Wanted- Art Car

topic posted Mon, April 7, 2008 - 6:11 PM by  Tesla
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We are working on a project that requires a LOT of trucking around the Playa, and we decided this year we were sick of hauling around cases of liquor and mass quantities of food 20 million miles a day on increasingly ineffective bicycles in the heat. We are so busy with our own project we don't really have the time etc to devote to building our own... I know there are people with cars stored they don't use, people that may not be going this year, etc...SO If anyone out there might happen to have a small art car (4-6 ish people, just for transport of people and items to and from camps, nothing fancy) that is located or stored near Gerlach or Reno they would like to sell cheaply, rent, or better yet gift or loan to some very responsible decent drivers, I would love to talk to you!
Thanks!
~Tesla
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Tesla
North Carolina
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  • Re: Wanted- Art Car

    Tue, April 8, 2008 - 10:44 AM
    if your doing a service like transporting food and booze, woundnt the DMV let you do it with a pickup truck or some thing like that??? you would think there would be an exemption of some sort.... prob not.
    • Re: Wanted- Art Car

      Tue, April 8, 2008 - 12:51 PM
      We have to take things all over the place at all sorts of times, often out onto the Playa. So even if we could be the exception to the rule, we'd rather not be using a truck to be driving everywhere stirring up dust and pissing people off. We'd like something on the smallish side to get around efficiently without killing ourselves. Especially this last year, it seemed like over half our time was spent pedaling from one side to the other with an impressive and heavy load while being very creative with weight distribution and balance. Heat was a factor as well with all those days of all-day pedaling. I know I for one ended up in an RV with frozen Hebrew Nationals and vodka bottles stuck in my pants and shirt to recover from being overcome with the heat after one day's runs. I think the DMV would frown on delivery trucks.. ;-)
      I'd like nothing more than to build my own, but this year it's just not going to happen, so trying to find one that might otherwise be sitting unused this year.
      • Re: Wanted- Art Car

        Tue, April 8, 2008 - 8:02 PM
        it would really help your cause if you would tell us what you are doing, like why you are schleping all this food around the playa..
        • Re: Wanted- Art Car

          Tue, April 8, 2008 - 8:08 PM
          Hmmm.....
          I have bacon???????
          We are feeding the artists, that is our mission. That has always been our mission, only now, there are more artists. Want to help? I can tell you how!
          • Re: Wanted- Art Car

            Fri, April 25, 2008 - 9:35 AM
            Tesla, you can always request time on the Blood Vessel-Last Caress. We always go the extra mile to help fellow burners get shit done. That being said we love donations to The Temple of Community which we are sponsoring too. (shameless plug) having said that you are always welcome to schedule in some transportation time while were out there and if we are available.
  • Re: Wanted- Art Car

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 7:18 AM
    Our camp may have just what you're looking for. We had an art car last year, its pretty much ready to go, needs a bit more lights to get a night permit, and the sound could use some fixing. Also you will need your own genny for power. It is in pieces to be transported (too wide to fit on a trailer) but can be put together on the playa without too much effort.

    Here's the deal, we are trying to get it back to the playa this year for our camp. Unfortunately no one has yet stepped up to take care of all that is needed to get it ready and out there. It is being stored at a friends house in Fernley. If no one steps up soon it was gonna go to the junk yard. If that is the case I will let you know. I would much rather see it out there than at a dump.

    I will try to get a photo up soon of it. It kinda looks like a big space ship.

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