Carhenge Art Installation, Alliance NE

Carhenge, which replicates Stonehenge, consists of the circle of cars, 3 standing  trilithons within the circle, the heel stone, slaughter  stone, and 2 station stones, and the Aubrey circle,  named after Sir John Aubrey who first recognized the earthworks and great stones as a prehistoric temple in 1648.

The artist of this unique car sculpture, Jim Reinders, placed thirty-eight automobiles to assume the same proportions as Stonehenge with the circle measuring approximately 96 feet in diameter. Some autos are held upright in pits five feet deep, trunk end down, while those cars which are placed to form the arches have been welded in place. All are covered with gray spray paint.

 

Carhenge is on a property owned by the artist\'s family outside the town of Alliance in western Nebraska.  It is a popular tourist stop in an area otherwise devoid of interest.

Reinders' "Ford Seasons", comprised only of Fords and inspired by Vivaldi's Four Seasons, suggests the Nebraska landscape's seasonal changes as wheat is planted, grows, is harvested, and then the field lies barren during a windy winter.

This car is "living art"; and personal contributions are permitted and encouraged.