Rich Dinkela, a Route 66 enthusiast based in St. Louis and proprietor of HookedOnRoute66.com, has entered a video in Phillips 66's Local Legends contest. https://youtu.be/4YN9Efq65nU Among the prizes is one year of free gasoline, which Dinkela says he'll use for his customized and heavily autographed "Route 66 Adventure Truck" on future trips. On his blog, he … Continue reading Roadie enters Phillips 66 Local Legends contest
Category: Road trips
A trip on western Arizona’s Route 66
Here's a 10-minute film about the western portion of Route 66 in Arizona. It was shot by John Norman for jn14productions.com. https://vimeo.com/32375882 This is what Norman says about the video: This is about a road trip on the longest existing section of this famous highway. This 140 mile stretch runs from Seligman,AZ to Topock, AZ … Continue reading A trip on western Arizona’s Route 66
Route 66 in three minutes
One person's experiences on the Mother Road in October 2011, with brevity: https://youtu.be/wHAZJm4f3AQ Music is from Asleep at the Wheel.
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This Chevrolet spot is easily one of the best advertisements on television right now. https://youtu.be/HD8zAJIyWRA Of course, it helps immensely to have Ray Charles singing his now-classic version of "America the Beautiful."
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This is an ad for Carlsberg, a Dutch beermaker. From the hair styles, I'm guessing the ad is not new. https://youtu.be/K22c2KOJEh4 Music was produced by Candle Music, based in London.
Group plans Route 66 trip to raise funds, awareness for veterans
Operation Route 66 is planning a Route 66 trip in the May 2012 to raise funds and awareness for U.S. veterans of the Middle East wars. Appropriately enough, the website for this effort launched today, Veterans Day. Here a video that explains the project: https://vimeo.com/28799828 The website says: The mission of Operation Route 66 is to … Continue reading Group plans Route 66 trip to raise funds, awareness for veterans
A close shave
Here's a new video about a Route 66 trip, with lots of footage of Angel Delgadillo of Seligman, Ariz., doing his thing as a barber. https://vimeo.com/31924828
Road journal
Photographer Nick Brazinsky traveled the Mother Road from Chicago to Santa Monica. This well-conceived slide show is the result. https://vimeo.com/31855205
Time-lapse video of a 12,000-mile road trip
Here's a remarkably well-edited time-lapse video of a 12,000-mile road trip across 32 states in America. That included a swing on Route 66 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. https://youtu.be/Tt-juyvIWMQ Photographer Brian DeFrees created the video in August and September. More about it can be read on the Daily Mail in London. The stirring music … Continue reading Time-lapse video of a 12,000-mile road trip
“The Autumn of Route 66” trailer
Filmmaker Ester Brym has released a trailer for the documentary she's been working on, titled "The Autumn of Route 66." https://youtu.be/JH7pB6yil68 The film's website is here, although it's still in a somewhat embryonic stage. No word on a release date for the film, although Brym was still editing it a couple of weeks ago.