def createCar(self, params):
# construct a car object from the gathered data
car = Car(params[0], params[1], params[2], params[3], params[4],
params[5], params[6], params[7], params[8])
# update the database with the new car and respond with a confirmation of insertion
db.insertObject('cars', Car.attributesAsList(), car.asTuple())
return jsonify({'car': car.asDict()}), 201
