Roy Lichtenstein, the father of American pop art, painted the third Art Car. While conceiving his design, Lichtenstein spent a long time thinking about all the things that happen to a car. "I thought hard, and put all I had into it." The oversize "Benday dots" used by Lichtenstein are reminiscent of his famous comic strip pictures. Lichtenstein said, "I wanted to use painted lines as a road, pointing the way for the car. The design also shows the scenery as it passes by. Even the sky and sunlight are to be seen... you could list all the things a car experiences--the only difference is that this car mirrors all these things even before it takes to the road."
Lichtenstein's Art Car debuted at the Center Pompidou in Paris and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the 1977 24 hour race the car finished ninth overall and first in class.