The cars seen facing east, towards Amarillo

A close up of one of the cars

Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm, and it consists of ten "junker" Cadillac automobiles, representing a number of evolutions of the car line from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-first in the ground, at an angle corresponding to that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.^[1] The piece is a statement about the paradoxical simultaneous American fascinations with both a "sense of place"—and roadside attractions, such as The Ranch itself—and the mobility and freedom of the automobile.^{[citation needed]} Shot myself on 20040607. ... Shot myself on 20040607. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1707x2564, 934 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:CGP Cadillac Ranch Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1707x2564, 934 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:CGP Cadillac Ranch Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Nickname: The Yellow Rose of Texas, Helium Capital of the World, Rotor City USA Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Potter (and Randall) Mayor Debra McCartt Area    - City 233. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Ant Farm was a group of architects who produced experimental works on the fringe of architecture during the period 1968-1978. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Great Pyramid of Giza from a 19th century stereopticon card photo. ...

Cadillac Ranch is currently located at 35°11′14″N, 101°59′13.4″W. It was originally located in a wheat field, but in 1997 the installation was moved two miles to the west, to a cow pasture along Interstate 40, in order to place it further from the limits of the growing city.^[2] Both sites belonged to the local millionaire Stanley Marsh 3, a supporter of the project.^[3] 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... Stanley Marsh 3 is a millionaire, artist, philanthropist, and prankster from Amarillo, Texas, USA. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation near Amarillo. ...

Cadillac Ranch is visible from the highway, and though it is located on private land, visiting it (by driving along a frontage road and entering the pasture by walking through an unlocked gate) is tacitly encouraged. In addition, writing graffiti on or otherwise spray-painting the vehicles is also encouraged, and the vehicles, which have long since lost their original colors, are wildly decorated. The cars are periodically repainted various colors (most recently white, and pink before that) to provide a fresh canvas for future visitors.

The Cadillac Ranch has appeared in American popular culture media. A tribute to the Cadillac Ranch was featured in the Walt Disney & Pixar film Cars. The fictional town of Radiator Springs sits at the edge of an area referenced on a map as the "Cadillac Range", and throughout the movie, rock formations shaped like the upended cars can be seen as a horizon backdrop.^[4] Much of the film's plot deals with the dying towns along Route 66. The Cadillac Ranch was also featured in a Bruce Springsteen song on his 1980 album The River.^[1] Walt Disney Pictures is an American movie studio, with off-shoot studios in Japan and other sites in the United States. ... Pixar Animation Studios is an award-winning American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... This article is becoming very long. ... Radiator Springs is the name of a fictional town in the animated Disney/Pixar film Cars. ... Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... The River is a double album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ...

Looking south at Cadillac Ranch

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See also

• Carhenge

Full view of Carhenge Carhenge detail Carhenge is a replica of Englands Stonehenge located near the town of Alliance, Nebraska on the High Plains. ...

Notes

Amarillo Globe-News is a newspaper from Amarillo, Texas. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amarillo, Texas

• Pictures from the Summer of 2006
• Official Ant Farm Cadillac Ranch website
• Audio Interview with co-creator Chip Lord on The Sound of Young America: MP3 Link