Guest laurelrk66@aol.com Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 ..... and don't forget to drop in to Afton Station, in Afton, OK! But if you plan to stop, call me first at 918-382-9465 so I can open up for you. I haven't been able to be there much this winter. Laurel Kane Afton, OK www.aftonstation66.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adamghost@aol.com Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks everyone for the great information...it will take me a few days to sort through them all and get back to everybody with more questions... adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks, Helen. Cannot get too much help or publicity on this issue....Bliss --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "bakerhab2003" <Bakerhab@a...> wrote: > Bliss, > I forwarded your message to the Director of Government and Public > Affairs at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). This > is a huge association for the Motor Vehicle Aftermarket. They like > to be aware of any automobile related legislation. SEMA is a friend > to old cars and blue roads and they were just inducted into the > Cruisin Hall of Fame during the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino > last September. > > If you would like more information about SEMA or want a free > subscription to their online legislative updates log on to > www.enjoythedrive.com > > Helen Baker > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "brownwho63" <wefly66@e...> > wrote: > > Do you enjoy waiting in line for the Missouri testing jerks to red > > line your engine? How about the $24 fee and valuable time robbed > > from your day? > > > > Rep. Harold Selby, D-Cedar Hill, is sponsoring bill HB1181 to end > > this testing. As he said, "It's time for the sham to end." If you > > would like to have your name added to his petition, phone his toll > > free number: 1-866-333-3897 and leave your name and mailing address > > with your message. You can also email Rep. Selby: > > harold.selby@h... > > > > C'mon, fellow Missouri roadies and protest the state's plan to > remove > > your cherished old car or truck from their blue highways!....Bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Here is the sign to go with the message...Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Fisher To: Rudyard Welborn Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Sylvian Beach Sign Rudyard Welborn <r.Welborn@worldnet.att.net> wrote: I am with a group that is assisting in preservation efforts on rt. 66. It is my understanding that you have the Sylvian Beach sign...I would like to see if there is interest with some of the places who might be able to assist with the sign; if you have a picture of the sign that I could forward, I would appreciate it...thank you...Kip Welborn, Friends of the Mother Road, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I suggest you use highway 4 from Springfield, IL to Mitchell, IL because it's the first alignment of '66 in the state. As you leave Benyld stop at the Coliseum flea market. When going through Staunton, stop at Henry's Rabbit Ranch. Lots of stuff there. Cross the I-270 bridge entering Missouri, exit south on Riverview Drive and turn left into the Chain of Rocks Bridge parking lot. Walk across the bridge, which is a two-mile round trip. Awesome! Drive across the old '66 bridge at Times Beach (Route 66 State Park). Good food at Tri County Truck Stop in Villa Ridge. Meramec Caverns gift shop south of Stanton is a must-stop. Hick Barbecue in Cuba is excellent, I'm told, and the Route 66 Cafe on the main drag is sort of a time travel restaurant. Route 66 Motors just east of Rolla has nearly everything that's road related, including vehicles for sale, and the Totem Pole in Rolla has stuff as well. One of my favorite stops is the Elbow Inn in Devils Elbow. Liquid refreshment and great smoked barbecue. Excellent lodging at the Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon. They also have the new Route 66 Museum. Also excellent lodging at the Rest Haven Motel in Springfield. It's at the corner of Kearney and Glenstone, has been completely remodeled, has rooms for about thirty bucks, and their neon sign was designed by the same person who did the one at the Munger Moss. Historic downtown Springfield (St. Louis and Walnut streets in particular) has awesome architecture, especially the Springfield Brewing Company which is now a restaurant and saloon. Halltown has flea markets. Don't miss the courthouse in Carthage, the abandoned train depot in Joplin, arch bridge west of Riverton, murals in Quapaw, Coleman Theater in Miami, two alignments of the sidewalk highway, etc. In fact, I'm not sure you can make it from Joliet to OKC in three days. Just too much to do and see. Have a great trip...Bliss --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "ypsislim" <Ypsi-slim@j...