Wanted: Cupcake Car Garage

Help! There is a bit of an impending crisis coming on Sunday night when the Maker Faire closes, with regard to the CupCake cars that we hope someone can help with. In short: The currently available storage options don’t allow for battery maintenance which will cause the batteries to be destroyed before they are needed again. Do you have, or know of, a space that might be willing to store them near downtown SD where they could stay plugged in? Maybe someone who could even make use of them? Here is the full story:

Cupcake Cars have become an anticipated feature at each San Diego Maker Faire. They’re mobile exhibits during the Faire which bring smiles to all who see them. They were crowd built by San Diego makers and by the end we had SIX cars. Going forward we’re slimming down to just two: two powered cars for adults and two tricycle cars for kids. You can see pictures below.

However, we have a problem: Storage. Ever since these were built back around 2015 they’ve had a difficult time finding and keeping a home. We spend a lot of time finding the next temporary storage, we’re not able to maintain them properly and they become a burden. This note is about solving our storage problem. We’re looking for someone with a generous heart and some unused storage space.

We’d prefer a mid-county home as those who maintain the cars live near downtown. (These cars were originally built and stored at FabLab.) The space we’re looking for could house two large cupcakes (each 4’7” round) and two small cupcakes (each 3’9” round). It would have power so we could keep the batteries healthy over the course of the year. Lastly, we need them protected from the elements so they look their best when on parade.

It would help immensely if someone simply had the space.
To keep the cupcakes around we need your help.