The California State University-Heyward team that wants to place an interactive multimedia experience in a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle has filed a short update on its project: In short, the team is going to embark on a genuine Route 66 trip next month to gather data, and it also is seeking more sponsors for their project. … Continue reading Multimedia Route 66 update
Category: Road trips
Building a better video
Eric Paul Johnson, aka LoonNewsLoon on YouTube, said he didn't like the videos that came with the song "Route 66." So he created his own, using the version by the Nat "King" Cole Trio and lots of sharp editing.
Bringing help to Haiti
Two high-school seniors from Memphis, Tenn., will be bicycling on portions of Route 66 starting next month to raise infrastructure funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, according to WPTY-TV in Memphis. Eighteen-year-old Christian Kauffman and his friend Cort Gatliff have been training to bike across 10 states hoping to raise money to help people in Haiti get … Continue reading Bringing help to Haiti
From one toke to one take
Jim Motavalli, a columnist for The Daily Green alternative-energy magazine, tells about the fascinating background of Tom Shipley. Shipley works as a video producer at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. According to the article, among Shipley's favorite work is documenting students' efforts at building vehicles for the North American Solar Car … Continue reading From one toke to one take
Notes from the road
It looks like planning on the proposed Route 66 bicycle trail in Logan County, Ill., is proceeding again after a hiatus. The county board this week discussed the possibility of leasing a gravel road parallel to the railroad tracks from AmerenCILCO to use as part of Logan County’s portion in the statewide, north-south bike route, … Continue reading Notes from the road
A big cruise in small cars
Come August, those who are cruising or living along the Mother Road are in for an unusual sight, courtesy of the 2010 Route 66 Microcar Rally. When we're talking about microcars, we're not kidding. Here are some of the types of cars you'll see during the cruise from Santa Monica, Calif., to Chicago: Most of … Continue reading A big cruise in small cars
Top this
One of the dreams of many motorists is to drive Route 66 in a convertible with the top down. David Loveall of Kansas City, Mo., certainly did -- more than 555 hours' worth on the Mother Road and other highways across the country, reported Automobile Magazine. Loveall drives a Mini Cooper convertible equipped with a … Continue reading Top this
A story with long legs
Many, many people have traveled Route 66 in a number of ways -- walking, running, driving and more. However, this one has to be a first. French native Manu Cuadra is beginning his journey this spring on the Mother Road from Chicago to Santa Monica ... on stilts. He plans on covering 70 kilometers (43 … Continue reading A story with long legs
A glimpse of the past
Here's a good video from the 1993 Arizona Route 66 Fun Run. Of course, with the classic cars and the mostly unchanged section of Route 66 from Seligman to Topock, it's hard to tell what year it is.
Notes from the road
The Pontiac Walldog Committee, which has helped beautify downtown Pontiac, Ill., with a series of murals and related festivals, now wants to open a Walldog Mural and Sign Art Museum in Pontiac, according to news release from the city's tourism department. The primary purpose of the museum is to pay homage to the men and … Continue reading Notes from the road