> wrote: > Hey all, > > I have to go to OKC for work and my boss is letting me drive. I have > three driving days there and/or back, and will be taking the > non-interstate route 66 at least one way between Joliet and OKC. > > Any must-see or stop recommendations? > > I like: > > Tourist traps with good souvenir opportunities > Barbeque & Thai > Local history museums > Roadside architecture and signs > Antique shops and used book stores > > Motel recommendations for Springfield, MO? > Where is the folk art totem poles assemblage?.....Afton? > > Leaving Saturday morning. Thanks for any tips!! > > ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Quinn and I are Rail Haven Motel fans (corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Ave. a best western--most excellent); just past the Wagon Wheel on Glenstone is a place called Georges which advertises everything but breakfast but serves up one helluva breakfast...Tsingato, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "roadmaven" <roadmaven@aol.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:13 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Route 66 Joliet to OKC > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "ypsislim" <Ypsi-slim@j...> > wrote: > > > Tourist traps with good souvenir opportunities > > Barbeque & Thai > > Local history museums > > Roadside architecture and signs > > Antique shops and used book stores > > > > Motel recommendations for Springfield, MO? > > Where is the folk art totem poles assemblage?.....Afton? > > > > Leaving Saturday morning. Thanks for any tips!! > > > > ypsi-slim > > Ypsi, > For the Springfield motel, I can't stress enough: The Rest Haven > Court!! It'll run in the mid-upper $20's for a single. It's on > Kearney just east of Glenstone. And a fine sign to boot!: > http://roadtripmemories.com/images/roadmaven/resthaven.JPG > > For BBQ, there is a good joint in Joplin on Rangeline: Jim Bob's, > across from the IHOP. The Totem Pole Park is about 4 miles off 66 in > Foyil, OK...I think it's on (Someone help me here) 28-A. As for > architecture & signs, I'd say Springfield, MO has some good motel > signs left...good for neon cruise. And there's plenty of architecture > along the whole route! > > Pat B. > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Here is the latest copy of The Driving Force, the monthly newsletter of SEMA. If you would like to subscribe (it's free) Click here: Enjoy The Drive -- Join SAN Now Notice that there is a calendar of events too. This is a free service also. Helen Baker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Here's SEMA's The Driving Force Newsletter. It's very long. Helen Click here: Enjoy The Drive -- Join SAN Now http://www.enjoythedrive.com We hope that the information contained in The Driving Force is useful and informative. We encourage our readers, hobbyists, enthusiasts, and car clubs to disseminate this information in newsletters and in meetings. If material from The Driving Force is used in your publications or in meetings, however, we do ask that you attribute the information to SEMA. Thank you. If you do not wish to receive any future editions of the email Driving Force, please respond to this email with "remove." Lights Out: Feds Could Limit Motor Vehicle Lighting Choices This past summer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested comments on two proposed policies governing aftermarket lighting equipment. The first deals with aftermarket equipment that shifts the location of the rear reflex reflectors for taillamps from the placement chosen by the vehicle manufacturer. NHTSA is proposing to reject this practice. The second deals with the practice of switching the type of color and wattage used in replacement lamps from that designated by the vehicle manufacturer. NHTSA is proposing to reject this practice as well. On behalf of the hobbyist community and member businesses, SEMA submitted comment letters to NHTSA challenging the legality of NHTSA's actions and highlighting technical and practical concerns. NHTSA's proposed reinterpretation of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard applicable to lighting equipment, if formalized as agency policy, would prohibit replacement items that do not conform to federal standards in exactly the same manner as the original equipment and use the same light sources as the original equipment. aˆ?The broad scope of the proposals changes dramatically the long-standing policy of NHTSA and is of deep concern and significance to all hobbyists who seek the latest technology in vehicle lighting equipment,aˆ? said Steve McDonald, SEMA Senior Director of Government Affairs. aˆ?If the agency is seeking to use these changes to force compliance with existing photometric standards for replacement lamps or to address safety concerns relating to fire hazards, NHTSA can simply use its existing authority to force a recall of noncompliant or unsafe products.aˆ? SEMA agrees that when a manufacturer designs a lamp to which the federal standards apply, the lamp must comply with the standards. However, that doesn't mean the replacement lamp must be an identical match to the original equipment. Nevertheless, that would be the effect of NHTSA's proposed policy were it to be implemented. aˆ?When Congress authorized NHTSA to create the Federal Safety Standards, the lawmakers clearly intended that NHTSA's standards only establish performance levels for motor-vehicle equipment, not design