The 21st Annual Houston Art Car Parade was held on May 10, 2008
- wow, Wow, WOW!!

A complete rundown of winners is coming soon!
For now, the Art Car Category Winners are shown and listed below ...



Visionary Musician George Clinton came to the Orange Show to meet the class and the amazing piece of art on wheels created by students at Waltrip High under the direction of Rebecca Bass "Atomic Dog: One Nation Under a Groove"
won the top honor in the 2006 Houston Art Car Parade

 

Click here to see all the entries that rolled in 2008 at the Orange Show's 21st Annual Houston Art Car Parade!


the 2008 winners are ....


Mayor's Cup
Grand Trophy and $1500
Lady of Transportation by Amber Eagle - #12


Participant's Choice
Grand Trophy and $1500
Lady of Transportation by Amber Eagle - #12


People's Choice
Grand Trophy and $1500
HEN-A-TRON II by Pomponio Napumucino - #150

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1st Place Art Car
Grand Trophy and $700 each
Opera To Go by Perryn Leech - #42
The Phone Car by Howard Davis- #21
DaKuntry Pedlur by Pam Molden - #104

2nd Place Art Car
Trophy
Jeannie Bottle Art Car by Kelly Blakley - #154
Crapper Car by Richard Simcik - #144
Shattered Vanity by Nicole Strine #45
Totally Tubular by Ken Luce - #156

3rd Place Art Car
Trophy
ChewBaru by Rex Rosenberg - #140
Homage to Gaudt by Charles Fried - #200
The Yarn Car by Tim Klein - #74
Shep the Rescued German Shepherd by Beverly Hayes - #206

 

Art Car Parade History

What began in 1988 with 40 decorated vehicles and a handful of onlookers is now the Worlds Largest and Oldest Art Car Parade. The event features over 250 Art Cars, 200,000 plus live spectators and media from all over the world, making Houston ground zero of an international phenomenon.
Scores of lowrider, classic cars, costumed rollerskaters, musicians on floats, art bicyclists, hot-rodders, and hard-to-classify rolling contraptions join in and shine in the spotlight. More history