Wild Wheels

Wild Wheels

Have you ever seen an Oozemobile?

1992 · 63 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

Harrod Blank travels across the country in his own wildly decorated VW bug and discovers a memorable cast of real-life characters obsessed with transforming their cars into mobile works of art.

Directed by Harrod Blank

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