They say you can't polish a turd, but you sure can paint a car crash.
A vehicular bungle, wherein a Toyota Camry met its crumpled end at the trunk of a tree on a pedestrian island, has been given a golden new lease on life by an as-yet-unidentified street artist.
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The vehicle crashed into a North Fitzroy tree in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 16 and was promptly abandoned with the keys still in the ignition. That's when the mysterious artist literally struck gold, creating a work described by many online as "peak Melbourne."
Just look at it shine. What does it all mean?
So @VictoriaPolice if a stolen car is left with no attempt to clear for a week the Fitzroy North artists will do what they do. #goldfinger pic.twitter.com/YNVXl94q2D
— Kim (@KimAroundTown) October 23, 2016
Just as good from the back. #koons? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #fitzroynorth pic.twitter.com/nIXJCTqEEO
— Kim (@KimAroundTown) October 23, 2016
.@MartinPakulaMP installation art reaching new heights in Fitzroy North. Nice change from City of Yarra Development pic.twitter.com/TafoFYu2gl
— Thomas Kane (@TJSKane) October 23, 2016
Sunrising over #Goldcar #NorthFitzroy @hipstergeddon Inspiring. pic.twitter.com/QcS90zNkTm
— Crackers (@crackers120868) October 24, 2016
The Gold Car #goldcar #fitzroynorth : Melbourne Australia pic.twitter.com/HMSOwCWFh5
— Hipstergeddon (@hipstergeddon) October 24, 2016
The Midas touch. This crashed car has been here for weeks in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia and some unknown person has painted it Gold. #Art pic.twitter.com/FAP0g9NYfj