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Done 66 a few times and found it enjoyable, but there aren't many places that really connect the era to our cars, places we can take a holiday pic that could possibly have been taken when the C2 was the current Corvette.
St. Louis being home town (for the car anyway) I did get this pic parked on the steep banks of the Ol' Miss.
Construction of the Gateway arch began February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, so that's pretty darned correct for a road trip in my '65.
I was at the Cadillac Ranch in February and was disappointed by the amount of trash laying around the area. (Empty paint cans, plastic bags, etc). Also, some thought it was okay to paint the fence and gate at the entrance.
A neat place to see on a Rte.66 trip is Meteor Crater, west of Winslow, Az. Meteor Crater
If you don’t do anything else stop and talk to “Crazy Legs” Dean at the Philips 66 in Baxter Springs Kansas. He was the voice of Mater in the first Cars Disney movie and will tell you a bunch of local folklore.
He can also stand facing you with his feet completely backwards - something I don’t need to see twice.
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; 07-21-2018 at 12:56 PM.
Frankie,
If you make it this far - all the way to the end - you're less than a mile from my house. Let me know and I'll buy you a beer at Chez Jay's, a great local watering hole.
Michael
Many, many sad desolate small towns with decrepit gas stations, motels, restaurants and the like -- too many pictures to post. Ghosts of a bygone era..
Traveled pre-1932 Rt 66 south of McClean, TX this morning; drivers hated this because if it got muddy they were sure to get stuck - remember, no cell phones, nothing nearby, no AAA and little-to-no-traffic, very remote:
Many, many sad desolate small towns with decrepit gas stations, motels, restaurants and the like -- too many pictures to post. Ghosts of a bygone era..
Why are your legs so white? I thought you lived in Florida where the sun shines all the time?
Frankie- Ted Simmons Chevrolet in McLean is where my blue 63 swc came from. It had some front end damage, and I remember seeing it setting back in the body shop, covered in dust. I used to buy my Chevy performance parts there. Ted was a good guy. He was known to order in an L72 short block for the L78 cars when we would eventually blow them up and get a warranty replacement. Most of the small town Chevy dealerships went out of business years and years ago.
Last edited by vettsplit 63; 07-22-2018 at 10:38 PM.
Frankie- Ted Simmons Chevrolet in McLean is where my blue 63 swc came from. It had some front end damage, and I remember seeing it setting back in the body shop, covered in dust. I used to buy my Chevy performance parts there Ted was a good guy
Very cool! My split window came from Lawrence Hall Chevrolet in Anson, TX - they are still in business at the same location....
Here is the Blue Swallow at dusk - the motel is completely full now and the music playing is from the motel (I didn't add it)....what a nostalgic rush!
Very cool! My split window came from Lawrence Hall Chevrolet in Anson, TX - they are still in business at the same location....
Here is the Blue Swallow at dusk - the motel is completely full now and the music playing is from the motel (I didn't add it)....what a nostalgic rush!
07-21-2018, 09:06 AM
