As the quality and portability of high-definition video have gotten better, we're seeing more of such clips show up on the Internet from the Mother Road. This video, which included mounted angles, comes from Poland: Route 66 clip from meedia.pl on Vimeo. The song is "Route 66 Revisited," by Jimmy LaFave. The song can be … Continue reading Fun with mounted cameras
Category: Road trips
“Pipes & Sticks on Route 66” teaser trailer
Filmmaker John McDonald posted a four-minute teaser trailer about his latest work, "Pipes & Sticks on Route 66," which documents last spring's tour of the Mother Road by five world-class Scottish musicians. https://youtu.be/JkD78Kt-OXU McDonald is still looking for financial support to finish his film. He's launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise the funds.
Route 66 in six minutes
Motorcycle tour guide Gary Behr posted this video of a series of quasi-time-lapse photos from Richard Alexander's mounted GoPro camera. The images come from Route 66 (and a side trip or two) from Chicago to Victorville, Calif. -- about 2,600 miles worth. https://youtu.be/cOPH1Pc-X2c Behr has a blog here.
A man’s trip on Route 66 in 1967
Magnum Redux, a self-proclaimed "writer, artist, published author, car lover, gun nut, professional musician, and nostalgia expert" on YouTube, describes a trip he took on Route 66 in 1967 from Joplin, Mo., to Santa Monica, Calif. https://youtu.be/pgfp3u9UudI He also gives a shout-out to the "Route 66 Adventure Handbook" and the "Here It Is!" map series … Continue reading A man’s trip on Route 66 in 1967
Video of Cadillac of China’s tour of Route 66
A video has surfaced that depicts Cadillac of China's tour of Route 66 this past summer. The narration and subtitles are in Chinese, but you'll find appearances by Route 66 ambassadors Angel Delgadillo, Ron "Tattoo Man" Jones, and former Midpoint Cafe owner Fran Houser. https://youtu.be/ntEBxetFOMQ An excerpt in August from the Kingman Daily Miner in Kingman, … Continue reading Video of Cadillac of China’s tour of Route 66
Hagerty’s classic trip on Route 66
Back in the spring, a few fellows from classic-car insurer Hagerty drove a couple of 1970s sports cars from Phoenix to St. Louis. This film, posted to YouTube on Friday, shows the trials and tribulations of undertaking a long road trip with two under-maintained vehicles. https://youtu.be/RnnYF9cKt2E Oh, and they took in some Mother Road sights … Continue reading Hagerty’s classic trip on Route 66
Tour company offering classic cars for Route 66 trips
A new, North Carolina-based tour company is offering a novel way to see Route 66 -- by renting a classic car for the 2,400-mile trip. Blacktop Candy's is offering an upgraded 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, or 1967 Camaro Super Sport for 18-day tours (both eastbound and westbound) from April through September … Continue reading Tour company offering classic cars for Route 66 trips
A pink Elvis cycles down Route 66
No, you haven't had too much to drink. That is a pink Elvis on Route 66. We encounter many stories about folks pulling all sorts of endurance stunts on Route 66 for charity. However, we couldn't put this one in the "seen that already" pile -- a pink jumpsuit-clad Elvis Presley impersonator riding his bicycle … Continue reading A pink Elvis cycles down Route 66
Route 66 in three minutes
Want to take a really fast journey on the Mother Road? This time-lapse video from DeFrees Productions will get you from Chicago to Santa Monica Pier in about 200 seconds, give or take. https://youtu.be/ufx-_98fmCU The video was shot in August, and kudos for DeFrees for driving on many older alignments of Route 66. At its … Continue reading Route 66 in three minutes
Route 66 serves as backdrop for political documentary
As Election Day fast approaches, an Ohio film company is preparing a documentary "about the American people's relationship with their political system and the 2012 election." Titled "Of By For: Promises, Power & the Political Parade," its makers will continue to shoot footage through tomorrow. Old Machine plans to release the film on Inauguration Day, which is … Continue reading Route 66 serves as backdrop for political documentary