SB64

He used to go to all the public functions...... especially the picture theaters. And he always carried a sugar bag to collect bottles and cans. His name was Albert Torney. Everyone thought he was a bit eccentric and kid would tease and hassle him. Then it was discovered that he sold the empty bottles and cans. After he died in 1998 (86) his large collection of model cars was discovered. This goes to prove......
"you should not judge a book by its cover or a sculptor by his sugar bag. Here is just some of his collection...... and quite amazing too....
http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/ta...how/can%20cars

68conv455

Very cool.

chazde3

I love the Coca Cola one. I have a plane made out of coke cans but nowhere near the quality of that car.

parkerracing

Thanks for sharing!

AAJC

Thanks.
That was incredible.

I think I have just found a new hobby.



Andrew

79CalShark

Very impressive, thank you for sharing.

Redwing01

Very cool , the attention to details is incredible.
Thanks for sharing

LudemJo

Unbelievable!!! A true artist. Thanks for sharing, very inspirational.

John

Alan 71

Hi r,
Didn't know what to expect!
He was really quite a craftsman AND artist!!
Thanks for the link.
Regards,
Alan

MIKE80

Wow!

SB64

Was not sure what to call the thread to get people to check it out. So I just went with the simple title of can cars. It seems to be getting some attention. Thanks for looking
R

7T1vette

Absolute genius! I hope his family makes good use of them. It would be sad to think those would all be sold off separately and just disappear...

SB64

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Torqued Off

That is very cool. I love the creativity of every day man. So many people are wrapped up in video games, cell phones, reality TV, and other types of B.S., it great to find out about people doing cool things like this.

SciVette

Very cool...

929nitro

That is some amazing work. Thanks for sharing.

cicconjo

That is very creative. Love it.

briankeery

Amazing craftsmanship, as stated, the attention to detail is simply amazing. Thanks for sharing.

brent319

I am getting some indication that this was a hoax to some extent. That guy existed, but the photos are of this guys work.
http://www.sandyscancars.com
Either way, the cars are way cool and I would love to have a bunch of them shelf in my den.

SB64

Maybe a hoax with the story , just wanted to share the cars from whoever made them. Like you said they are the real story. Thanks