standards,aˆ? McDonald added. aˆ?Accordingly, NHTSA should continue to draw a distinction between complying and non-complying products, not differentiate between original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket products, since many aftermarket products upgrade or enhance the original lights.aˆ? SEMA has requested that the agency withdraw the proposed policy changes and reaffirm its long-standing position that the Federal Safety Standards apply equally to both original and aftermarket motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA is expected to respond to SEMA's comments early this year. Farmer, Legislator, Car Enthusiast: Meet California Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa By Suzie Carroll, SEMA Research Coordinator California State Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa (R-District 2) is a fourth generation rice farmer who has lived in Northern California his entire life. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2002 to represent the nine-county 2nd Assembly District, which includes Redding, Shasta Lake, Yreka, Red Bluff and Yuba City, California. Assemblyman LaMalfa firmly believes that the government should first do no harm and should work to provide, through the most efficient manner possible, only those essential services that individuals and families cannot provide for them- selves. In addition to his duties in Sacramento and as an advocate for Californiaaˆ™s farming industry, Assemblyman LaMalfa is an avid auto enthusiast and collector. Like so many auto hobbyists, Assemblyman LaMalfa finds time in his busy schedule to pursue the all-American love affair with the automobile. Driving Force: We know that you are an avid automobile enthusiast. Tell us about your vehicles and your personal interest in the hobby. Doug LaMalfa: Well, like any true "car nut," I have several cars and aˆ?projects aˆ? including a Ford F-150 Lightning, which comes in handy around the ranch. Those who know me know that I am a big Ford man. I remember when I was in fifth grade and one of my friends was picked up from school in a brand-new Mustang Mach 1 with a 351 Cleveland. Just seeing it was enticing and then when it was started up and I heard the dual pipes, I was hooked. I still have my first car, a aˆ™68 Mustang California Special equipped with the 351 Cleveland, five-speed and four-wheel-disc brakes with handling suspension. I currently have some projects in the barn, including a nearly completed aˆ™69 Torino Talladega with 428 Cobra Jet, painted Petty Blue with fullsize replica Petty 43 numerals for the roof and other NASCAR-style cues. I hope to take it to the 30th Anniversary commemoration of Talladega Raceway. I also have a aˆ™65 fastback Mustang with a 289 and a five-speed, which awaits restoration. Perhaps weaˆ™ll do it in a Shelby R-model style. Also, I have a aˆ™69 Cougar Eliminator awaiting a built 351 Windsor and a DeTomaso Pantera that needs cosmetic freshening but is roadworthy and really fun. DF: Last November you had the opportunity to attend the 2003 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a guest of the SEMA Washington, D.C. Office. The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world and drew more than 100,000 visitors from over 145 countries. Please share with us your experience and impressions from the Show. DL: The SEMA folks who showed me around were great, and I appreciate their time and hospitality. I was like a kid in a candy store. Everything automotive you could imagine is there. I had been to the Show back in the early aˆ™90aˆ™s and it has grown a lot since then. I enjoyed meeting and chatting with Mr. Vic Edelbrock, an icon of the industry. I visited various exhaust, suspension and brake vendors, checked out crate engines and many other new products. The factory concept models of 4x4s and cars were intriguing, and the new stuff not yet released to the public was fun to see. My favorite was the new Ford GT [GT40] on display. It was incredible! And the Dodge Viper Truck looks like more fun than California regulators would ever allow. The vendors were very friendly and helpful, and the atmosphere at the Show was one of close friends and family. This fits with the importance of SEMA folks sticking together to thwart the constant assault by regulators on our right to choose the particular automobiles we desire to own. DF: SEMA has been fortunate to partner with pro-industry and pro-hobby legislators like you many times in the past on key legislative initiatives. This year, there was SB 708, a bill to repeal the emissions-test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older, and AB 844, a bill to require regulators to develop a tire fuel- efficiency program for passenger-car and light-truck replacement tires. These bills were ultimately amended by SEMA to mitigate their negative effects on the industry and the hobby. Tell us why you worked to oppose these bills. DL: First of all, I am principally opposed to the relentless regulation of businesses in California, and these bills were part and parcel of that mentality. So, naturally, I was already against those bills. The marketplace will decide what tires are