Cadillac Ranch Cars Graffiti Select Color

This selective color image offers yet another dynamic glimpse of Cadillac Ranch, where art, history, and self-expression collide along the open plains of Texas in Amarillo. The vintage Cadillacs, buried hood-down in the ground, stand in a staggered line with their tailfins rising toward the sky, each one coated in thick, overlapping layers of spray paint. Installed in 1974, the cars, ranging from 1949 to 1963 models, have become a constantly changing canvas shaped by travelers passing through the Texas Panhandle. The cars are in color while the landscape is in black and white.

Every surface is saturated with color, words, symbols, and abstract patterns, evidence of countless visitors leaving their mark. Fresh paint contrasts with older, cracked layers beneath, creating rich texture and depth across the vehicles. In this scene, a figure blending into the artwork appears near one of the cars, almost hidden by the chaotic mix of colors, reinforcing how people themselves become part of the installation. Located just off Route 66 near Interstate 40, Cadillac Ranch remains a living piece of roadside Americana, unfinished, ever-evolving, and impossible to experience the same way twice.

This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved.