There is an old saying “May you live in interesting times…”
While purported to be a blessing, it is in fact a curse. The expression is always used ironically, with the clear implication that ‘uninteresting times,’ of peace and tranquillity, are more life-enhancing than interesting ones.
Your humble author is a recently escaped denizen of the patchouli soaked shores of Seattle, WA and our latest installment of “Weiner Wednesday” aka Good Corvettes Gone Bad, brings back a whiff of my hometown’s flowery, “woo woo” malarkey…
Yes, Im talking about new-age “Art cars.” You’ve seen them before. Hand painted with an eclectic combination of kooky coatings or doo-dads glued to the car. Think Barbie heads, army men, marbles, jeweled music boxes or gargoyles…
Or a “theme,” like Batman, dragons or doll parts…
Usually, Volkswagens, Subarus, Mazdas or old American barges are the reluctant canvases for this kind of thing, but art car Corvettes are a whole ‘nother beast. 
Think of Ru Paul serving you wasabi pancakes in bed, Kentucky Fried Chicken in China, or Ukranian country singers and you get where I’m going…
The Corvette, probably more than any other car in the world, is the antithesis of free love, ragamuffin design ideas or a “if it feels good do it” type of orientation. A properly maintained Corvette requires discipline, skinned knuckles and sacrifice, three tenets not usually found at the local “Solstice Parade.”
The thing that really makes us scratch our collective head is, globbing latex paint and edible classroom glue on a $50k car. We did an article on the famous “Dragon” C6 and it looks like the day glow poster paint would wash off but, good Lord.
These cars would be great at a Grateful Dead concert, even though most of the band members are dead because there’s a fine line between “If it feels good, do it,” and oblivion.
A car can be a repository for unique “personalization,” we get that, so knock yourself out!
And may you live in interesting times….
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