popular, not more labeling and needless testing. When a manufacturer develops a higher-fuel-efficiency tire, you can bet they will promote it heavily, and the public will decide if they want it, which is what I argued when we debated the law on the Assembly floor. I know many good, law-abiding folks who have restored or collected classic cars, and SB 708 would have added one more hoop for them to jump through. That is why I am proud to team up with SEMA to fight against legislation like this. SB 708 was stopped by SEMA and the auto clubs, working at the grass-roots level to make their views known. The people can take the credit for stopping that one. Belonging to these organizations and pressuring legislators does work, and this proves it. DF: Is there any proactive legislation you would like to see introduced to protect the rights of hobbyists? DL: The problem, at least in California, is not that we donaˆ™t have enough legislation, but that we have too much legislation. Instead of trying to pass new legislation, I would rather repeal bad legislation that places a burden on hobbyists. One thing that has frustrated me is the smog-check program. Donaˆ™t tell me what I need to do under the hood when itaˆ™s the tailpipe where it counts. If it passes the inspection, donaˆ™t worry about what parts I have on the car. Aftermarket parts, in many cases, are of better quality than original. Acknowledging that hobbyists take better care of their cars than most people, and drive their specialty vehicles only occasionally, it would make sense to not regulate them with overreaching smog rules. The vehicle-scrappage program makes me nervous as well, and I want to make sure it doesnaˆ™t become a monster that dries up the availability of good used parts or scrap cars of collectible value. DF: What advice do you have for those involved in the hobby who want to take an active role in protecting their rights as enthusiasts from unnecessary government intervention? DL: Get involved and stay involved in the battle. Take the time to call or meet with your respective legislators, and let them know how legislation is affecting the industry. If you want to stop unnecessary government intervention, youaˆ™ve got to get out there and vote. We, the people, should control the government. Government isnaˆ™t always right. Itaˆ™s a great hobby we have and a good family activity. And what red-blooded American doesnaˆ™t get a smile or goose bumps at the sight or sound of a great classic or musclecar cruising by? Calling All Car Lovers! By Michigan State Representative Kathleen Law The New Year is a great time to reflect. Reflection is an interesting concept. It can refer to spiritual introspection or a resolve to improve, diet or change. But for me, at the start of this year, I am reflecting on Cobo Hall! Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, has a unique light grid above the everyday convention center. It is immediately recognizable, and when I see those lights, I know exactly where my mind has wandered: Autorama. This is your personal invitation to experience your own special moment of reflection. For classic-car lovers like me, there is no better place to enjoy all of the chrome, glass and paint on hot rods, customs, motorcycles and lowriders from all over the country. It is truly a gathering of enthusiasts second to none. Over 600 cars and trucks (and an additional 200 in the used-car corral/swap- meet section) are pre-selected for exhibit. Ridler Award competition cars grace the entrance. These are the first shown cars with designer names, such as Alloway, Alexander Brothers, Anzalone, Barris Brothers, Foose and on and on. Motorcycle enthusiasts will be inspired by classic Harleys and custom bikes created by famous builders throughout the United States. This isnaˆ?t your fatheraˆ?s Oldsmobile. It has been chopped, tubbed, dropped and blown. Your grandmother wouldnaˆ?t know how to get into her Buick with its shaved, flowing lines, trick wheels, big-block engine and flames. Your uncle would love the way you meticulously restored his Woody, and mom would love the flip paint on her old Mustang. I think back on the past 51 years of Autorama, and I canaˆ?t wait to experience the sounds, lights, smells and excitement of the 52nd Autorama, February 27-29, 2004. The Michigan Hot Rod Association and Championship Auto have organized this event, and this driving hobbyist is grateful. You will be, too. Hey, Ford, Chrysler and GM: Come and see what we do with your cars when they are 30 years old! Mopar, Bowtie, Blue Oval, Willys, flat-head Windsor, Hemi, nitro, alcohol, injected, shaved, chopped, lowered, stretched, tubbed, sliced, lowrider, highboy, skirted, louvered, frenched: This is not just a hot rod car show; this is mobile art! Wait until you see the glow of the metallic paints, the shine of the chrome, the beautiful mural work and the fabulous, intricate pinstripe work. These are 600 one-of-a-kinds. My favorite time to attend is set-up day. As the cars come into their spaces, the big motors growl and echo. The exhaust fumes are quickly dissipated as the city aˆ?s People Mover rumbles overhead, and men, women and kids renew friendships