Using what he said was more than $300,000 of his own money, the Italian-born sculptor created a 7,000-pound bronze bullcomposed of 23 pieces welded togetherand installed it near the New York Stock Exchange late one night in December 1989. It takes about two hours to polish $5 worth. I wish it was just pennies. But the pennies are covered in a pungent, sticky substance; Mr. Flaten suspects it might be power-steering fluid. Adding insult to the already toxic environment, the approximately 500 pounds of pennies had also been greased up with motor oil, a toxic groundwater contaminant. A OK Walker Luxury Autoworks in Peachtree City, Ga., has built Ford Mustangs for the Clint Eastwood film Trouble With the Curve and for an attempt at a world record for land speed, according to its website.
Using what he said was more than $300,000 of his own money.
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Using what he said was more than $ 300,000 of his own money .
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