Carhenge

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Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge located near the town of Alliance, Nebraska on the High Plains. Instead of being made from stones, Carhenge is constructed of vintage American automobiles, all covered with gray spray paint. Built by Jim Reinders, it was dedicated at the June 1987 summer solstice. During the summer of 2006, a visitors' center was being constructed to service the site.

Thirty-eight automobiles were used in a circle measuring about 96 feet (29 m) in diameter. Some autos are held upright in pits five feet (1.5 m) deep, trunk end down, while arches have been formed by welding cars atop the supporting autos. The heelstone is a 1962 Cadillac. Three cars were buried at Carhenge. Their "gravestone" is a car that reads: "Here lie three bones of foreign cars. They served our purpose while Detroit slept. Now Detroit is awake and America's great!"

Carhenge replicates Stonehenge's current "tumble-down" state, rather than the original stone circle erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC.

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Carhenge was shown prominently on Steely Dan's 1994 retrospective, "Remastered, The Best of Steely Dan".
In 2002, P.O.D. included two scenes in which Carhenge is seen in the background of their music video for Youth of the Nation.
Carhenge was featured in a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder commercial[1].
Carhenge was shown on an episode of the Discovery Channel's television show, Biker Build-Off.
Carhenge was featured in the ending scene of the 1995 low-budget, independent comedy film, Omaha, The Movie.
In 2005 Carhenge was featured in Hustler's Adventure Sex #3.