![]() ![]() What better way to arrive at such a monument than in our ’79 Continental Town Car, our Golden Girl. The cars were meant to represent the “Golden Age” of American automobiles. The group acquired ten used Cadillacs-mostly purchased from junkyards and averaging only $200 each-and stuck them in the dirt along the historic remains of Route 66. Standing tall and evenly spaced, they can be to seen from far and wide in the flat open space of the panhandle.Įccentric millionaire Stanley Marsh commissioned a San Francisco-based artists’ collective called The Ant Farm to help him in the creation of a unique work of art for his sprawling ranch in 1974. They face west in a line arranged by year, from the 1949 Club Sedan to the 1963 Sedan de Ville. Our plan for the day was to drive through Amarillo to the Cadillac Ranch to explore and take photos before traveling a couple of hours south where we would camp for the night in the canyons.Ĭadillac Ranch is an art installation consisting of ten old Caddies half-buried nose first in the ground, with back ends up, tailfins pointing skyward as if saluting the sun. It felt like a real turning point-the second phase of the trip. Westward bound, we were both on cloud nine. If Niklas became annoyed, he didn’t let on. I sang the verse again and again, my country accent increasing with each rendition along with the volume. The lyrics of George Strait kept running through my head, and occasionally came out through my mouth as we headed toward West Texas. The only thing that I’ve got is just what I’ve got on…” ![]() Click here to catch up on the full series.) (This article is part of the 15-part series, The Continental, written by Christie Grotheim with photography by Niklas Andersson as the couple takes a six-week road trip across and around the United States in their 1979 Lincoln Continental. ![]()
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