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
Category: Vehicles
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
“My Dad’s car”
I've been seeing a wonderful Chevrolet commercial in recent days, about two sons who tracked down their father's 1965 Impala and bought it back for him. Here's the extended video of that moment: https://youtu.be/bz-nO6WvOYw Chevrolet.com posted some of the back story behind the video: In the fall of 1964, Herb Younger bought a brand-new Chevy … Continue reading “My Dad’s car”
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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."
Ford retro body may start a wave of the future
Ford Motor Co. and Dynacorn are partnering on making a new, first-generation Mustang shell for those who want to build their own classic Ford Mustangs, according to the New York Times and other media outlets. For $15,000, a shell of a vintage Mustang can be delivered right to your garage: The new body can be … Continue reading Ford retro body may start a wave of the future
First Pontiac race car will be displayed at Pontiac museum
The Pontiac-Oakland Museum & Resource Center, open only for a few months in Pontiac, Ill., soon will have the first-ever Pontiac race car on display at the museum. According to a news release today from Pontiac Tourism: The car is the earliest known Pontiac race car, successfully competing for the first time in August 1926, Pontiac's introduction … Continue reading First Pontiac race car will be displayed at Pontiac museum