There was a time when people made paintings of things they found remarkable and beautiful because that was really the only way to capture such things. Before the camera came along as a freely available method of depicting scenes, before video recording, all we had were a bunch of people who could use oils and charcoal among other materials to capture a moment in living color. The fact that, with all these developments, people are still willing to use the old ways – well, that says something pretty special.

The best car art is all united by one thing – a real sense of passion for the subject in the drawings and paintings. A good car is so much more than just steel, rubber, glass and an engine full of components. A good car is a statement of personal style, and this is why it works so well as a subject for art. Great paintings of cars will bring all the emotions that the car itself brings to the table. Envy, appreciation, whatever you feel when you look at a great car… these are the things that a car artists aims to evoke.

It is for this reason that the cars picked as subjects by the top car artists all have in common a sense of value. Whether it is a classic NASCAR or Indy car, or just a piece of Americana from times gone past, these are the most desirable automobiles you could wish for. And they are all about passion.