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This is a public art installation located in Amarillo, Texas. There is no cost to graffiti these cars. In 1974, 3 members of the art group, Ant Farm, created it. There are 10 Cadillacs in total. All are buried up to the windshield area of the cars. These cars were chosen for their tail fins. The tail fins on the Cadillacs were in 10 years of models. These are “planted’ in order of production.
Today opened up with a beautiful day to spray paint some cars! I have never defaced anything intentionally or unintentionally, it seems kind of naughty! Zoom Zoom and I were equipped with 4 cans of spray paint. As Wally neared the site we could see, jutting up from the flat landscape, a group of Cadillacs “planted” in a farmer’s field.
There they are…yep, a farmers field!
Now if you know Zoom Zoom personally, you know he researches everything! So, Cadillac Ranch we know all your tricks! One of his suggestions he read was to wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty or even spray paint on them. Bring an extra pair of shoes to change into after walking through the field. Luckily, we had our rain boots with us. We scored our own cars to paint on since they were surrounded by a small mucky moat. I think the hardest thing was to think about what to spray. We wanted to leave our mark even knowing it would be covered up by the next person with a spray can. I love Out Youth’s motto “Fearlessly Be Yourself.” I decided to wear my t-shirt and to paint that on the car. Zoom Zoom decided to just sign our names “Honey and Zoom Zoom.”
No amount of hairspray will keep your hair in place!
See Wally(RV) and Jethro(Jeep) in the background?
A family with no paint just observing and using a drone to film the experience watched us as we painted. We gave them our leftover paint. As we were leaving , a frustrated dad living his best life wearily cleaned his families’ destroyed shoes. He had little ones that enjoyed the mucky mud. There is no water near by so you have to use whatever you have handy.
Abby gives this place 2 Paws Up!
Leaving the field of cars, we headed to the souvenir store. Out front there are 3 Cadillacs on display. Each one is being driven by an icon in the music and film industry. John Wayne, Elvis Presley, and Willie Nelson adorn the driver’s seats. It’s a little bizarre, but who doesn’t like bizarre?
John Wayne Willie Nelson
Elvis Presley
As far as returning again…we shall see!
Tips if you should go…
1. Wear expendable clothes. It is a dirty , windy place. If you go on a day like we did it is even muddy. The wind is impossible to block so overspray is a given.
2. Bring your camera to document this memory.
3. Bring 3 pairs of shoes. One to were in the field, mucking boots if it is muddy, and a pair to slip on when you get back to your vehicle.
4. A “Tall” kitchen bag to place your dirty footwear in.
5. Towels to wipe off any mud and dirt sloshed on you.
6. Zoom Zoom’s tip – Mineral Spirits to clean off the spray paint overspray. Even smarter-wear latex gloves. The spray paint gets on you, especially your spraying finger!
7. Pick up some extra trash while you are visiting. There is a dumpster for your trash.
There they are…yep, a farmer’s field.
Some individuals don’t understand this concept!
Smile, you’re on camera!
Lauren Was Here Be A Nice Human
THICK hubcaps!
