The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, is offering half-hour rides in a 100-year-old Packard car.
The Tulsa World reported the 1922 Packard long had been on display at the museum on Sapulpa’s west side, just off Route 66.
This time, however, the museum will offer rides at $11 a head each Saturday through November, weather permitting. The cruise will go from the museum to nearby Pretty Water Lake and last about 30 minutes. Those interested in reserving a ride should call the museum at (918) 216-1171.
“It’s an homage to driving along these two-lane, tree-lined roads,” Richard Holmes, founder of the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum, said.
Made in the United States, Packard cars were considered the finest cars in the country, Holmes said in a news release. They stopped being manufactured in the 1950s. Robert and Carol Parker of Tulsa loaned their 1922 Packard to the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum and are excited to have it restored and available for rides to Pretty Water Lake, according to the release, which said a group of volunteers worked for about two months earlier this year to get the car up and running.
Rhys Martin, president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, produced this video after taking a ride in the vintage car:
The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum probably is best known for its 66-foot-tall faux gasoline pump, which can be seen easily from the historic highway.
(Image via Facebook of visitors gazing at the 1922 Packard at the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma)
Bookmarked. I don’t want to miss out on this opportunity if it’s still available when we hit the road.
They do the right thing: cars belong on the road, not in a museum.
Fred from The Netherlands