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GMDad


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Well we are finally getting another one off our bucket list. Wife, 2 other couples and myself have been on Route 66 for about a week now. What a big beautiful country. Have met people from England, Germany, France, Australia, Finland and other states. Been to 3 or 4 car collections. Still lots of good sheet metal out here. Just leaving Santa Fe New Mexico today and Bob T, somebody wouldn't get within 50 ft of the Blue Whale...lol



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Best part of 66 is from Flagstaff on.....

Make sure you stop in Oatman.....



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Enjoy the trip, some great photographs.

Travel safe. Thanks for sharing.


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It's on my bucket list too!

Keep the pics coming!

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Thanks for posting.. Looking forward to updates

Thanks 

TMJ



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I did 66 in '66. Just as it was becoming Route 40.
Nice drive.
Did you start at Jackson Square in Chicago?
End at Santa Monica pier.

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GM Dad Glad the trip is going well. It is the best road trip I ever did. Need more pictures especially of the Blue Whale and the majority of your group enjoying the splendor and engineering marvel that it is. Have a great time. Bob

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So , are you "getting your kicks " on Route 66 ?

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We did the route 66 from just below Chicago and ended at Santa Fey NM. Headed North then home. I always wonder how they drove trucks passed one another on that skinny road. Have a great and safe trip.

Did you through Amarillo? If so did you see the two yards on the south side. We stopped at the one East of Amarillo which is a private yard and had a visit with the fellow. A couple of years ago we stopped in and he had a HenyJ there.



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Lots of kicks on "66" for sure..



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Note the "riding lawnmower" next to the half price half a truck.
Have a great trip.

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Well I can't read this thread without humming the Four Freshmen version of Route 66 .....it's AFTER Angel Eyes on this thread .www.youtube.com/watch

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First couple pics at Meramec Caverns rumored to be Jesse James hideout in the day.....Wagon Wheel motel were all separate little stone cabins and the 66 Outpost with world's largest chair. Neat souvenirs but you can get carried away in a hurry.



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Meramec Caverns, loved that place. Thanks for the pics Don, have a safe and enjoyable trip.

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HI DON : GREAT NEWS on your trip ( I thought it was next month ) -- I wish you and Joannie All the Best on this trip ( and your anniversary ) -- Your postings are well received -- Keep them coming and ENJOY !!!!! -- LATER ---- DON / Fleet 51

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Make sure you stop at Oatman Arizona, about 30 minutes west of Kingman Arizona on the Oatman Highway. When you come to a T intersection at Silver Creek road turn left. A great stop for lunch. Watch for burrows on the road. I did 66 in 67. Enjoy your trip and be safe.


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thirty8 wrote:

...... Watch for burrows on the road. I did 66 in 67. Enjoy your trip and be safe.

 I would think those Burrows are LONG gone! winkwink biggrin



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First 2 pics are from Gary Turner place in Gay Parita...was a highly recommended guy to talk to for his knowledge but unfortunately he passed away in Jan this year. His wife showed us part of the collection it was pretty nice.

Next is the Boots Court in Carthage MO. Restoring the rooms back to the way they were in the 50's

Then Ray's Diner the next morning for breakfast and then most of the morning at Red Oak, the home of artist Lowell Davis......

 



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Some great pictures there.
Is that a Stude wagon travelling with you?
Where is it from?

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"I WAS LAYIN DEAD ON THE CORNER

OF WINSLOW ARIZONA

SUCH A FINE PLACE TO BE"

"IT WAS A GIRL IN A FLAT BED FORD

THAT RAN OVER ME"



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Yes we were on that corner but didn't get a pic like that one..lol
The Stude wagon belongs to Paul Cronkwright...has an 88 Camaro LT1 and 4L60E trans

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Here is how the corner looked when we were there in 07. The building was condemned as an environment hazard because of asbestos so they had the area fenced off.



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They just have the wall standing now and it's a park behind the wall

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Thanks for the pictures and updates ..Doing 66 was on my bucket list for this year or next ..but things have changed over the last year and that trip may never happen for us.. I am enjoying your pictures and others comments ..Thank you for taking the time to post the pictures and explanations .. have a great safe trip ..



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Coleman Theater built in the late 20s at a cost of about 750K...not much of a theater goer but pretty impressive place.

And of course the Rock Cafe. A lo of the research for the "Cars" movie was done here. Dawn tht owns the place and her business were a big part of the movie. Had an electrical fire back in 2008 area and pretty well gutted the place except for the stone walls. Had it reopened 1 year and 9 days later...



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GM Dad... Looks like your having a great time. Finally a picture of the 'Blue Whale'. Hope the food at the Rock Resturant was better than when I ate there [ and cleaner too]. Keep the pictures coming.

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thirty8 wrote:

...... Watch for burrows on the road. I did 66 in 67. Enjoy your trip and be safe.


I would think those Burrows are LONG gone! winkwink biggrin

I have been back to Oatman several times in the last 10 years, still lots of burrows. They were used in the gold mines to haul carts. The government shut the mines down in '42 as gold was not needed for the war effort. The burrows were released, now their offspring visit the town to get fed by the tourists.


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Dam donkeys sleep on the road in town!

they make great pylons!



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1st Route 66 sign at Santa Monica Pier.....1118.JPG



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GhostPost wrote:

1st Route 66 sign at Santa Monica Pier.....

 Might be the second. The first one is on the pier opposite this one.

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My bad. Didn't think the pier was accounting for as a road. !
Thanks for correcting me!
Beautiful state!

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Cowboy and Western museum in Oklahoma

National museum with local windmill

 

Have to try and catch up with my photos.a few days behind



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Shamrock Texas

 

Private collection in Amarillo Texas belonging to Bill Pratt...abut 95 cars

 

Joe Sisemore largest R.V. dealer in Texas has a little museum of earlier trailers



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Lots of neat old things there.
Are you headed home now?


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Ys spent a day and a half in Vegas and then went to the Hoover Dam

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Halfway mark and a compound with vintage iron locked up



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SantaFe New Mexico

 

Budville Service Centre where I heard the owner was robbed and killed back in the 70's

 

Inside the ElRancho Hotel

And of course the corner in Winslow Arizona with the flat bed Ford

 

And the Galazy Diner..unbelievable..original style milkshakes in over 100 flavors

 

 



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The Grand Canyon



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Bottle Ranch

 

Wigwam Motel...pretty nice rooms inside

 

Baja truck in a sopping mall

 

Wally Parks NHRA Museum

 

And the end of a 15 day road trip...now have to turn around and head towards home

 

 

 

 

 

 



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GMDad wrote:

Halfway mark and a compound with vintage iron locked up

 Bernice and I stopped in and talked to the owner, a very nice guy. He has a guest book for visitors, quite a few from Canada. These are his projects and not for sale. He had people climbing over the fence and stealing parts so he reinforced the place.



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Yes if I remember correctly he has some rather large dogs walking the fence...

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Had a great trip. Just under 6500 miles and the 283 Malibu worked excellent. No car troubles except for a stretched fan belt which was replaced. 30 days in total. Met a lot of nice people, seen a lot of terrific scenery and a few car collections; got to stand in the Pacific ocean; attended a cruise night in Pomona, even got a little trophy for long distance; missed all the heavy rain storms and floods. It was a great way to celebrate our 40th anniversary and real glad we did it and stopped talking about doing it some day but it's pretty hard to beat the feeling you get when you pull back into your own driveway at home......

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Thank you for the excellent coverage of a great road trip.

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