Albuquerque Mayor Richard Perry this week pitched a $100 million plan to spur economic development along the city's Route 66 corridor -- two lanes of dedicated bus lines to mimic a light-rail system. The bus system would cover a 10-mile stretch of Central Avenue between Louisiana and Coors streets, according to the Albuquerque Journal. City … Continue reading Albuquerque mayor wants rapid-transit buses on Central
Category: Vehicles
Cross-country driving a century ago
You have people who try to trace the paths of history. Then you have people who really try to re-create the entire experience from many decades ago. These images came a few days ago courtesy of Jim Hinckley of Kingman, Arizona, who explained in an email: In 1915, then 21-year old Edsel Ford and some … Continue reading Cross-country driving a century ago
Week-long Great Race begins Saturday
The annual Hemming Motor News Great Race begins Saturday in Kirkwood, Missouri, and will go down much of Route 66 to the end in Santa Monica, California, on June 28. The Springfield (Mo.) Convention and Visitors Bureau had some details about the event for cars made up to 1972: The cross-country rally is a timed, controlled-speed endurance … Continue reading Week-long Great Race begins Saturday
New renderings of Sapulpa’s giant gas pump released
New artist's renderings were released Monday of the giant gas pump that will be built outside the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum on Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Initial reports more than two weeks ago said the pump was going to be 20 feet tall. It turns out the museum's organizers underestimated the pump's … Continue reading New renderings of Sapulpa’s giant gas pump released
Scenes from Rockabilly on the Route
If there's a big Route 66 event, there's a good chance Frank Kocevar, former owner of Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Arizona, will be there. During last weekend's Rockabilly on the Route in Tucumcari, New Mexico, he took his video camera and got plenty of footage at the festival -- and some familiar faces to … Continue reading Scenes from Rockabilly on the Route
Extremely rare Buick to be at car show
The Route 66 town of Springfield, Missouri, is hosting the Buick Club of America National Meet on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and attendees will have the opportunity to see an extremely rare Buick model. According to a news release from the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau: The Buick Wildcat I was built in 1953 as … Continue reading Extremely rare Buick to be at car show
Cruising in the Batmobile
Tulsa World reporter Jimmie Tramel recently cruised around Tulsa in the genuine Batmobile, which is set to be on the block at this weekend's Leake Auto Auction. Tramel did take the Batmobile -- inspired by the 1960s television show -- down Route 66; a stretch of 11th Street (aka Route 66) was recognizable in some of … Continue reading Cruising in the Batmobile
Auto museum with giant gas pump planned in Sapulpa
A Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum is being planned along the Mother Road in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, that includes a 20-foot-tall, vintage-inspired gas pump. The museum is being built in the old armory building (below) along Route 66 on Sapulpa's west side,at 13 Sahoma Lake Road. At the top of this story is a sketch of the … Continue reading Auto museum with giant gas pump planned in Sapulpa
Scenes of the Arizona Route 66 Fun Run
Videos from the recently completed 28th edition of the Arizona Route 66 Fun Run in the western part of the state undoubtedly will be trickling in over the next few days. There are a couple, however, that have surfaced that are particularly noteworthy. One was made by the Route 66 Gift Shop in Seligman, Arizona, … Continue reading Scenes of the Arizona Route 66 Fun Run
Businesses settle lawsuits over Marsh sex-abuse claims
Four businesses in Amarillo's Chase Tower reached confidential legal settlements with 10 plaintiffs on sex-abuse allegations with millionaire and former Cadillac Ranch owner Stanley Marsh 3, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. Marsh became embroiled in the lawsuits and felony criminal indictments over the allegations in the last 15 months of his life before he died … Continue reading Businesses settle lawsuits over Marsh sex-abuse claims