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It was a good car. It carried Ken far and wide--from Vancouver to San Francisco. It had once belonged to Ken's friends Peter [Lunar Suede] and Peggy, and though it had its idiosyncracies, it ran well, except when it didn't want to. And then, one day, when Ken was least expecting it, disaster struck. Disaster struck in the form of a car which pulled out in front of Ken, without warning. You know the drill: he didn't even have time to brake. Said Ken: "It was like a car fell out of the sky at me." There was a subsequent big bang. The cops said "Get it off the road." The day of the Dada Car had come to an unexpected, unforeseen end. Yes, that's Ken in the picture, in happier times. This photograph was taken by Philo Northrop, at Art Car Fest 2000, in the Bay Area.

The Dada Car
The End of the Dada Car
Dada Car in Pieces
Meet the MalIraq

Dada Car Stats
Miles driven: 5,000
Hubcaps applied: 100
The green stuff? Astroturf
License plates: 24
Art Car Fests: 3
Special Features: A farmstead built on the hood, containing dead hot rod in the creek, a couple of barns, and an Auburn Roadster in the field.
Length of time as an art car: 8 months

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