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TAIL FINS FOREVER
(probably to see if it really is true), and left their graffiti
scratched through the remaining paint. So, the
Cadillacs are now more than something to view-
they are something to read.
Marsh may have done, or thought of doing, things
more bizarre and more costly, but it is the Cadillacs
that will live on. He may even appear in another
movie as a chauffeur. Maybe he will continue to try
breeding yaks to his cattle (the Cattleyak Ranch) and
his buffalos. Or tatooing Mexican Hairless Dogs to
resemble the bandits of Villa's crowd. He may con-
tinue his correspondence such as that to Pat Nixon,which may have earned him his place on Nixon's
"enemies" list. We will probably never know if Agnew
put to use the shoeshine kit mailed to him by Marsh
after Agnew resigned and needed work. Perhaps he
will never carry through with his threat to outfit dead
monkeys with scuba gear and attach them to
fishermen's trotlines.
Whatever else Stanley Marsh has done, or may do,
there is no doubt that in burying his Cadillacs and
in naming his zebra "Spot" he has contributed more
than his share to Americana. Where but in Texas?*28
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Abernethy, Francis Edward. Folk Art in Texas, book, 1985; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67647/m1/36/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.