express one's personality and be creative.
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| Hot Wheels Art Car |
If you'd like to read more about Art Cars as a form of creative expression, check out this title from Amazon:
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