# Art Project on Wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602 "2014-08-14T18:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/1 "2014-08-14T18:28:07Z")
I just saw this photo and it reminded me of the caller who wanted to glue sea shells all over her car. [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/an-art-project-on-wheels/](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/an-art-project-on-wheels/) Bonus points if you can identify the year/make/model. ---
**Author:** ![Fender1325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fender1325](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fender1325)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/2 "2014-08-14T18:49:48Z")
1988-1990 toyota camry is my guess ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/3 "2014-08-14T19:35:22Z")
It is the latest in a long tradition. ![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xRFNBWST25E/SGwXXSklX6I/AAAAAAAABAo/WhDO196jL5A/s400/art-car-day1-2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/4 "2014-08-15T07:02:31Z")
1991 Toyota Corolla. [http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1991+toyota+corolla+photos&qpvt=1991+toyota+corolla+photos&FORM=IGRE](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1991+toyota+corolla+photos&qpvt=1991+toyota+corolla+photos&FORM=IGRE) ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/5 "2014-08-15T07:15:20Z")
I believe the same mountainbike is correct. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/6 "2014-08-15T07:23:02Z")
Yippeee, I gots the bonus points!!! ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/7 "2014-08-15T08:26:16Z")
You may now cash them in for a free toaster. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/8 "2014-08-15T08:32:01Z")
Bazinga! ---
**Author:** ![MarkM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@MarkM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkM)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/9 "2014-08-15T12:49:16Z")
Well done, mtbike. I knew it was an early nineties Corolla, but hadn’t the faintest idea of the exact year. Given all that has been removed/obscured, how could you tell this was a '91 instead of some other year with that body style? Toyota is religious about giving their cars a mid-cycle revamping, but that leaves about 3 years that look the same, except sometimes for options. A few of years ago at the SF Auto Show Toyota was featuring the ‘new’ Corolla, but their buxom babe on the turntable made sure everyone new this was just a mid-cycle freshening, not a fully redesigned car, and exactly which bits had been updated. All of the literature on hand also emphasized the modesty of the makeover. I had never seen an automaker do that before. Normally they claim it’s all new if the tail lights, grille texture, and wheel covers were changed. I respected Toyota a lot for doing what they did, but they put more emphasis on it than was really necessary. Most people looking were just seeing the upcoming Corolla. That it looked a lot like the old one didn’t bother them much. Anyone serious about cars already knew that it was a modest mid-cycle freshening and weren’t bothered by it. ---
**Author:** ![wesw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wesw/32/2713_2.png) [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/10 "2014-08-15T15:57:10Z")
they must have been playing to the , if it ain t broke don t don t fix it attitude and the corollas good rep ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/11 "2014-08-15T23:08:10Z")
A ladyfriend had a '91 Corolla. I had a '91 Camry. ---
**Author:** ![MarkM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@MarkM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkM)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/art-project-on-wheels/86602/12 "2014-08-17T12:46:16Z")
Ah, insider knowledge. Best kind.