Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., Toyota
One man's "Precious" Celica is another man's horrid airbrush job
click above to view more angles of the LOTR Celica
The 1996 Toyota Celica is way too small to transport an entire fellowship from Rivendell to the Black Gate of Mordor, even if four of the companions are pint-sized hobbits. That's probably why Frodo and the gang ultimately decided to hoof it, and have you seen how much second-hand Toyotas are going for in Middle Earth? It'd be cheaper to pay an Orc for a piggy-back ride.
Yes, I'm a LOTR nerd, but even I have a hard time appreciating the artwork that adorns this Celica. A guy by the name of Jason created "The Precious" from his perfectly good tuned Celica that already had a nice color-changing paint job with what looks like a yellowy orangish base. Now every time Jason embarks on an epic quest to get more Ho-Hos from his local Quicky Mart, the whole gang rides shotgun. Characters from the Peter Jackson trilogy that make an appearance on Jason's sheetmetal include Frodo, Aragorn, his elvish hottie girlfriend (can't remember her name, so I'm not that huge of a dork), Gandolf the White, Saruman the White, the Witch King of Angmar and Legolas... twice. Who wouldn't want Elijah Wood staring back as you unlock your car door?
Fortunately my appreciation for the automobile supercedes my fondness for fantasy, so you won't find any creations of J.R.R. Tolkein on my car's quarter panels. You can check out some pics of "The Precious" in the gallery below and read more about Jason's homage to LOTR by clicking the Source link.
Gallery: LOTR Celica
[Source: CarDoman Blog]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
almost Dr. G.. 8:06PM (2/15/2008)
and then people have the courage to say our economy isnt doing well...
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Louis Duran 8:32PM (2/15/2008)
It's no worse than cars that have won awards at auto shows. For example:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/29/kevin-and-karen-alstotts-35-ford-wins-americas-most-beautiful-r/
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Dino Tojaga 8:43PM (2/15/2008)
IT TAKES MORE THAN 1.8L TO GET INTO MORDOR.
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Chad 8:45PM (2/15/2008)
Gotta go with horrible here.
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dpb! 9:12PM (2/15/2008)
HA! When this dude gets rearended @ 10mph by a Chevy Aveo and his car is totalled @ $3500.00 he is gonna be pissed :)
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James 9:21PM (2/15/2008)
Make that: "Frodo, Aragorn, Arwen, Gandalf the White, Saruman the White, the Witch King of Angmar and Legolas..."
Because I am that much of a dork!
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Big Rocket 9:51PM (2/15/2008)
And Gollum (Smeagol) on the hood behind Saruman.
doug 9:24PM (2/15/2008)
Yeah, this artwork is actually pretty well done, and as tasteful as such a thing can be...
If this had been done in Forza Motorsport 2, it'd be winning all sorts of awards for best livery.
www.forzagallery.com
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Eury 10:37PM (2/15/2008)
He has never seen a vagina, and judging by the car, never will.
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MachinaDC5 10:44PM (2/15/2008)
One does not simply VVTi into Mordor.
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flychinook 11:01PM (2/15/2008)
wwwwWIZZARD!!
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CamryFan88 11:15PM (2/15/2008)
The Car pictured is actually a 2.0 litre.
At least here is Aus it is
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Egon 11:16PM (2/15/2008)
LOTR??? OMG. LOL. WTF?
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TwinTurbo3000GT 12:11AM (2/16/2008)
well at least it was a crappy car to begin with.
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WetheSheeple 12:40AM (2/16/2008)
Readers...it can't be worse than this car. Check it out.
http://www.howtobepoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/68_12.JPG
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brian hague 1:07AM (2/16/2008)
The irony of this story is only amplified if you watch the "how it should have ended" movie on youtube...
"could you imagine how long it would have been if we would have walked?"
"Yeah, one of us could have died!"
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RLQ 1:14AM (2/16/2008)
So this is Frodo's G-Ride? HAHAHA
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Thomas 2:42AM (2/16/2008)
Truly Horrific! I'll attempt to control my overwhelming desire to mock the owner of this car because he clearly needs psychiatric help.
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Douglas 8:33AM (2/16/2008)
If anything, the artist is only guilty of the 'backdrop' for his masterful airbrushing; not so for the art. It is quite masterful. Unfortunately more Escalade quality than Celica.
What a waste of a good airbrushing.
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greg 9:03AM (2/16/2008)
loser
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