Hubcap art? Two words most people would not normally associate together, but check out this fabulous collection of hubcap metal palettes and sculptures featured on Nosh by ArtFire [2].
Also, take a look at the Gallery of Metal Canvases [3] at the LandFillArt Project [4], an "international effort encompassing one-thousand-forty-one (1,041) artists to claim a piece of rusted metal garbage and create fine art."
And I'm personally eyeing a 14", 1967-72 Bonneville and 1967-68 GTO Pontiac hubcap clock on Etsy [5] for Father's Day.
Links:
[1] http://hcpl.net/users/dorrie-scott
[2] http://www.artfire.com/nosh/from-the-road-to-the-wall-hubcap-art/
[3] http://www.landfillart.org/index-3.html
[4] http://www.landfillart.org/
[5] http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?q=hubcap&page=3
[6] http://hcpl.net/category/tags/art
[7] http://hcpl.net/category/tags/car
[8] http://hcpl.net/category/tags/recycle
[9] http://hcpl.net/category/topical/website