I noticed something really cool while driving home through Greenpoint the other night…
Some guy painted his truck to look like a subway car!
Not only is the train layout pretty darn accurate…
…it’s made even cooler by the awesome 70’s/80’s-style graffiti on its sides!
Seriously, how great is this? Both sides of the train are covered in bubble letters…
For comparison, a graffitied train from New York’s past:
Also, they must have used reflective paint, because it looks great with a flash:
I love that they even have the little American flag and the train number…
Marty was here:
Last spotted making stops at Java Street and Provost Street. To whoever did this: awesome work.
-SCOUT
PS – If you’re going to add graffiti to this (and it’s definitely asking for it), please please do something classy, as opposed to random quick-the-cops-are-coming scribbles.
Indeed, the real subway car 2010 is actually an R-62A, probably running on the 7. http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r62.html Nice job!
This was done by a graffiti crew from queens called smart crew. http://blog.smart-crew.com/
oh and “mary” is Marty on the same side as that is Dceve. not sure who is on the other side.
Oops! Sorry Marty.
LOL gonna let Marty know about this one, hes gonna laugh when he sees his name is now MARY!!!!
This is awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing… 😀
wow nice work who ever did that indeed ! but also let me point out its not a truck , its a 16 wheeler trailer
Straight outta the Warriors. Cool stuff.
here’s a better shot of it that I got when it was first painted:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4633542903_f06d44029f_b.jpg
also, that yellow tag at the end was definitely an ugly addition (not by smart crew). They should remove it.
Hey, Scout, looks like the Daily News reads your site (even if they don’t credit you):
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/02/10/2011-02-10_oldschool_legal_graffiti_makes_appearance_as_a_7train_painted_on_a_delivery_trac.html
That story was featured on NY1’s In the Papers segment this morning, too.
I saw it in the paper this am, what a coinkydink.
Very cool. I saw something about this on NY1 today – Probably “In The Papers”, as per Karen above. I like your admonition about worthwhile graffiti! LOL. I wonder if taggers read your blog. 🙂
I love this!
Better not drive that through Astoria – Peter Vallone Jr. (the nabe’s city councilman) is rabid about graffiti!
That’s insane and awesome!
& ANOTHER NEAT ONE…HOW DO THE SIDE DOORS OPEN?………NICE…….JACK R. ENGLISH…75..WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF…LOCATIO MGR,…….ON “GODFATHER, PT 2”,..ETC ETC…..JE…THANKS
this is totally amazing….where is this?
i would love to put this on my SUBWAY BLOG….
seriously….new york is filled with wonders.
http://www.subwaysubculture.blogspot.com
(what’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on the nyc subway? share your story…read others…)