Costume cars

Put a golf ball on it, and you can go dressed up as Whistling Straits for Halloween. A customized Soviet-era Volga GAZ-21 is covered by artificial grass to advertise a dairy in St. Petersburg, Russia.  (Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters photo)

The Grim Reaper rides a bumper car in a New York art installation by British artist Banksy.  (Carlo Allegri/ Reuters photo)

Although unintentional, this car filled with house supplies could be construed as a costume. It’s dressed for business in Lagos, Nigeria. Whatever the intention, it’s scary.  (Akintunde Akinleye/ Reuters)

Jim Lopata of Chicago worked with two different body shops to convert his Volkswagen Beetle into a big pink pig complete with nose, ears and a squiggly tail.  (Nancy Stone/ Chicago Tribune photo)

A self-made car in Hefei, China was built from spare parts.  (China Daily / Reuters photo)

A full rack of doll heads is sure to give some people the chills during the Halloween season. This car was parked in the 900 block of West Division Street in Chicago.   (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune photo)