Battle Duck is probably the dark ruler of the duck world, controlling its minions through a “fire fountain” on its head. Built by Bart Dorsa for his father’s 69th Birthday, the fire throwing duck looks oddly sinister with its abilities to throw fire. A welcome addition, as without it the shiny steel duck would possibly look more like a lame duck. The Battle Duck was present at the Burning Man this year, and though it’s special abilities with fire couldn’t have been put to use in the desert, a trip around town in the winters looks like a very interesting concept.

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So you love your car, and you don’t want any hoodlum near your precious car… what do you do? Use barbwire! Or at least that’s what Paul Shoate did. To protect his 1949 Chevy Pick, and his precious stuff in the car, Paul covered the car’s roof in barbwire. The car doesn’t need an alarm system now, but you want to be very, very careful whenever near the car, or even inside it.

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Half-baked knowledge of art is dangerous, and this poor Jetta learned it the hard way. The aerography on the car is ridiculous, and the only good point is that the ‘artist’ managed to disguise that as dirt. Clearly, it’s not just psychedelic patterns you think of when on acid, things could be a lot worse, just ask the Jetta.
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We, at Automotto, are always on the hunt for the most finest and uncommon art cars and the latest entrant to the category is the “The Lizard King Vehicle”. This car had the honor of receiving the first prize in the Houston Art Car Parade, which it definitely deserved. Uncountable pieces of mirror shards, paint, plaster, beads, coins and other objects were perfectly glued and embedded, so that its title could be justified. Nineteen students from Rebecca Bass’ Waltrip, Texas High School Art Vehicle Class took 3 months to finish this astounding project.

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Which one would you term as the coolest ride, cruising around in a limousine or a sexy, tuned lambo? As far as I remember, the Mobile DJ car was an awesome treat for any party freak. But if you still crave for more, then Jon Barnes has got a more bizarre ride for you, the Ultimate Taxi Art Vehicle. In a 30-40 minutes ride, you will experience a rock & roll concert, roller coaster ride, magic show, movie Ride, laser light show, and photo shoot. And all these fun for just $150. That’s not bad at all for such a fun ride, isn’t it?

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