Found Cars. Built Art.
The kind you grew up on: crashing, racing and driving off the kitchen table. Each piece is sourced and built by hand, one car at a time, blending nostalgia, humor, and pop-culture influences. Custom commissions are welcomed and built to reflect personal stories, themes, and ideas.
Original artwork and custom commissions featuring vintage and antique Matchbox cars.
finished original and commissioned works
Every piece here started as a box of old Matchbox cars and ended up somewhere completely different. Browse finished works and past commissions. Nothing you see will ever be repeated the same way.
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Original work, title, (dimensions, date)
flag being delivered
A small toy car with a wooden figure on top is positioned outdoors on a ledge. The background shows a large collection of toy cars on a surface, with a backyard fence, trees, and a clear blue sky.
Commission: Title, Dimensions, Client, Date
A large collection of toy cars arranged on a weathered wooden table outdoors, with some toys overlapping and a wooden bench in the background.
A framed artwork made of tiny car images organized by color in horizontal stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, displayed on a white gallery wall.
A moving truck with a display of license plates arranged in the shape of the American flag, parked on a street with a person holding a cardboard box nearby.
A shadow box frame filled with a collection of miniature toy cars arranged in rows, with a mix of blue, red, white, and other colored cars.
A large collection of toy cars, arranged in rows by color, with red, white, and blue vehicles prominently visible.
A mosaic art piece designed to look like the American flag, made from miniature car models arranged in the red, white, and blue sections.
A collection of toy cars, mostly red and yellow, with some orange and pink, arranged tightly together, including various models and types such as sports cars, trucks, and emergency vehicles.
Three men unloading a tray of toy cars from the back of a black pickup truck in an outdoor setting with trees and a road.
Featured Products
Shop our “Cars and Stripes” Vintage Matchbox Artwork!
Built by hand from vintage Matchbox cars, Cars and Stripes reimagines the United States flag using pieces that once rolled, bumped, and raced long before becoming wall art. Each version, whether poster or banner, celebrates memory, motion, and that familiar red, white, and blue energy.
Ready to hang and sturdy enough for year round display, these pieces are made to call up summers, open roads, and a sense of Americana in motion.
The Cars and Stripes poster series is ideal for interior walls, offices, and gallery spaces, capturing the detail of the original work up close. Each high quality poster is shipped in a tube and will lie flat once unrolled. Size is 12 x 23 inches. The image is a reproduction of the original Cars and Stripes artwork by Matchbox Mike Harter, created using 1,212 diecast cars. A wonderfully creative gift idea for vintage toy car enthusiasts!
Price includes shipping within the continental United States.
Built by hand from vintage Matchbox cars, “Cars and Stripes” reimagines the United States flag using pieces that once rolled, bumped, and raced long before becoming wall art. Each banner carries the same sense of memory, motion, and red, white, and blue energy found in the original work.
Printed as a single sided banner and designed for bold display, this piece brings the spirit of Cars and Stripes into larger spaces where it can really stand out. Ideal for studios, garages, creative workspaces, or covered outdoor areas.
Our banners feature two metal grommets for easy hanging. The image is a reproduction of the original Cars and Stripes artwork by Matchbox Mike Harter, created using 1,212 diecast cars. A wonderfully creative gift idea for vintage toy car enthusiasts!
Price includes shipping within the continental United States.