Car tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two cartoon racing cars, one grey and one red, on the lower abdomen above a pink waistband.
Cartoon race cars on the stomach
Cartoon collage of eleven tattoo designs, including a PIN and password on the chest, an Apple logo on an upper arm, and the words Mrs Christian Grey on a ribbon.
Eleven badly judged tattoo ideas illustrated
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classic muscle car with banknotes spilling from its exhaust across the forearm.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red Ferrari F40 with other red cars in a workshop behind it, on the outer thigh.
Ferrari F40 realism on thigh
Outline tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline above script reading There's no place like home, with red-shaded flowers below.
City skyline and script lettering on upper arm
Two hands with crossed fingers show small black fine line arrow tattoos on the fingers, photographed in a car.
Arrow tattoos on crossed fingers
Realism tattoo of a black classic muscle car in rear view with red tail lights, surrounded by grey smoke, on the forearm.
Classic muscle car in smoke on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a green camper van, an orange Volkswagen Beetle, a blue Beetle and a red camper van on the calf, with a curving road line.
Vintage VW vans and beetles on a lower leg
Traditional style red rose and leaf tattoos on a person's upper arm and thigh, with a white and black dog resting across their lap in a car.
Traditional rose tattoo on an arm with a dog
Traditional style tattoo of a V8 engine flanked by flames on an upper back, with Detroit Muscle lettering above and a banner reading EST 1985 below.
Detroit Muscle engine with flames on upper back
Full back tattoo of a horror scene collage in realistic shading and colour, with a clown, a dog, a snarling cat, a hotel and a Pet Sematary sign, placed across the back.
Horror collage across a full back
Colour tattoo of Mater, the red tow truck from Pixar's Cars, with a wide toothy grin and green eyes, on the upper arm.
Mater from Cars on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a Volkswagen Beetle in three-quarter view with the VW logo above it, shown on skin.
Grey shaded VW Beetle tattoo
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a DeLorean car with flames behind it, on the outer forearm of a person in a grey hoodie.
DeLorean car on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red classic car with black tyres and teal windows, surrounded by orange and purple flowers and blue swirls on an upper arm.
Red classic car with flowers on an arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoos stacked down a man's upper arm: a burning car, a tombstone reading THE SYSTEM IS A DEAD END, a globe and a hand with a dollar sign.
Burning car, tombstone, globe and hand on upper arm
Small colour cartoon tattoo of a grey elephant wearing a black mask and driving a red car, on the ankle.
Elephant driving a red car on ankle
A bare arm rests out of a vintage car window, showing a colour traditional rose tattoo on the forearm, with a white steering wheel and pink flowers in view.
Rose tattoo on a forearm in a vintage car
Black and grey realism tattoo of a car emerging from smoke with a script line beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Car in smoke with script on ribs
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on the back of a hand, which holds an iced coffee inside a car.
Lotus tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classic lowrider car with a scroll banner reading Calles, on a forearm.
Lowrider car with banner on forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a vintage car with a chrome grille and white-walled tyre, placed on the inner upper arm.
Vintage car on the inner upper arm
Colour tattoo of Mater, the tow truck character from Pixar's Cars, with big green eyes and a toothy grin, on the upper arm.
Mater from Cars on the upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo on a forearm beside a gold wristwatch, with a fan of banknotes held up in front of the face.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a vintage car front with a ribbed grille and headlights, above a banner reading DAD, on a limb.
Vintage car with DAD banner
Realistic colour tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing an elderly man with white hair and tinted goggles, a clock tower, lightning and a car with light trails.
Realistic storm portrait on upper arm
Fine line black outline of a small car tattoo on the lower abdomen just above the waistband of jeans, with a navel piercing visible.
Small car outline on the lower abdomen
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing two muscle cars against a desert sky, with a cracked glass effect and a Route 66 sign.
Two muscle cars and Route 66 sign across a back
Realism tattoo on a forearm of a black muscle car with banknotes spilling from its boot, shaded in black and grey with small red tail light details.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo on the upper arm of a person with green nails resting a hand on a car steering wheel.
Rose tattoo on upper arm in a car
Realistic hot rod car tattoo on an upper arm, shown in greys with a reddish-brown haze behind the vehicle and a large blown engine at the front.
Hot rod car tattoo on an arm
Realism tattoo of a dark classic muscle car viewed from the rear, with red tail lights and smoke, on the forearm.
Classic muscle car and smoke on a forearm
A grid of twelve flat, outlined flash designs in blue, red, green and light blue, including a snake and dagger, a MOM heart, a skull, a ship and a diamond.
Grid of twelve flat flash designs
Colour tattoo of a blue Volkswagen camper van, an orange Beetle and a red camper van in front of a large VW logo, on the forearm.
Volkswagen vans and Beetle on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue race car with the number 14 and grey smoke shading, on a shoulder.
Blue race car with number 14 on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a race car with the number 13 in front of a speedometer dial, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Race car and speedometer on upper back
Black and grey flash design of a woman in profile with long hair flowing into a vintage car, surrounded by roses, with no body placement shown.
Woman's profile with roses and a vintage car
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with slicked-back hair and a vintage car on the shoulder.
Portrait and vintage car on a shoulder
Large back tattoo in a watercolour and black horror collage, with a clown, a wolf, a ghost face mask and an Elm Street sign, placed across the back and shoulder.
Horror collage across a back
Colour realism tattoo of a blonde doll-like woman in a pink leopard print outfit, holding scissors, with a pink car below, on the forearm.
Blonde doll with scissors and pink car
Black, red and blue sketch-style tattoo of a car with paint splashes and a checkered flag on a person's upper back.
Car sketch with paint splashes on upper back
Tattoo of a DeLorean time machine with red wheel rims on the forearm, drawn with bold black outlines and grey shading.
DeLorean time machine on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a green grinning monster driving a hot rod with flames and smoke, on the upper arm.
Green hot rod monster on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a winged eyeball, pinstriping, flames and a red hot rod in a traditional style.
Winged eyeball and hot rod on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a 1950s style sedan with chrome grille and headlights, placed on the forearm.
Vintage car tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue classic muscle car surrounded by orange flames on a person's forearm.
Blue classic car with flames on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a calf of a black and grey vintage car with an orange SPEED LIMIT sign and orange paint splashes behind it.
Vintage car and speed limit sign on a calf