Anyone want to claim this pickup truck?

Long-time Chronicle readers know that we’re always on the lookout for mobile art. So we were delighted to come across this pickup truck in the wild – or, more accurately, in front of the UM Credit Union on William just east of Fifth.

Unlike our previous encounter with an embellished vehicle, this time we didn’t catch the owner so we know very little about the genesis of this piece – other than, we’d hazard to guess, it’s making some kind of political statement.

The only clue we saw was a bright green Huron High School visitors sticker on the front bumper. So if any of you Chronicle readers can provide more information, the comments section is open – and, apparently, the Moon Rulz.

Yes, even the tires get some graphic attention.

“I wanted to put stuff out there that makes me me,” says Saigal, who lives in northwest Ann Arbor. 

Shailesh Saigal's stickerized Honda insight.

The mix of stickers couldn’t be more eclectic: Vintage political bumper stickers for Kennedy and Nixon, images of Spock, Rodney Dangerfield, Stewie from “Family Guy,” icons from the world’s religions – Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Gaia, Christianity – sports decals (heavy on the Chicago Cubs)….you get the idea.

The quirkiness extends beyond stickers – a rubber chicken, plastic bat and blue fuzzy dice hang from the rearview mirror, and the back antenna is adorned with a cowboy hat-wearing cactus (tragically, the hat fell off somewhere along the way). Even his license plate reflects his tastes: KRFTWRK, for the German band Kraftwerk.

And yes, people stop and stare, Saigal says. Especially kids. Often as they’re crossing the street in front of him – which is ok, until the light turns green.

Mr. Cactus, on the back antenna, lost his cowboy hat.