I've been watching this story carefully, even though it doesn't have much to do with Route 66. Johnny Hallyday, 66, a rock 'n' roll legend in France, was placed in a medically induced coma in Los Angeles after complications developed in France after back surgery. He's expected to make a recovery, and he emerged from … Continue reading Notes from the road
Category: Vehicles
Deck the cars
Albuquerque recently held its annual Christmas parade on Central Avenue, aka Route 66. Here, the cars and a fair number of people are festooned with Christmas lights. Given Albuquerque's long history of colorful neon signs, the parade seems like a nod to that tradition.
Documentary film crew stops in Tucumcari
A crew for the documentary "Alfred & Jakobine" stopped Sunday on Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., in the early stages of production for the film, reported Richard Talley of the Motel Safari in town. Here's a blog entry from the filmmakers about their pit stop in Tucumcari, with lots of photos. The film is a … Continue reading Documentary film crew stops in Tucumcari
Route 66 featured in Australian program
Readers in Australia may be interested to know that "Classic Restos," a show devoted to restoring classic cars, recently wrapped filming of new episodes on Route 66. The show is hosted by Mark Fletcher, and airs on Channel 31, a nonprofit station based in Melbourne. It airs in the major Australian cities and in New … Continue reading Route 66 featured in Australian program
Refurbishing old vehicles
The Tulsa World had a couple of articles last week about old vehicles being restored to as good as new in Oklahoma. The first was about the Maggie M, an electric trolley that served the Route 66 town of Sapulpa from 1919 to 1933. After it was taken out of service, the trolley sat decaying … Continue reading Refurbishing old vehicles
Car show will help restore The Mill
The Railsplitter Antique Auto Club, along with the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County, is holding a classic car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at The Mill in Lincoln, Ill. -- a former Route 66 restaurant that's undergoing restoration. According to the Lincoln Courier: Registration is open to everyone and the … Continue reading Car show will help restore The Mill
Blue highways turning green
Time magazine takes a look at the idea of having "green" highways in America -- historic roads that would cater to electric vehicles, cyclists and even runners. The article mentions the Mother Road in a paragraph: If other, more famous heritage routes are any indication, a green-corridor network just might work. Route 66, the classic … Continue reading Blue highways turning green
Scenes from the Mother Road Festival
An auto-enthusiast outfit called ARS Promotions put together a video from last weekend's International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill.
Building roads
Check out this footage of a new television ad for GMC trucks, especially around the 0:06 mark: (Hat tip: Johnny "Moo-Moo" Miller)
It’s a gas, gas, gas
Mark McConville and Keith Barfield want to drive a cherry-looking 1966 Pontiac GTO down the length of Route 66 sometime next year. But the GTO won't be powered by gasoline. They will attempt the trip entirely with compressed natural gas, or CNG, and reportedly will be the first vehicle to do so on the Mother … Continue reading It’s a gas, gas, gas