What it Took

• One 1982 Holden Gemini (automatic), beige
• Over 200 hours of work!
• 12 small tins of gloss enamel paint - White, Yellow, Orange, Pale Purple, Forest Green, Lime Green, Black
• 3 tins of One Shot signwriting lettering enamel - Blue Green, Pearlescent Dark Magenta, Pearlescent Process Blue
• 3 medium tins of Wattyl's KillRust paint - Delicious Red, Sungold, and Ultra Blue
• 2 cans of automotive spray paint - Burnt Orange and Purple Haze
• 4 small jars of glass paint - Purple, Magenta, White, and Green
• some fabric paint
• 1 can of red vinyl dye
• acrylic paint and acrylic medium (for the inside roof)
• 1 tube of silicone sealant
• heaps of brushes, in a range of sizes from small round brushes to 4 cm wide angle brushes
• heaps of fine sandpaper
• 2 rolls of masking tape
• 1 tin of Penetrol
• lots of old T-shirts and other rags
• 3 boxes of disposable plastic gloves
• 1 cup of aquarium gravel
• 1 metre of pale blue crushed velvet
• 2 metres of orange polar fleece
• 2 squares of plastic meadow grass with flowers
• 2 plastic aquarium plants
• 4 model birds
• 1 model sugar glider possum
• 2 model fairy penguins
• 2 model frogs
• 1 model lizard
• 3 fabric waterlillies
• 1 fabric turtle
• 10 tiny wooden ladybugs
• 2 bags of flattened glass 'marbles' (which have now been removed)

Art Car Links

If you're inspired to have a go at making your own Art Car, or just want to see what the rest of the Art Car world is up to, visit some of these sites:

• Art Cars in Cyberspace
• Art Car Fest
• Art Car World
• Making Art Cars
• Art Car Building Technology
• Hutman Art Cars
• American Visionary Art Museum