What is "car wash"

alt. 1 An event at which people (often children) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation 2 A place at which a car is washed, usually for a fee and often mechanically by driving the car through a tunnel. 3 An instance of washing a car, especially such a place. n. 1 An event at which people (often children) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation 2 A place at which a car is washed, usually for a fee and often mechanically by driving the car through a tunnel. 3 An instance of washing a car, especially such a place.

Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy film released by Universal Pictures. The Art Linson Production was directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher. Starring Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duke, George Carlin, Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon, Antonio Fargas, Jack Kehoe, Clarence Muse, Lorraine Gary, The Pointer Sisters, and Richard Pryor, Car Wash is an episodic comedy about a day in the lives of the employees and the owner, Mr. B ( Sully Boyar), of a Los Angeles, California car wash (filmed at a Westlake car wash at the corner of Rampart Blvd. and 6th St.).

A car wash (also written as "carwash") or auto wash is a facility used to clean the exterior and, in some cases, the interior of motor vehicles. Car washes can be self-serve, fully automated, or full-service with attendants who wash the vehicle.

"Car Wash" is a hit R&B song performed by Rose Royce and written and produced by Norman Whitfield. It was the group's debut single and one of the most notable successes of the disco era. "Car Wash", the theme of the 1976 film Car Wash, was Rose Royce's most successful hit single and the lead single from their first album, the Car Wash soundtrack. Reaching number one in the United States on the Billboard pop and R&B charts, "Car Wash" also peaked at number three on the disco charts and reached number nine in the UK singles chart in February 1977. The song was later covered in 2004 by Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott, who released their version as the single for the Shark Tale soundtrack.

A car wash is a facility for cleaning automobiles. It may also refer to:

• Car Wash (film), a 1976 film
  • Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, a soundtrack album to the film
    • "Car Wash" (song), a song by Rose Royce from the soundtrack, later covered by Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott
• "Car Wash", a song by Bruce Springsteen of his rarities collection Tracks
• Car Wash, a character in the BBC television series Willo the Wisp
• Car Wash, a skit on the 2010 Rob Schneider comedy album Registered Offender
• Operação Lava Jato, "Operation Car Wash" in English - an anti-corruption investigation in Brazil