The Story Behind The Coin Covered 1962 Fleetwood Cadillac 

It’s difficult to miss, the 21c Museum Hotel in Downtown Bentonville has featured an eye catching Fleetwood Cadillac limousine covered with coins. I cannot help but admire the strikingly cool artistic showpiece every time I pass by the 21c in Bentonville.

Upon close inspection I noticed amazing detail with the pattern. Only three kinds of coins are used and they are used in a very specific design.

After looking into the recent sale of the hotel chain I came across this very interesting article about this Caddy covered in coins. It isn’t just a cool car and esthetic showpiece. This amazing creation was done with great detail and thought.

• The name of this artistic creation is “Making Change” created by artist Monica Mahoney in 2015.
  

• It is a Fleetwood Cadillac limousine built in 1962, the same year that the Walmart company was founded in Bentonville, Arkansas.
  

• The car is covered with thousands of nickels, dimes and pennies. The inspiration for the coin motif comes from the original Walton Five and Dime, still located on the Bentonville town square.
  

• Because Walmart influences pricing on a national scale, the company saves every household $952 annually—the same dollar amount represented by the coins on this limousine.
  

• The silver and brass coins are affixed in a decorative design on the body of the car in a bar code pattern, this is a nod to the contemporary technology that makes today’s global commerce possible.
  

• On the hood, the pattern features the 21c logo.
  

Everything from the original cost of the car and the economic environment from that time was carefully considered by the artist. You can read Monica Mahoney’s original article on her piece “Making Change” showcased at the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville , Arkansas here: Exhibit Making Change