* G L A D * H A N D S * B M W *

* by * Jerry * Jaz *

A vintage BMW was transformed by artists' rep Jerry Jaz using rubber-gloved hand prints in the primary colors. Glass beads glued in each finger and palm print glittered and sparkled as the vehicle rolled through the sunny Seattle afternoons. A plastic saguaro cactus bobbed on the antenna. The tires were painted to simulate square wheels. With its vanity plates spelling out ART REP, the Beamer served as a mobile billboard for Jerry's agency, Jaz'n'Jaz.

Glad Hands was among the Seattle Art Cars which were profiled on KING-5 TV's Evening Magazine in May and August 1998, and again in April '99. One of the finest and funniest of Seattle art cars, it met its end in a high-speed collision on Interstate 5 in April '99; the car's structural integrity saved the driver from serious injury, but the car is now a mangled hulk in the wrecker's yard.

Jerry Jaz is now contemplating the theme of his next Art Car.

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