Bisbee Art Cars

[WheelEstate USA]

Bisbee Az is one of those places you'll see some pretty unusual things, including cars...

 

[LughTheBard]

Yeah, I don't know if it can boast of this today, but Bisbee used to be one of the "Art Car" capitals of the world! Fourth of July and New Years Eve are great times to see art cars in Bisbee. The Fourth of July parade was amazing one year when there was a silver shark car. The tail end was jointed so it would wave back and forth. The owner drove it very slowly in the parade, weaving so that it looked like a huge metallic shark was swimming down the street! As he drove, he threw handfuls of candy to the kids while laughing maniacally. Only in Bisbee!

Lugh

 

[WheelEstate USA]

I remember the sharkmobile.
Don't see as many art cars now. Maybe people are keeping them tucked away for parades.

 

[highdesertranger]

well all righty then. higdesertranger

 

[WheelEstate USA]

I've got a few more from Bisbee to post soon as I can get time to sort out the camera shots.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Not cars, but this cubevan was interesting...



I saw this trike the first time in Tucson at the VA hospital a couple years ago.
I had the good fortune to meet Vince, a fellow Vietnam Vet, who lives in Bisbee. He is wheelchair bound. This trike has a ramp that lowers so he can wheel his chair right in, lock it down, and cruise. He has traveled all over the nation with this machine, while speaking to other Vets about spinal damage and taking control of their lives....