Recycled Auto Part Chess Set
Think about how many junky cars you see people driving. Where do you think those cars will be in five years? Rotting away in some landfill no doubt. Old car parts can be used for so many productive purposes, rather than gathering dust on some abandoned lot.
Armando Ramirez proves that old cars are so much more than mobile junk piles. He creates these awesome recycled chess sets made from old automobile parts. Each chess set is custom made, each piece composed of the heavy and rustic remnants of an old car.
For example, the heads of the bishop pieces are made using NGK and AC DELCO spark plugs. Each set is completely unique, each with their own individual touches. A truly green process using recycled parts into a product for modern use. You just can’t beat that if you’re a chess player with a heart of green.
Each set will set you back $207.95 which really isn’t bad as far as custom made products go. But what you get in return is a true piece of art. A recycled game with a true rustic pseudo-steampunk feel. We imagine it’s products like this that provide inspiration to all of you green industrial plotters out there.
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Starting the week with a gallery of gadgets » Coolest Gadgets Says: July 7, 2008 at 4:32 am
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Chris at LG Says: July 7, 2008 at 5:06 am
A wonderful example of recycling – the design’s brilliant and the green message it sends is very good too. I wonder if he will ever scale up production – with so many cars going to scrap every year there is no shortage of material for making them…
Jen Says: July 7, 2008 at 7:43 am
Would make a nice present if you know someone who’s an auto enthusiast and a chess lover… But for me (I’m neither) is just an overpriced chess set, sorry.
AndrewD Says: July 7, 2008 at 2:26 pm
@Jen: I dunno If I’d call it overpriced. Each set is custom made so your paying for both the man time plus a unique art piece.
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mcquay ptac Says: May 26, 2010 at 9:06 am
I don’t think these are overpriced at all, they are unique and using discarded materials – a big plus. There is something called an earth ship people can build as sustainable housing from recycyled tires as a base…. worth looking into.
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