Fuchs Art Car: BMW x Fuchs, 1982

Artist collaboration · with Fuchs · 1982 · Combustion

Fuchs Art Car: BMW x Fuchs, 1982

Ernst Fuchs's surrealist "Fire Fox on a Hare Hunt" on a 635CSi.

Austrian fantastic-realist Ernst Fuchs painted a road-going 635CSi with a surreal vision he titled Fire Fox on a Hare Hunt, a leaping fox flanked by fire, water and desert imagery. It was the first Art Car based on a standard production model rather than a dedicated racer. Fuchs said the car should embody the fears and dreams of a driver.

Key facts

  • Series: BMW Art Car
  • Artist: Ernst Fuchs
  • Base car: BMW 635CSi (E24)
  • Type: One-of-one artwork
  • Medium: Surrealist "Fire Fox on a Hare Hunt"

Production

  • Status: Limited run
  • One-off BMW Art Car #5

Photos

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Source: Wikipedia - BMW Art Car

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