Every year the Austrian Ski resort Ischgl organises the festival 'Ischgl Shapes in White', where international teams of professional sculptors and artists will built giant sculptures of ice and snow. This year the theme is antique and classic cars, of which several will be built: a few post-war classics, but also a 1938 Oldsmobile, a 1926 Bullnose Morris Pick up Truck, a 1933 Lancia Augusta and a 1932 Bugatti Type 55. The festival will be held from January 10 till January 14 during which time Ischgl turns into the ‘coolest’ car museum in the world. After the festival the sculptures will remain till spring returns them to their original matter – water.
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picture courtesy tourist office Ischgl

January 8, 2005