Here's the San Bernardino County Sun's coverage of Day 2 of activities at the Route 66 Rendezvous. A look at literal horsepower and teardrop trailers at the Rendezvous. Here's a story from the Press-Enterprise about the burnout contest. The Sun's Car of the Day is a 1934 Graham taxicab. Check the Sun's main Rendezvous page … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous updates
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Austin Sevens group in Gallup
The Gallup Independent caught up with the British group that's driving antique Austin Sevens on Route 66.
Start your engines
Opening day of the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino was Thursday. The San Bernardino County Sun has a report. Also, the Sun will have extended coverage of the event at this site, which also contains video links and audio slideshows. The Sun also has this article about Route 66 businesses in the Mojave Desert … Continue reading Start your engines
Streetcars on Central
The Duke City Fix blog collective in Albuquerque has a story about the planned streetcar line that will run on Central Avenue, aka Route 66, from Tingley Avenue (near the river) to the Nob Hill district. The artist's rendering above is Sixth and Central. The 4.8-mile line should be running by fall 2009. The city … Continue reading Streetcars on Central
Route 66 Rendezvous coverage
Here is more news coverage of this weekend's A story about how the festival has thrived despite the city's troubles. A look at the live music that will be at the Rendezvous. A story about longtime Rendezvous cruise participant John Merryman, whose classic-car collection was destroyed by a fire in 2003. He's starting over, with … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous coverage
Austin Sevens crew makes Santa Fe
The Santa Fe New Mexican ran into the British crew that's driving a half-dozen vintage Austin Sevens on old Route 66. The group is sponsored by the 750 Motor Club. To check out their adventures and itinerary, go surf over to their blog.
A trek in tribute to her father
The News & Observer in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., has an interesting story about Diana Garside, who's in a 1935 Austin Seven touring Route 66 with five other antique Sevens. She's doing the Mother Road in tribute to her dad, who died before he was able to do the same thing himself. A regularly updated blog wrriten … Continue reading A trek in tribute to her father
A victory for retro
As Example A of how hot retro styling is in America and around the world, the Chrysler PT Cruiser is celebrating the production and sale of its 1 millionth car since its start in 2000, according to DueMotori.com of Italy. Not only does it look cool, but its gas mileage is decent, and its reliability … Continue reading A victory for retro
“Cars” helps spur new interest in VW minibuses
Call it the Fillmore effect. In the weeks after the Pixar-Disney movie "Cars" was released, we saw a lot more eBay sellers mention the hippie character in the film when they were trying to unload their Volkswagen minibuses from the 1960s. "Cars" didn't have an effect on just minibuses, either. We also saw the value … Continue reading “Cars” helps spur new interest in VW minibuses
Nut House goes on the auction block
The Nut House, a pecan and roadside business on Route 66 between Claremore and Catoosa, Okla., will be sold at a liquidation auction starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. Here's the home page for the auction, which will be conducted by Williams & Williams. It's not only going to be attractive for people wanting … Continue reading Nut House goes on the auction block