Sidewalk Surfer

If you visit the Olli Erkilla site, make sure you have a good look around as there are some real gems. I love things that are simple and functional and this fits the bill as well as being elegant - Called Solex -The sidewalk surfer, it was done for the Dreamachine Motorcycles of Slovenia.

Engine punk because: Its got a small engine but also has some soul and style about it (its much more than a "domestic appliance"), it takes an unusual approach to transport and if you saw it going down the street you would certainly look twice - or even three or four times.

First "Bob" nomination.

If we were going to make an annual award for commitment to creating the Engine Punk aesthetic (the Blackmans or “Bobs” for short) a strong contender for the first award would be Olli Erkkila.

At Engine Punk Litmus we have a bit of a thing for Citroens and Rat Rods can be quite cool too – so when the two get combined by someone with talent the result is what could be described as the “mutts nuts” of 2CVs. The first saw the image on the Belgian Allride blog but it originally seems to come from the artist himself - Olli Erkkila. Visit his site to see more fine work - this one is in his digital art section.