Gristmill reports that Remy Chevalier, editor-at-large for Electrifying Times, is going to kick off a trip down Route 66 in an electric car. Here are Chevalier's goals: Encourage Toyota to produce a hybrid version of their Scion xB. Promote Electrifying Times magazine and shoot a lot of great photography. Find perfect spots to install EV … Continue reading Thinking outside the xB box
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Geezer Riders go from Springfield to Springfield
Judging by their travel times, the Japanese Geezer Riders rode primarily on the interstate when they took their Harleys from Springfield, Ill., to Springfield, Mo. They did manage a stop at Meramec Caverns, however, mistakenly calling it Jesse James Cave. The writer for the Mainichi Daily News also mistakenly lists Chicago as the capital of … Continue reading Geezer Riders go from Springfield to Springfield
Geezer Riders check their rides
Before embarking on their Route 66 trip, the Geezer Riders from Japan toured the Harley-Davidson factory in Milwaukee. It sounds like they were impressed by what they'll be riding on the Mother Road. The Mainichi Daily News has the report.
Disney film crew looks for “Cars” inspiration
Author Michael Wallis (above, left) and a camera crew from the Disney Channel were on Route 66 in Kansas and Oklahoma on Monday and Tuesday to tape a segment for the "Movie Surfers" show. They sought out the real-life inspirations to the Pixar Animation Studios crew when it was touring Route 66 and brainstorming ideas … Continue reading Disney film crew looks for “Cars” inspiration
“Geezer Riders” will get their kicks
The Mainichi Daily News in Japan says that a group of "Geezer Riders" that includes a Japanese movie star and several retired corporate executives will saddle up on Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Chicago and drive Route 66 to Los Angeles. The "geezer" tag comes because the youngest rider in the group is 60. The Mainichi Daily … Continue reading “Geezer Riders” will get their kicks
Norwegian group will drive Route 66 in vintage cars
Talk about one heck of an adventure. Here's what the Cruise66.com group is going to do in June: Cruise66 is the name of a 4 week long cruising event taking place on Historic Route 66 during the month of June 2006. The plan is to ship 15-25 pristine classic American automobiles ranging from 1946-1966 models … Continue reading Norwegian group will drive Route 66 in vintage cars
Irishman to ride Route 66 for charity again
Paul De Courcy of Waterford, Ireland, drove Route 66 in a motorcycle as part of the Charity Motorcycle Challenge in 2004. Now he's been asked to do it again for the Temple Street Children's Hospital, according to the Waterford News & Star. He said yes. “Back in 2004, I applied to do it and was … Continue reading Irishman to ride Route 66 for charity again
It ain’t the Joads …
... but Mitch Teich, a public radio producer, of his 19 Minutes Past the Hour blog still had an arduous trip across Arizona and New Mexico, much of it on Route 66, during a recent move. In Gallup, he endured a faulty alternator on his Volkswagen and ill health. Seemingly the only the thing that … Continue reading It ain’t the Joads …
Tickled pink by the Cadillac Ranch
Patsy Terrell of the Patsy's Ponderings blog has posted more photographs from her trip last summer on Route 66, this time of the Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo. Patsy actually made two visits. The second was unplanned, but she learned that the Cadillacs had been recently painted pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. She knew someone who'd … Continue reading Tickled pink by the Cadillac Ranch
Route 66 driving team gives check to charity
The British team that drove two 1972 Mk1 Ford Escorts across America, including Route 66, in as a fund-raiser in September presented a check for their efforts -- 6450 pounds ($11,231 U.S.) to the Motor Neurone Disease Association, according to The Comet, a British newspaper. After shipping their cars to the US, the intrepid trio … Continue reading Route 66 driving team gives check to charity