Car tattoo ideas

97 photos and flash · 45% Realism, 15% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a classic Volkswagen Beetle seen from the rear three-quarter angle, placed on the side of the ribs.
Black and grey VW Beetle on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classic Volkswagen Beetle on the upper arm, shown in side view with shaded headlights and wheels.
VW Beetle car on upper arm
Solid black Jeep grille tattoo with round headlights and vertical slats on a flexed forearm, with a blue Jeep parked behind.
Jeep grille tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red 1950s-style classic car with chrome details on the inner forearm.
Red classic car on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red open-top Jeep driving through grey trees and smoke on an upper arm.
Red open-top Jeep on an upper arm
Grey and red shaded hot rod car with a windmill and mountains on a back shoulder, beside a Route 66 shield tattoo on the upper arm.
Hot rod and Route 66 shield on a shoulder
Black and grey snake tattoos on the thighs of a woman in denim cut-off shorts leaning into a car.
Two snakes on the thighs
Realism colour tattoo of a blue classic muscle car viewed from the front, placed on a forearm.
Blue classic muscle car on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing a car, a compass, a folded map, smoke and a grey portrait of a face.
Realism sleeve with car and compass on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a yellow hot rod with red roses and green leaves, on the outer arm.
Yellow hot rod and red roses on an arm
Illustrated flash design of purple angel wings and a halo framing a dark car in front of a full moon, with a banner reading Carry on my wayward son.
Winged banner with car and moon
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo showing a classic car, banknotes, a pocket compass and a map, with small red accents on the forearm.
Realism forearm sleeve with car, cash and compass
Realism tattoo of a red vintage car with chrome grille and whitewall tyre across the upper arm, shaded in black and grey.
Red classic car on an upper arm
Black and white line drawing of a boxy vintage car with an open door and Russian lettering reading не уверен and не обгоняй, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Car with Russian lettering flash
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork tattoo across a shirtless man's shoulder and chest, with his face hidden by a white cowboy hat.
Black scrollwork tattoo on shoulder and chest
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster with bared teeth driving a flame-decorated hot rod, in a Neo-trad style on the calf.
Green monster in a hot rod on a calf
Realism tattoo of a dark classic muscle car with red tail lights, surrounded by smoke, on the inner forearm.
Muscle car and smoke on a forearm
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing several portraits, a woman in a white dress, vintage motorcycles, a motel sign and a Route 66 shield on the back.
Full back realism scene with motorcycles and portraits
Colour forearm tattoo with dice, a piggy bank, the Monopoly man and a red banner, in a neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Monopoly themed dice and piggy bank forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fastback muscle car with banknotes spilling from its boot, on the forearm.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red vintage hot rod with a large supercharged engine and blue-grey wheels, shown on skin.
Red hot rod with supercharged engine
Colour tattoo of a light blue classic Volkswagen Beetle with purple smoke clouds, in a neo-traditional style, on a person's upper back.
Classic VW Beetle with smoke on upper back
Black and grey tribal tattoo across the upper back and shoulder of a shirtless man working on the engine of a yellow car.
Tribal tattoo on the upper back while working on a car
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a classic muscle car in profile on a forearm.
Classic muscle car on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a streamlined vintage car in profile across the inner forearm.
Streamlined retro car on a forearm
Small black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with a French manicure and a car steering wheel in the background.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a flower-painted VW Beetle wrapped in smoke, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Flower power VW Beetle on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage coupe with whitewall tyres and smoky clouds on the forearm.
Vintage car tattoo on forearm
Three traditional style flash designs on stickers: a light blue car, a fiery banner with flowers, and a red and blue cross with roses.
Car, flames and roses flash designs
Colour tattoo of a teal classic car in a wooden garage with a motorcycle and road signs below, on the upper arm.
Garage and motorcycle scene on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red muscle car with a dark shadowed background, sitting on the forearm.
Red muscle car on a forearm
Two wrists with small black semicolon tattoos, one on each person, with hands raised inside a car.
Matching semicolon wrist tattoos
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue classic Mini car with white stripes and a number plate reading PMJ 1968, on the forearm.
Blue Mini car on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a vintage hot rod roadster with a supercharged engine on the outer forearm.
Hot rod roadster on a forearm
Solid black Volkswagen logo with dripping ink lines on the calf, in a blackwork style, with a red car blurred in the background.
Volkswagen logo with dripping ink on calf
Colour tattoo of a black classic muscle car with a yellow stripe, surrounded by yellow and orange flames, on the forearm.
Classic muscle car in flames on a forearm
Traditional style flash sheet of nine tattoo designs with lettering, including a winged banner, a pie, a black car, a flaming coffin and a salt canister, with red sigils scattered between them.
Supernatural themed flash sheet
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a vintage car front with a grille and headlights, placed centrally on the stomach above the navel.
Vintage car front tattoo on the stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage hot rod engine and a standing mechanic, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hot rod and mechanic on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a large pink and orange flower with green swirling vines and small cartoon cars across the upper back.
Flower and small cars on upper back
Woman seen from behind in a car with black linework floral and paisley tattoos across her back and down her side, and tattooed upper arm.
Floral back tattoo seen from behind in a car
Black and grey realism tattoo of a desert road with a windmill, a motel sign and an old car, across the forearm.
Desert road with windmill and motel sign on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage hot rod front with a supercharged engine and a small red Maltese cross on the grille, on the calf.
Vintage hot rod front on a lower leg
Realism back tattoo in black and grey showing a busy garage workshop with mechanics working on cars, oil barrels and a vehicle on a lift.
Garage workshop scene across a full back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a classic muscle car in three-quarter view across the upper back.
Classic muscle car on upper back
Black and grey cartoon cat with musical notes and a hot rod on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon cat driving a hot rod on an upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a Volkswagen Beetle car in fine line style, sitting on the stomach above the navel.
Volkswagen Beetle on the stomach
Traditional colour tattoo of a red Hawaiian shirt covered in palm fronds and woody station wagons, with black outlines and dark buttons, on a limb.
Red Hawaiian shirt with palm leaves and woody cars