Custom paint paint jobs are a fairly common sight in Eugene, but not in the way most car guys might think of that term. It’s an arty thing, like this Paseo sporting a mermaid-themed do-over.
Let’s just say that the odds of a guy driving this Paseo are very low; that would probably be somewhat the case even if it hadn’t been so gracefully redecorated.
Maybe that round mandala-style painting in the center of the hood has some powerful effect on the Paseo’s 1.5 L four, so that it would run on fairy dust and unicorn farts.
Or just emit unicorn farts.
The Toyota logo has been nicely incorporated into the painting. All is love.
That’s pretty well done regardless!
Whoever owns it probably does not get many requests to borrow their car.
The Front End between the two headlights and the slit looks rather similar to its successor the Echo. The Echo replaced both the Tercel and the Paseo in 2000.
The Paseo is based on the Tercel platform and uses it’s mechanicals.
Every now and then I see a Paseo convertible on Craigslist, and I’m tempted to call about it, but I don’t fit in a Corolla comfortably so the smaller car is a waste. Besides, 95% of Paseos seem to have automatic….the quintessential “chick car”.
I like it .
I remember art cars from the 1960’s and 1970’s…..
Good to see folks still putting their thoughts and ideas out there .
-Nate
Maybe the owner isn’t male, but the logo certainly exudes maleness. What are those critters wriggling out of the Toyota cowboy hat in all directions? Not comets.
I lived thru the 60s and 70s in California and Oregon and knew/seen several gals back then that would do body art like this on their personal chassis, and the question i always asked them and would ask the driver of this car was: why? Never got a satisfactory answer; at least not one i could post here.☺ What if they wake up in the morning and just don’t feel like a mermaid, and there they are; stuck with the old mermaid car.
If it’s only paint, no big deal. Tattoos, on the other hand…
At 50 feet; most art cars and tattoos look like the wearer was in an accident.☺
When I worked part time at the Italian restaurant, we had a ditzy, hot blonde bartender who could not believe they don’t celebrate the 4th of July in England. I kid you not. She drove a Paseo. Need I say more?
That she was blonde pretty much says it all.
Howard, you just reminded me of this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ol4oWChjzk
I’ve seen this car at a nearby mechanic’s place several times. Seems odd for a Toyota.
Maybe the owner is trying to get rid of Bad-car-maa.
Sure is nice to see variety and this article brought a smile to my face.
Wasn’t the other Paseo we’ve seen on CC also hand-painted?