Art & Inspiration Recycling old car parts for Christmas decorations

How about a Christmas tree decorated with metalflake steering wheels?
Or a tree made entirely of wheel covers?
Neither of these trees are mine; I plucked them from the HAMB a few years ago.

 

And not really "parts" but all the ornaments are pinstriped by me!




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I liked your idea, Don and Danny. So I tried a couple of different hub caps. I'm wondering if my wife will like it. Ron...

 

I like it Ron! might think about adding a trim ring to the hub cap.HRP

 

And Brett,I bought 6 of your pinstriped ornaments a few years ago although I broke a couple of them taking the tree down last year.

I love the lit up steering wheel,that's really thinking outta the box. HRP

 

Then you need to "replenish"!!


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Not exactly car parts but @MrsBinger and I built this display. One hard working reindeer and two lazy ones. Haha


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Yes I do. Danny

 

You can always glue your nuts together and make stars,,well,Not your nuts but store bought ones. HRP

 

I'm making slow progress on Santa's Cadillac.
The kids liking it.

 

Looks like your getting there. HRP

 

Moving rite along. How about slipping some sort of foundation under it to raise it a little, and maybe even giving it a little rake

 

HRP,
Here's a shot of mine. Thanks for the idea

 

I have the power plant in place, and started with a few decorations.
My buddy who would have dropped in a grill, has gone to the other side of the Island to spend Christmas with his Mom, so I started cutting a grill outer plywood.
While cutting out the middle, my jigsaw died in a stinking cloud of smoke. I've started drilling holes all the way around, and using a screw driver for a chisel, to finish cutting it out.
Hope I'm not hijacking your thread to much, HRP.
Just figured I could inspire someone, with what can be done with our old junk.

I have a 2x4 T Bucket chassis in the shed, I had planned on using, but it's behind some crap, and I was running outer time. It'll evolve as time, and helpers turn up.
The whole thing now owes me $28 kiwi.

 

I made some candy canes out of duct work. Not really car parts but the grandkids likes them. I did add a beauty ring to our reef Danny, Thanks Ron...

 

You actually took it a step further...Artillery Wheel! HRP

 

Kiwi Kev gets the credit for this one...

 

I still need to find some lights.
I've been building the grill this morning.
I found an old Chrysler hood ornaments, with a wreath in it, and painted it red. Maybe it should be green.
I also have covered the plywood in tin foil.

 

Looking good!

 

We now have zoomies, and a carb made with wood scraps, topped with an air cleaner from a 1942 Anglia.

 

a little added snow.

 

Cool stuff guys!

Here is my '22 DB Screenside from 2 or 3 years of parades and such.

 

Some artwork added.

 

That indention roof idea (similar to 58/59 GM truck hood or???) would look good on something after the center was filled.
(Maybe even with tinted glass)....just dreamin.... Thanks for sharing

 

This was our Christmas decoration last year.

 

The roof would have been filled with wood work, and an insert back in the day, like most old cars of that era, but when I got it, all that good stuff, was long rotted away.
I figured out last night, that the bodies a 29 Cadillac Fleetwood, seven seater.
I got rid of the front doors years ago.
After it's Christmas stint, I'd like to throw it on the T Bucket chassis I have laying around.

I'm liking Gezzers one above this post, that's great.

 

That is cool, HRP

 

I ran across this last night while going through some old photos. It was part of my Christmas decorations back when I was a bachelor.

 

What are we looking at? HRP