A new Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made a Route 66 stop on Thursday at the legendary Emma Jean Holland Burger Cafe in Victorville, Calif., on the way to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, according to the Victorville Daily Press. According to the newspaper: On Thursday, patrons at Emma Jean’s Holland Burger Cafe in Victorville were able to … Continue reading Wienermobile stops at Emma Jean’s Holland Burger
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“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”
Cage the Elephant, an up-and-coming rock band from Bowling Green, Ky., used a lot of footage from Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, for this music video: https://youtu.be/5t99bpilCKw
A Chevrolet Route 66 ad entry that was firmly on-topic
A few months ago, Chevrolet launched a contest where budding filmmakers could submit their ideas for the carmaker's "Route 66" ad campaign. The winning advertisement would be shown during the upcoming Super Bowl. The finalists can be viewed here. But this entrant, which actually takes place on Route 66, didn't make the cut. https://youtu.be/o4oLJN0xShk As … Continue reading A Chevrolet Route 66 ad entry that was firmly on-topic
Old-time cruising
Here's a new video from Jane Reed, the driving force behind the Cuba Murals blog based in Cuba, Mo. She describes it this way: This slide shows photos of cars from the 2011 September Lions Club Car Show in Cuba and from the Wagon Wheel Motel's 75th Anniversary Celebration, also in Cuba. https://youtu.be/18G2N8EDkoE Music is … Continue reading Old-time cruising
Recap of the Route 66 Rendezvous
This well-produced video takes a look back at the 2011 Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif. It's 56 minutes long, but the car-show festival is a sprawling one. It would be difficult to edit it down to just an hour. https://youtu.be/auoA4ZsCZIA The clip was produced by Inland Empire Media Group. The 2012 Route 66 … Continue reading Recap of the Route 66 Rendezvous
A drive over the Lake Overholser Bridge
This YouTube poster drove his old Mustang over the recently restored Lake Overholser Bridge, which carries old Route 66 in Oklahoma City: https://youtu.be/j-EAXNUuaDo?t=3m1s The 1924 bridge was reopened to traffic in October after a $4 million repair project. NOTE: Skip ahead to the 3:00 mark to see the relevant footage. I tried to embed it … Continue reading A drive over the Lake Overholser Bridge
Chevrolet announces finalists for Route 66 ad campaign
Chevrolet today has chosen 35 finalists who seek to have an advertisement aired during the 2012 Super Bowl. All of the videos can be viewed at ChevroletRoute66.com. If you share one of them, you earn a chance at a $10,000 prize (registration is required). According to USA Today about the campaign: Chevrolet Route 66 is … Continue reading Chevrolet announces finalists for Route 66 ad campaign
A Mini road trip
https://vimeo.com/33549252 Here is the description of this charming video: Dean Wilhite, a graphic designer at Ackerman McQueen, loves his Mini Cooper. He met up with a few Frenchmen who shipped their minis to the U.S. and drove with them for a while on their trip across America on Route 66. Ackerman McQueen is a multimedia … Continue reading A Mini road trip
Rockin’ and rollin’ with Bolin
A few weeks ago, we gave you a look at the rebuilding of the Bolin Ford dealership, next to Route 66 in Bristow, Okla. Bolin Ford was heavily damaged by a huge fire in December 2008, and it vowed to rebuild in a nostalgic style that paid tribute to Route 66 and Bristow's historic downtown … Continue reading Rockin’ and rollin’ with Bolin
Roadie enters Phillips 66 Local Legends contest
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