My (Royce's) first art
car was a 1955 Chevy pick-up which I bought for $75 way back in
1972. I painted it up strangely and put a manikin hand on the
hood as an ornament. I called it "Manfred the Wonder Truck" Back then I didn't even know there was a
term for what I was doing. I don't think the term "art car" was
in use then. I drove the truck for almost ten
years.
In
1997 Juanita's 1981 Toyota Corolla was rusted through in some
spots. Instead of fixing it, we decided to
add fins to it. Thus began the creation of
Ricky the Fish.
In
2000 I bought a 1988 Nissan flatbed pickup for a work truck. I
had just begun welding and wanted to re-do the stake sides on
the truck. This was the beginning of the
Tribal Truck.
It is the official work truck for
Cosmic Steel.
In
January of 2005, our good friend, Ty Johnson, bought a
1987 Chevrolet
Caprice
specifically to be turned into an art car.
Joining the Cosmic Fleet
in February 2005 is a gigantic
1970 Cadillac Fleetwood.
Ty bought it and Royce is decorating it.
You
can follow the progress and adventures of our art cars on these pages.
Maybe we will see you on the road somewhere!
Royce, Nita, and Ty
