This year the playa abounded with art cars, in spite of the supposed
tighter restrictions on them. Some were truly impressive, and many kept
to the nautical theme. Others were clearly people who were desperate for
something to get around the too-large city.
Here is just a sampling of the art cars I shot as they went by.
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Couple embraces at the keyhole fountain while art cars drive by
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Raised living room with some shade
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Water skiing was popular this year
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The lobster returns
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Landspeeder heads through the fish
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A horny Porta-party
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A working mobile rockinghorse
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Landspeeder meets wheeled boat with umbrellas
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Not quite sure!
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One of the many pirate-ship-on-a-bus theme sails by
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Keep it simple at sea
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Who knows?
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The walking Jellyfish climb aboard this two-decker "X" car
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This magic bus added a crow's nest
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A bar with sails
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Some of the regulars in Art Car camp
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One of the first Porta-Parties heads out into the desert at sunset
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A double decker bicycle. I want one!
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Sometimes the decorations weren't entirely subtle
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Anglerfish (one of my favourites) and UFO pass in the day
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More than your average bike
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A great double-decker party bus
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Spartan but efficient
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Perhaps mad-max inspired
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This fish had scales made of CDs. Glad somebody had a use for all those AOL disks.
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A party is towed past the Pole Star while the Torpedo goes south and men walk on a spool.
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The Torpedo (Or Slim Pickins riding a nuke if you want non-aqua)
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A Burning Man Logo Chariot
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The Pole Star, Temple of Joy and a many-decked pickup truck
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Keeping well with nautical theme
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A bizarre art-bus in center camp.
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One of the nicer golf carts
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Probably doesn't hurt if it hits you
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Traditional art car
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