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Tattoos are often a symbol of dedication. Whether it's a display of dedication to a person or a company or a rememberance to something you once had but have lost, a tattoo can have very special meaning. Tattoos can also be off-the-cuff "Yeah, let's do THAT!" ideas that come out of nowhere, have no planning, and aren't drawn by the best artists available. That's when everything goes wrong. Gearheads are passionate people, and aren't afraid of a little grit and pain, so it's no surprise that there are plenty of car tattoos out there. Unfortunately, car guys and gals also don't always have the best taste. See what we mean with these horrific examples of car tattoos fails. And please, think before you ink.
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VW
Batman drives the Batmobile and Lamborghinis, so it's only natural that Superman drives a Volkswagen, right? Right?
Corvette
Gauranteed to get you from six to midnight in 3.9 seconds.
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Fuck
Fuck cars! Sandals4Lyfe!
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HeadChevy
The inability to make a symmetrical line in this bowtie makes us think he drew this in a car, needle in one hand, wheel in the other.
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Animal
Perfect for making your future kids run away screaming every time they come to cuddle with you.
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Trash
Some people doodle on pieces of paper. This tattoo artist just decided to do it on somebody's arm.
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Smile
We really hope this is at least a female's arm.
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Spark
We get that you love cars, dude, that's cool, but a tatting a little spark plug man who looks like he's about to try to assert world dominance, one electric current at a time, is not the way to display that.
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Chevy
For some reason, those little bowties remind us what it would look like if Chevy made a cereal or sprinkles for ice cream.
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Dragon
Drag it ... across a belt sander and get that shit off your are as quickly as possible.
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Godzilla
That's clearly the cars the Japanese were using to escape the ferocious "HRAHHH" roar of the great and mighty Godzilla.
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Dump
That's gotta suck to be the person whose name is associated with and surrounds a dump truck.
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Foot
This is worse than the time we thought it'd be a good idea to strap two remote control cars to our feet ...
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Gross
Looking beyond the fact that she's got three muffin tops stacked on top of each other, it looks like she just let her aspiring 12-year-old arteest take marker to her back to draw those.
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Head
The tattoo? Not actually bad. The placement, doe?
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Stomach
You might as well just put an arrow pointing to your crotch that says "free dick."
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Slammed
We get the slammed look, and it can definitely be pretty sweet. But the car isn't supposed to look like it's going to collapse as soon as you touch the door handle.
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Honda
The only good part about that wannabe Civic tuner is that it prevents any more tribal lines from being inked into his arm.
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Cavalier
This is the type of dedication you only find in a man who is willing to eat an entire Crave Case from White Castle in one sitting.
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Monster
Why is that creepy thing touching the blower, and what the hell is he doing with his other hand?
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Teeth
If you want your arm looking like an old-school hot rod mated with a pirahnna, and an oil fire, then this is the tat for you.
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Castle
Princesses, Honda logos, tigers, and castles sound like the recipe for an extremely weird fake Disney screenplay created by some homeless 43-year-old who likes braiding other people's hair.
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Nos
"Maybe if I pretend like they're sponsoring me, they'll have to send me a royalty check, and I can buy one of those Cruisin' the USA arcade games! Nobody at the movie theaters will come close to beating me."
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