Pimp My Bus

From the moment I saw my first Linea 17 turquoise bus on day one in Buenos Aires, I was hooked. There are 144 different bus lines in BA all privately owned and operated. A total eye-feast of color and typography, but really nothing compared to the old days when buses were rolling works of genuine folk art. See pre-1970s buses covered with the scrolling flourishes of ‘fileteado’ here and here. The drivers personalize the interiors as well-- there was at least one instance of fuzzy dice, and fancy cut glass mirrors are installed over many of the windshields.