[LOCAL LANDMARK] Cadillac Ranch

[JGW3000]

On the dusty high plains of West Texas, the Llano Estacado of yore, memorialized in song and art, sited on a extant portion of the original Mother Road, Route 66, just west of Amarillo, rests Stan Marsh's Cadillac Ranch, a monument to the Open Highway, the Road Trip, and the Gasoline-Fueled Four-Wheel Behemoths that used to prowl these byways.

Cadillac Ranch is a modern sculpture of a series of ten 1950's era Cadillacs buried hood first in the West Texas dirt, designed to illustrate the progression of body styles and tail fins through the decade and beyond, with vehicle models from 1949 to 1963 stuck unceremoniously in the ground. The installation is publically accessible - and untold numbers of visitors have left their marks - brightly painting every above-ground surface with a variety of designs, colors, and graffiti.

My version of this iconic architectural landmark is a mini-fig scale depiction of four Cadillacs, containing 1217 parts. Designed and built over the course of about 6 months, going through several iterations.

Enjoy.

Additional images are in my brick safe gallery, including an image with CADILLAC RANCH title tile, and images with optional minifigs busy "decorating"

image from Wikimedia Commons:

Edited July 1, 2016 by JGW3000

[Lundgren]

Like it ALOT!!!

[rodiziorobs]

Instantly recognizable! Great choice for this contest!

[SirBlake]

Love it! I've been there a few times and added some paint myself.

You really captured the random color well. The size/scale works great too.

[Only Sinner]

I love it! Cadillac Ranch is one of my favorite art pieces; so Texas, so American!

[GI_Jack]

I really like what you have done. Great multicolour model. Looks amazing!

[JGW3000]

Thank y'all for the nice comments, truly appreciated!

[Tariq j]

Wow! I've gotta go there someday! Really nice creation and very faithful to the landmark.

[carebear]

Love this!!!

Great work!!!

Good luck!!!

[badchriss]

I assume you didn't dig any holes in your table so you can burry complete lego Caddilacs,rigjt?

Anyway,it looks awesome.I always felt kinda sad for the original Cars but you did a great Job.You haven't build any complete Caddilacs lately?

[JGW3000]

Thanks for the compliments! Unlike in the real Cadillac Ranch, I only built the parts of the cars that are visible - so no complete cars, only the back 80%