made at cruises across the region. Nothing beats laughter, old friends and old cars. You are invited to the 52nd Autorama at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, February 27-29. For more information, please call 586/771-7110 or go to the website: http://www.autorama.com/casi/detroit.htm.. Tell them Mrs. aˆ?57 Ford sent you. Editoraˆ?s Note: State Representative Kathleen Law, the author of this article, represents the 23rd District (part of Wayne County) in the Michigan House of Representatives. She and her husband are avid car nuts. Legislative Quick Hits Canada Exhaust Noise: SEMA members based in Canada have expressed interest in pursuing legislation to amend the current law in the provinces governing exhaust-system noise. As in many American states, most Canadian provinces require exhaust systems to aˆ?prevent excessive or unusual noiseaˆ? without defining these terms. SEMA has offered its model exhaust-noise legislation as an alternative. The SEMA model, versions of which have been enacted in California, Washington State and Maine, forces compliance with an objectively measured 95-decibel limit in a fair and predictable test. Illinois Blue Dots: A bill has been recently reintroduced in the Illinois legislature that would allow antique vehicles to display a blue light of up to one-inch in diameter as part of the vehicleaˆ?s taillights. Similar legislation was introduced in 2001. The bill recognizes that blue-dot taillights have no detrimental impact on safety; enables enthusiasts to modify their vehicles to recall in fine detail the glory days of the hot-rod era in America; and follows in the tradition of similar laws enacted in Minnesota and Montana. SEMA is urging Illinois members and hobbyist groups to contact their state legislators to support this bill. Missouri Bumper Heights: Legislation has been introduced in the Missouri legislature to add a new section relating to maximum bumper heights for motor vehicles. Under the new section, vehicles with a gross-vehicle-weight rating of 9,001 through 11,500 pounds would be authorized a front bumper height of up to 29 inches and rear bumper height of up to 31 inches. Missouri law currently makes no provision for vehicles of this size. The current Missouri bumper-height law applicable to all other vehicles is substantially similar to the model legislation currently endorsed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, which SEMA supports. New Hampshire Exhaust Noise: The New Hampshire House Transportation Committee passed an amended version of a SEMA-sponsored bill to remove vague and subjective provisions from that stateaˆ?s exhaust-noise law. Currently, New Hampshire deems illegal all modifications that increase noise levels above those emitted by the vehicleaˆ?s original muffler. The original SEMA-drafted legislation required law enforcement authorities to prove that an exhaust-system modification results in a noise level in excess of 95 decibels as measured by SAE test standard J1169 before issuing a citation. Deeming the 95-decibel limit too restrictive, the House Transportation Committee simply deleted provisions in the current law, which referenced the noise levels of the original muffler. We Get Letters How do I go about registering my kit-car Cobra as a 1965 vehicle in California? -Mark Marschlowitz Mr. Marschlowitz: You're in luck! A SEMA-supported California law enacted in 2001 enables kit cars to be registered as specially constructed vehicles. The law provides a more accurate model-year designation and emissions-system certification for these specially constructed vehicles. Under Californiaaˆ™s law, a smog-test referee compares the kit car to those of the era that the vehicle most closely resembles to determine the model year of a specially constructed vehicle. The vehicleaˆ™s owner can choose whether the inspector will certify the vehicle model year or the engine model year. If there is no close match, it is classified as a 1960 vehicle. Only those emission controls applicable to the model year and that can be reasonably accommodated by the vehicle are required. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) registration program is limited to the first 500 specially constructed vehicles per year that meet the criteria. Contact the DMV for more information as to how you can register your vehicle under this classification. In years past, California kit cars were assigned the current model year for smog- inspection purposes. This policy unfairly subjected kit cars and other specially constructed vehicles to more stringent smog-inspection requirements. Thanks to this measure, engines and vehicles now are held to the standards of the model year they represent rather than the more sophisticated vehicles of today. The law was updated in 2002 to allow previously registered vehicles to take advantage of this classification as well. California exempts pre-1974 vehicles from the biennial and change-of-ownership smog-check requirements. Under the 2002 law, specially constructed vehicles designated with a pre-1974 model year are exempted from the test. As of 2003, all vehicles 30 years old and older are exempted. FEBRUARY 2004 