The Detroit News has published a story, with photos, about James "Bozo" Cordova's Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, N.M. Many of the 30 vintage vehicles have been restored by Bozo's Garage across the road. And, unlike many museums, these aren't just for show. If you have the cash, you can drive one and … Continue reading A look at Bozo’s rides
Category: Vehicles
A meditation on the road
This new YouTube video is essentially an advertisement for a blog, ... drive through my mind ..., which details Jake's journey on Route 66 in September 2007 in a red 1966 Ford Mustang. The "About the author" piece explains the tone of site well: I'm curious what captures our attention, piques our interest, informs our … Continue reading A meditation on the road
Joliet business adds kitsch to Route 66
Noting the Route 66 attractions on the Broadway alignment of Joliet, Ill., Dick's Towing decided to get into the act, according to the Herald News. He pulled two vintage vehicles from storage and had them hoisted to the top of a block building he owns on the southeastern edge of his property on the 900 … Continue reading Joliet business adds kitsch to Route 66
VW RV
Near the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Ariz., there's a vintage Volkswagen Beetle that's been converted into a motorhome. It's been sitting off Route 66 for years. I'd assumed the VW RV was some sort of one-off project by a local mechanic and that the vehicle was dubious in its road-worthiness. However, in this post at … Continue reading VW RV
The mother of sucker traps, Part 2
Here's the second part of Car and Driver magazine columnist Patrick Bedard's interview with a longtime gas station owner on Route 66 in Williams, Ariz., and the car-repair scams that his employees foisted on the public for decades. An excerpt: My mind leaps to the possibilities. (“Sir, your radiator is leaking real bad!”) It would … Continue reading The mother of sucker traps, Part 2
Route 66 Rendezvous reels
The festival was a few months ago, but a media group just posted videos of scenes from the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Berndardino, Calif. This isn't all of the videos, but ones I thought roadies would like.
Only in America
Here's a letter to the editor by Larry Matulich, which was printed in the Marysville (Calif.) Appeal-Democrat: Is there still a Ford in America’s future? Not only is the question for one American car company, it goes for GM and Chrysler too. The future of American truck and car brands like Ford, Chevy and Dodge, … Continue reading Only in America
The mother of sucker traps
Car and Driver magazine columnist Patrick Bedard got a longtime gas-station owner on Route 66 in Williams, Ariz., to come clean about repair scams his crew foisted on travelers for decades. The fellow's name is Roy Killinsworth, 78, who started with a Tidewater Oil Co. station in the early 1960s and eventually had a Chevron. … Continue reading The mother of sucker traps
Long white Cadillac
A few Icelandic writers cross the USA in a long white Cadillac, much of it on old Route 66:
The town is rockin’
This YouTube poster used footage from the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif.,that was shot for a KNBC-TV commercial and mixed it with Stevie Ray Vaughan's "The House Is Rockin'." Well done.