Action World Autos Pink Elephant

Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

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Listed, not yet checked · Oct 2026

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Carlotta is a fibreglass pink elephant in large black-framed glasses at the Auction World Autos car lot on Fort Campbell Boulevard, Clarksville, Tennessee. WKRN reported in May 2026 that she first appeared in the 1980s and was bolted to the ground.

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Approximate location · 36.573° N, 87.378° W

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Clarksville's giant pink elephant has a name, a pair of black-framed glasses and a history tied to the town's car lots.

Her name is a play on "car lot". According to WKRN, in a report updated in May 2026, Carlotta is a fibreglass elephant who first appeared in the 1980s and has been in Clarksville for more than 40 years. Clarksville Now reported in 2023, citing Leaf-Chronicle archives, that Curtis Johnson, who later served in the Tennessee General Assembly, was sold the elephant by a man hauling it through town when he opened his first car lot on Fort Campbell Boulevard. It drew attention, and a naming contest produced Carlotta.

She has moved more than once. WKRN says that for many years she was strapped to a trailer, that she has changed hands several times, and that she has stayed within a few miles of the same area, around Providence Boulevard and Fort Campbell Boulevard. Clarksville Now placed her at a dealership on Providence Boulevard in 2023. WKRN reported in May 2026 that she was bolted to the ground at Auction World Autos on Fort Campbell Boulevard, and that the dealership's owner said, "She'll be the last one here."

She has relatives. WPLN reported in 2018 that there are four known pink elephants in the Middle Tennessee area, and that such figures likely trace to a maker of fibreglass figures in Sparta, Wisconsin. WKRN notes a similar elephant, without glasses, in Guthrie, Kentucky, about 15 miles north.

WKRN placed her on a car dealer's lot on Fort Campbell Boulevard in May 2026; it is a working business.

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A fibreglass pink elephant in black-framed glasses stands at a car dealership on Fort Campbell Boulevard. WKRN reported in May 2026 that she was bolted to the ground and that the dealership's owner intended her to stay. The lot is a working business.

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Auction World Autos, Fort Campbell Boulevard, Clarksville, Tennessee. Carlotta stands on the dealership's lot, a working business; she has moved between nearby sites over the years, and WKRN placed her here in May 2026.

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