Cadillac Ranch

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About Cadillac Ranch

This group is for photos documenting The Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas.

Photos of any other projects related to Stanley Marsh 3 or Ant Farm such as The Dynamite Museum are welcomed.

Also acceptable are any photos of automobiles, farm machinery or locomotives that have been buried nose first into the ground at an angle corresponding to the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The Official Cadillac Ranch Website

The Wikipedia entry reads:
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas.
Cadillac Ranch was created in 1974 by an artists' collective named Ant Farm, and 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. 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.
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. Both sites belonged to the local millionare Stanley Marsh 3, a supporter of the project.
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.
Cadillac Ranch was created by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels.