Here's a good video shot from the inside of the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, N.M. https://youtu.be/XgRpp_WMh3A The museum's truly terrific car collection is well worth your time. It's also well-stocked with Route 66 souvenirs.
Category: Vehicles
Fun Run attendance down about 15 percent
Participation in the Arizona Route 66 Fun Run was down about 15 percent this year -- from 841 participants signed in 2010 to about 700, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. The story cited higher gasoline prices as a possibility for the drop. Nearby Laughlin, Nev., holding its annual Laughlin River Run motorcycle event the same … Continue reading Fun Run attendance down about 15 percent
Pontiacs arriving in Pontiac in early May
Oklahoma resident Tim Dye's collection of vintage Pontiac vehicles is set to arrive the morning of May 5 at the new Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum and Resource Center in Pontiac, Ill., according to a news release today from Pontiac Tourism. One semi-load of cars that will be displayed at the museum at 205 N. Mill St. in … Continue reading Pontiacs arriving in Pontiac in early May
Bob Waldmire’s old car acquired by Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
Rich Henry, owner of Henry's Rabbit Ranch on Route 66 in Staunton, Ill., recently acquired a 1967 Volkswagen station wagon once used by Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, who died of cancer in December 2009. Henry says the car will be displayed on his property, where other large Route 66 memorabilia have found a home. … Continue reading Bob Waldmire’s old car acquired by Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
Another trailer for “Cars 2”
Disney today released another trailer for the Pixar animated film, "Cars 2," which will be in theaters on June 24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWL90Moucts Here's the film's synopsis: Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” … Continue reading Another trailer for “Cars 2”
“Dodge and Burn” trailer
While surfing Vimeo for videos, I stumbled onto this well-edited clip. Music is "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock (with a nod to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Warren Zevon): https://vimeo.com/20374026 It's a trailer for a film by Stephen Vernon-Clarke with the working title "Dodge and Burn," and it comes with this summary: Whilst traveling through the … Continue reading “Dodge and Burn” trailer
A few inside details from “Cars 2”
Author Michael Wallis, who voiced the Sheriff of Radiator Springs in Disney-Pixar's "Cars" and served as the film's Route 66 consultant, recently completed voicework on the sequel "Cars 2." Although he hasn't seen a final edit of the film slated for theaters June 24, he revealed a few tidbits about it: --- Wallis is "almost positive" … Continue reading A few inside details from “Cars 2”
Rust in peace
Stumbled onto this segment from the "AAA Presents Highroads with Dan Davis" television program in Arizona about the photography artwork of Cheyenne Rouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bH3PUvKkb0 Rouse's work features a lot of old vehicles along Route 66. You can see her "Rust in Peace" series on her website here. And, yes, you can buy one of those … Continue reading Rust in peace
Part of Cadillac Ranch goes topless — temporarily
The roof on one of the Cadillacs at the iconic Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, Texas, has rusted off. But its longtime benefactor says the roof will be welded back on, reported the Amarillo Globe-News. Stanley Marsh 3, the Ranch’s patron saint, isn’t sure when the top dropped from the vintage auto situated second from the … Continue reading Part of Cadillac Ranch goes topless — temporarily
More murals for Cuba
The Route 66 town of Cuba, Mo., is known for its outdoor murals along the main drag. Now, it appears Cuba will start to be known for indoor murals as well. Painter Ray Harvey has completed artwork of vintage vehicles on four walls inside the Midwest Petroleum Travel Plaza, located just north of Interstate 44, … Continue reading More murals for Cuba