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In the wilds of Santa Monica, just south of Montana on a little street named Lincoln, lives this wonderful and mysterious creature. Some say its tears cure the sick, but I think those people have it confused with the Unicorn that lives on Pico. This is just a car that looks like a giant chicken. And thank God for that.
More finger lickin' goodness after the jump...
What’s Up Chicken Butt
Peekaboo
I'm On Your Street, Blockin' Ur Traffiks
I'm In Ur Shrubs, Steelin Ur Newzpaperz
I See You
Chicken Car Profile
A Chicken Out Cruisin
Gotcha!
Photos by Lisa Brenner
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Nice photos! My husband calls this car the "cock-mobile."
HAHAHAH!!! This is hilarious! You should take pics of the giant Shoe Car in Burbank and see who would win in a fight!?!
I wonder if this guys car has ever been egged... that would be wrong on so many levels
hooptie + chicken crossing the road to get to the other side = chicken car!
Actually, Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. But I digress ...
I love that thing. I pass it all the time. The complex it parks in front of is called something like "Gallo de Cuba" (you can see it in the seventh photo).
I live a few buildings down from this beauty. It's seen better days; some assholes tagged it with a Sharpie a while back and it's rusting out. It's been in a couple of TV ads, sadly making fun of it instead of reveling in its utter coolness. It was made for a movie or TV show many years back and the guy that owns it now used to see an old lady driving it around and kept asking if he could buy it. She finally relented
I am the one responsible for bringing this car to California. Back in 1997 I was hired by its owner Steve Canton, who runs the pet expos and extrvaganzas here in Columbus, Ohio, to drive it to California to be in a "movie" that was never made. The story of its journey is much too long to post here, but exciting none the less. I left in January of 1997, I had to replace its heater core so I could stay warm until I reached the warmer states. I took my girlfriend at the time and my mom along for the ride. We had a blast! Back then the car was in a lot better shape than what I see in these photos. There were no dents and only surface rust on the rear bumper. The interior was in fair shape with only a small tear in the drivers seat. If it still has the CB, it was purchased by me and installed in a Wal-mart parking lot in Texas. Purpose being for direction aid by truckers and also to hear the hilarious remarks made by them such as "I just got passed by a chicken!" It seemed to use more oil than it did gas. Every time I stopped for a fill up I had to put 1-2 quarts in.
Once I reached my destination, which ironicly was Santa Monica, the people I was to meet with did not show. I returned to Barstow for a hotel, finally got in contact with them and was to meet them at LAX the next day or so. I waited 3 days for them to come, and held the chicken for ransom until I was paid my dues.
I'm glad to see that its still alive and "cluckin"! This car and I have a bond, I won't ever forget it!
I seemed to have misspelled Steve's last name, Cantin, who designed and built the car for the pet expos. Also, it is now owned by Tommy Kendall, commentator, racer, who unfortunately sees it as tacky and refuses to repair the body damage. I hope one day someone will recondition it.