just out of curiosity, and not to drag this thing out forever, but i wonder what the reaction would be to this:
or this:
or, even, this:
i mean, it's clear what they are, but since they are produced without using an actual car or image of a car and done 'by hand', would they be considered original artwork and thereby able to copyright? no, they are not mine so don't use them for anything that you might consider copyrighting, and no, i don't know who the original owner is in order to ask permission to use them.
i agree that the admins have made a decision here, but i don't feel like this place is a stuffy monarchy where one cannot express one's opinion. quite the opposite, in fact, as on several occasions my opinion has been solicited and encouraged. no, i am not trying to start an argument, just posting an alternate point of view.