The Holy Trinity (3 of 3) - FrankenBerry - 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
LUGNuts' founder Lino Martins has graciously given me permission to replicate his series of automotive illustrations based on various mixed alcoholic drinks.
The third in this series is a Lego -model replication of 'FrankenBerry' - 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
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In Lino's own words:
"Here is my final installment of the holy trinity of cars. If you’ve been following my formula (advancing decades and increasingly larger rims) you may have predicted that Franken Berry would go in this direction. This is a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme customized as a Donk. The donk phenomenon originated in the American south amongst the rap and hip hop scene. “Donk” is sort of a blanket term given to cars with outsized rims but depending on car model and decade, these typically full-sized American-made sedans can be categorized as donks, boxes, or bubbles with many other sub-categories as well. This ‘84 Cutlass is an example of a box hi-riser. There is nothing subtle about the candy sparkle pink paint scheme. Massive rims that each borrow design cues from Franken Berry’s eyes also feature strawberries on four of the spokes. Beefy truck axles are required to accommodate such large rims while truck horns configured below the front bumper gives this ride an attitude as big as everything else. While I designed this car myself it is not unheard of to have such graphics along the side. Many real-life donks feature fast food restaurant logos, candy or junk food themes. Donks are the youngest of the three car cultures featured so it makes sense that it represents “The Son” in this Holy Trinity. I truly had a blast drawing this triptych of vehicles and I look forward to drawing other odd pairs or trilogies. I have other artistic projects on the burner right now but if you have suggestions for other pairings for me to draw leave them in the comments. No guarantees, but who knows, maybe they’ll happen. Thanks for reading and liking my work."
The Holy Trinity (3 of 3) - FrankenBerry - 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
LUGNuts' founder Lino Martins has graciously given me permission to replicate his series of automotive illustrations based on various mixed alcoholic drinks.
The third in this series is a Lego -model replication of 'FrankenBerry' - 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
.
In Lino's own words:
"Here is my final installment of the holy trinity of cars. If you’ve been following my formula (advancing decades and increasingly larger rims) you may have predicted that Franken Berry would go in this direction. This is a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme customized as a Donk. The donk phenomenon originated in the American south amongst the rap and hip hop scene. “Donk” is sort of a blanket term given to cars with outsized rims but depending on car model and decade, these typically full-sized American-made sedans can be categorized as donks, boxes, or bubbles with many other sub-categories as well. This ‘84 Cutlass is an example of a box hi-riser. There is nothing subtle about the candy sparkle pink paint scheme. Massive rims that each borrow design cues from Franken Berry’s eyes also feature strawberries on four of the spokes. Beefy truck axles are required to accommodate such large rims while truck horns configured below the front bumper gives this ride an attitude as big as everything else. While I designed this car myself it is not unheard of to have such graphics along the side. Many real-life donks feature fast food restaurant logos, candy or junk food themes. Donks are the youngest of the three car cultures featured so it makes sense that it represents “The Son” in this Holy Trinity. I truly had a blast drawing this triptych of vehicles and I look forward to drawing other odd pairs or trilogies. I have other artistic projects on the burner right now but if you have suggestions for other pairings for me to draw leave them in the comments. No guarantees, but who knows, maybe they’ll happen. Thanks for reading and liking my work."