The car in the painted desert is a 1932 Studebaker. It broke down and was left where it was by the owners in about 1936. Given the amount of corrosion in even the desert air, one day it will disappear.
Interesting/Interesting/informative. For as many times as I've traveled east/west through Gallup. Never had the good fortune to spend time @ the El Rancho -!!!😭.