Pep Boys #MotorOilMasterpiece Campaign Gifted 100 Dads With Motor Oil-Drawn Recreations Of Their Favorite Car

In an effort to celebrate every man’s midlife crisis…oh wait, that’s a little harsh. Let’s try again. In order to come up with a truly unique, one-of-a-kind gift for dads on Fathers’ Day, Pep Boys created reproductions of dads’ favorite vehicles using actual motor oil.

Created by Mullen Lowe, the campaign solicited dads’ loved ones to send in pictures of their father’s vehicle which, for a lucky 100 dads, were turned into motor oil-drawn works of art which were then framed and given to the men.

For the first phase of the campaign, the company asked people to submit a photo to MotorOilMasterpiece.com or to Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #MotorOilMasterpiece and #PBContest between June 8 and 15.

Here are a few of the submissions:

This may have been the best one of all:

Of the campaign, Mullen Lowe Winston-Salem Executive Creative Director Jason Black said:

“Creating artwork with used motor oil was a simple, yet powerful idea, but we had no idea how we were going to pull it off. Through a lot of experimentation and testing different techniques, we ultimately developed a process that creates truly striking and memorable images that are just as unique as the fathers that will receive them.”

Pep Boys promoted the campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:

Here’s a video case study video which provides an overview of the campaign:

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