Visual Art

1973

Ten (hand-painted) cars from 1973 back in the parking garage of Hoog Catharijne after 40 years.

Location Call of the Mall, Utrecht, NL
Production 2013
Material Acrylic paint, ten cars from 1973: VW Beetle, Volvo 142, Citroen DSuper 5, Mini 850, Fiat 127, Spitfire Triumph MK IV, Ford Taunus 1600, Opel Kadet B, BMW 2500, Peugeot 404 D.
Measurement 500 x 2400 x 180 cm (LxWxH)
Photo: Jannes Linders

In 2013, Hoog Catharijne will be 40 years old and on the occasion of this anniversary, Stichting Kunst in het Stationsgebied is organizing an exhibition in which national and international artists are invited to create new work. In 2013, the parking garages will be the only recently renovated locations at Hoog Catharijne.

As a black and white photo shows 10 cars from 1973. If you look closely, you can see that the cars are painted by hand in the same colour as the restored Godebald P2 parking garage.

Although it was less common to travel by car in 1973, the 10 different models show a representative representation of cars that were driven in 1973.

From a small Fiat 127 to a luxury Citroën DS, almost every car owner from 1973 is represented.

Photo: Jannes Linders
Photo: Jannes Linders
Photo: Jannes Linders
Photo: Hans Roggen
Photo: Hans Roggen
Photo: Hans Roggen

To scale 1/43 and painted gray: VW Kever, Volvo 142 de luxe, Citroën DSuper 5, Mini 850, Fiat 127, Spitfire Triumph MK IV, Ford Taunus 1600, Opel Kadet B, BMW 2500, Peugeot 404 D.

Paintjob

All cars are hand painted in the same color as the parking garage. Only the lighting and chrome elements such as the bumpers have been left unpainted.