SAN CLUB EVENTS ARIZONA February 14, Yuma Southwest Version of Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association (PNW4WDA) Winter Convention Information: 253/318-5525 February 19-21, Phoenix Pioneer Days Bluegrass Festival at Pioneer Village, Street Rod and Trailer Show Information: 480/966-8494 February 28, Scottsdale All Oldsmobile Car Show Sponsor: Oldsmobile Club of Arizona Information: carcouple@cox.net February 28, Peoria 5th Annual Peoria Fan Fest Car and Truck Show Presented by Fabulous Fifties Ford Club of Arizona, Peoria Sports Complex Information: 623/536-5757 CALIFORNIA February 1, Sacramento Buick Club Swap Meet, Cal Trans Parking Lot Information: 916/421-5028 February 6-8, Sacramento The Sacramento Autorama with Import Motion Show Adjacent, Cal Expo Fairgrounds Information: 877/236-0632 February 14-15, California City Camp B Play Day Sponsor: Smittyaˆ?s Desert Riders and CORVA Information: 714/528-1817 February 15, Red Bluff 5th Annual Drive It or Drag It Car Show and Swap Meet, Tehama District Fairgrounds Information: 530/529-3814 February 21-22, Adelanto Adelanto Gran Prix, Highway 395 at Baxter Sponsor: Smittyaˆ?s Desert Riders and CORVA Information: 714/528-1817 February 28-29, San Diego 38th Annual Big 3 Auto Parts Exchange and Car Corral, Qualcomm Stadium Information: 619/278-7135 CANADA February 20-22, Calgary, Alberta 38th Annual Auto Value World of Wheels, Roundup Centre Information: www.autorama.com/casi/calgary.htm February 28-29, Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford Collector Car Show and Auction, Tradex Centre Information: 604/514-2277 CONNECTICUT February 1, Enfield Antique Auto Flea Market and Swap Meet, Powder Mill Barn Sponsor: Model aˆ?Aaˆ? Ford Club of Connecticut Information: 413/786-6318 FLORIDA February 5-8, Kissimmee/Orlando 12th Annual Winter National Sponsor: Classic Chevy International/Worldwide Camaro & Classic Camaro of Central Florida Information: 407/299-1957 February 7-8, Lakeland 17th Annual Central Florida Auto Festival Sponsor: Rods and Rides of Polk County Information: 863/686-2334 February 19-22, St. Petersburg aˆ?Lazy Flamingo Fling,aˆ? Central Florida Regional Invitational Sponsor: Lambda Car Club International Information: 813/931-3336 ILLINOIS January 25, West Chicago Illinois Region AACA 27th Annual Swap Meet and Car Corral, Crossroads Chevrolet, 330 East Roosevelt Road Information: 815/729-0366 February 15, Kane County Kane County Fairgrounds Swap Meet Information: 708/246-0392 IOWA February 28-29, Monticello 35th Annual Rod & Custom Car Show, Berndes Center Information: 319/465-5119 KENTUCKY February 20-22, Louisville 42nd Carl Casper Custom Auto Show, Kentucky Fair and Expo Center Sponsor: Okolona Street Rods Information: 502/375-0628 MARYLAND February 20-22, Ocean City Ocean City Hot Rod and Custom Car Show, Convention Center Information: 410/798-6304 MICHIGAN February 6-8, Novi 5th Annual Motorama at Novi Expo Center Information: 248/348-6942 February 7, Waterford 3rd Annual Swap Meet and Advertising Show Information: 248/673-6117 February 7-8, Kalamazoo 41st Annual Mid-Winter Swap Meet, Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds Information: 269/342-9816 February 27-29, Detroit 52nd Annual Murrayaˆ?s Discount Auto Parts Stores AutoRama, Cobo Center Information: 586/771-7110 (See accompanying article, aˆ?Calling All Car Lovers!aˆ?) MINNESOTA February 13, Bloomington Calvin James aˆ?50s/aˆ?60s Valentine Sweetheart Dance Sponsor: Minnesota Street Rod Association Information: 612/869-5768 MISSOURI February 13-15, Kansas City 44th Annual Carquest World of Wheels, Bartle Hall Information: www.autorama.com/casi/kansascity.htm NEVADA February 13-15, Reno California Association of 4WD Clubs, Inc. (CA4WDC) 45th Annual Convention Information: 925/682-5734 NEW JERSEY February 26-29, Atlantic City Atlantic City Auto Show, Atlantic City Convention Center Information: 800/227-3868 NEW YORK February 7, New York City Lambda Literary Open House, Empire Region Invitational Sponsor: Lambda Car Club International Information: 631/472-9350 OHIO February 6-8, Columbus 2nd Annual Carquest World of Wheels, Columbus Convention Center Information: 614/876-6773 February 8, Medina Indoor Swap Meet, Medina County Fairgrounds Information: 800/553-8745 February 15, Maumee 31st Annual Swap Meet, Lucas County Recreational Center Sponsor: Western Lake Erie Region - MARC Information: 517/447-3931 February 21-22, Delaware 9th Winter Chrysler Classic Swap Meet and Car Corral, Delaware County Fairgrounds Information: 614/268-1181 OKLAHOMA February 13-15, Tulsa 47th Annual Darryl Starbird National Hot Rod & Custom Car Show & Monster Truck Races, Expo Square Fairgrounds Information: 918/257-4234 OREGON February 13-15, Portland Portland Rod and Custom Show, Portland Metropolitan Expo Center, with Import Show Adjacent Information: 877/236-0632 PENNSYLVANIA February 6-8, Pittsburgh 43rd Annual World of Wheels, David Lawrence Convention Center Information: www.autorama.com/casi/pittsburgh.htm February 28, Leesport Automobilia at the Leesport Farmers Market Information: Wheels of Time Street Rod Association, 215/679-2866 February 29, Lehigh Valley 10th Annual February Thaw Out Indoor/Outdoor Swap Meet Information: 215/679-2866 TENNESSEE February 1, Murfreesboro 16th Annual Automotive Swap Meet at Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sponsor: AACA Stones River Region Information: 615/890-1144 TEXAS February 13-15, Dallas 44th Annual Oaˆ?Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama, Dallas Market Hall Information: 817/795-7000 February 14, Katy Loveraˆ?s Lane Truck and Car Show Information: 716/861-6162 February 20-22, San Antonio Annual Oaˆ?Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama, Alamodome Information: www.autorama.com/casi/sanantonio.htm February 21-22, Conroe Conroe Swap Meet, Montgomery County Fairgrounds Information: 254/859-5364 VIRGINIA February 13-15, Richmond 42nd Annual Asphalt Angels Car Show, The Show Place Information: 804/266-1483 WASHINGTON February 7-8, Puyallup 30th Corvette and High Performance Meet, Western Washington Fairgrounds Sponsor: Classic and High Performance Society Information: 360/786-8844 February 13-15, Bellingham Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association (PNW4WDA) Winter Convention Information: 425/788-2848 February 14-15, Puyallup 38th Early Bird Swap Meet, Western Washington Fairgrounds Sponsor: Tacoma Model aˆ?Taˆ? 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Guest scottfitzlacy Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks to everyone for your great ideas. I'm still scrambling to transcribe all the great roads (and even a trail!) that were suggested. I've traveled this country countless times, and I'm glad to know there are so many roads I've yet to travel, so many places I've yet to see. I will keep everyone posted once we're on the road. Thanks again. Regards, Scott Lacy www.homesweetroad.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > > On Wednesday I left home and headed toward Memphis. The next step turned out > to be US-61 north to St Louis with a jog through Dexter and stretch of > MO-25. Then it was Historic 66 to a bit beyond Rolla and US-50 home. I met > up with group member Alex > Burr in Memphis and spent New Year's Eve in Rolla with some local roadies > and some Indiana travelers including this group's moderators. > > I'm back home now and ready (cough, cough) to return to work tomorrow. The > six day trip is up at > www.dennygibson.com/memphis2005 > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.DennyGibson.com > Another groovy trip writeup, my friend! I've become inspired to try a four day weekend trip to Memphis. When we got together in Crossville, I confessed I'd never been inside the Ryman Auditorium. Well, there's two other Tennessee musical icons I haven't visited...Beale Street and Sun Studios. That *must* be remedied soon:) Susan used to have a grandmother who lived in Dexter, MO, whom we visited in the late 80's. She recommenced the Hickory Log to us, but Susan was a bit off her feed (which often happens to her on the road) so we missed it. We *did* go over to Sikeston and had lunch at Lambert's. If you leave Lambert's hungry, it's your own fault:) Not only did we get good food at a reasonable price, but they kept coming around with big bowls of "fixin's", fried okra, white beans, relish, and, of course, the rolls which they *did* throw to us:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Thanks Bliss and Laurel. Laurel, I was going to contact you about this. I will call you on Monday if that is OK. I don't know if you remember me but we were postcarders on Prodigy before the Internet. ypsi-slim Russell S. Rein On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:01:22 EST laurelrk66@aol.com writes: > ..... and don't forget to drop in to Afton Station, in Afton, OK! > But if you > plan to stop, call me first at 918-382-9465 so I can open up for > you. I > haven't been able to be there much this winter. > > Laurel Kane > Afton, OK > www.aftonstation66.com > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, > send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harmon Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Our daughter worked at the Ryman while she was in school in Memphis; tours of it are very popular. I'd like to suggest another Memphis musical "icon" that could be visited. (I can't resist.) Try Graceland. Top-of-the-line kitsch, with apologies to Elvis fans everywhere. I grew up with Elvis' music in the 50s and 60s and like (some of) it to this day, but I'm not the fanatic some are. (How, then, do I happen to know that Elvis would have been 71 this Sunday?) It's a fun visit, and Sun Studios will have an additional significance after a visit. I'll caution you (as I did my wife when we were there): Be careful about making irreverent remarks while there; to some fans Graceland is Mecca/Jerusalem/Bethlehem. No music involved, but a visit to the Peabody Hotel is cool, if you're there at the time the ducks parade to the lobby fountain. Mud Island had been closed for a while; I don't know if it's been reopened. And if it's your bag, Memphis has several remarkable museums. We spent a week in Memphis a couple of years ago, and we have yet to go back to catch the rest of it. Bob Harmon ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Reynolds Another groovy trip writeup, my friend! I've become inspired to try a four day weekend trip to Memphis. When we got together in Crossville, I confessed I'd never been inside the Ryman Auditorium. Well, there's two other Tennessee musical icons I haven't visited...Beale Street and Sun Studios. That *must* be remedied soon:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Just a note: Lambert's has obviously gotten better since I was there back when it operated in a gas station at the corner of bus.60 and Malone...you NEED to get back to Dexter to the HICKORY LOG...now the ribs there aren't "fall off the bone" style but they are great, they are smoked, and you do not need a drop of sauce to make them better...make sure you get some garlic bread as well! My two cents...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@starband.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 5:29 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: US-79, US-61, & some Old 66 > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > > > > On Wednesday I left home and headed toward Memphis. The next step > turned out > > to be US-61 north to St Louis with a jog through Dexter and stretch of > > MO-25. Then it was Historic 66 to a bit beyond Rolla and US-50 home. > I met > > up with group member Alex > > Burr in Memphis and spent New Year's Eve in Rolla with some local > roadies > > and some Indiana travelers including this group's moderators. > > > > I'm back home now and ready (cough, cough) to return to work > tomorrow. The > > six day trip is up at > > www.dennygibson.com/memphis2005 > > > > Denny Gibson > > Cincinnati, OH > > www.DennyGibson.com > > > Another groovy trip writeup, my friend! I've become inspired to > try a four day weekend trip to Memphis. When we got together in > Crossville, I confessed I'd never been inside the Ryman Auditorium. > Well, there's two other Tennessee musical icons I haven't > visited...Beale Street and Sun Studios. That *must* be remedied soon:) > > Susan used to have a grandmother who lived in Dexter, MO, whom we > visited in the late 80's. She recommenced the Hickory Log to us, but > Susan was a bit off her feed (which often happens to her on the road) > so we missed it. We *did* go over to Sikeston and had lunch at > Lambert's. If you leave Lambert's hungry, it's your own fault:) Not > only did we get good food at a reasonable price, but they kept coming > around with big bowls of "fixin's", fried okra, white beans, relish, > and, of course, the rolls which they *did* throw to us:) > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Hello, fellow roadies: It is motor tour time again! The Motor Tour Committee of the Route 66 Association of Missouri is busy planning its 16 th Annual Motor Tour: FESTIVAL 66: The 16th Annual Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour, will be held September 9,10, and 11, 2005. It will go from Springfield, MO to Pacific, MO, with its midpoint stop in Cuba Missouri on Saturday night, September 10th. For information please contact Kip Welborn (314-853-7385) or Jane Dippel (314-843-7132; Vestaon66@cs.com. ). (Note: I will let you know my email address when I get my DSL hooked up). More information on the Tour will be forthcoming...we just wanted to get out some preliminary information so you all can start planning your travels on Route 66 for the upcoming year! Thanks for your assistance. Kip Welborn, cochair, motor tour committee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Welcome to your Lincoln Highway E-Newsletter No. 2 for 2005. ELY, NV IS COMING......... The Lincoln Highway Association National Conference for 2005 website is open at: www.LincolnHighway.com Complete conference information is available including a downloadable (pdf) registration form. Register NOW as the tours, which are guaranteed to give you that true Lincoln Highway experience, are limited to 90 folk. Two host hotels are available for lodging - the historic Hotel Nevada and the Jailhouse Hotel. Internet yellow page sites do not show these places under Hotel/Motel so be sure to check under CASINOS. I encourage patronage of historic hotels such as the Hotel Nevada. The host site didn't provide links for the hotels but slim is "on the case": Hotel Nevada has a nice website at (what else): www.HotelNevada.com and check out their review at Nevada Magazine: http://www.hotelnevada.com/nevadamag.html Forget about booking the Kennecott Suite - I tried. Instead I was able to book the "glamorous" Tennessee Ernie Ford Guest Room......yeehah! Don't forget to click on the coupon link to get your free Margarita. Other amenities include the hotel's nearby wedding chapel, limo service, and 24 hour restaurant with a 99 cents breakfast available anytime, and buffalo hotdogs and hamburgers. An excellent history of the Hotel Nevada is available at webpanda.com by June Shaputis, January 1997: http://xrl.us/er6u Here's a sample: "When the Hotel Nevada was completed in 1929, it was not only the tallest building in Nevada due to its six full stories, but it was also the first fire-proof building built in Nevada, The hotel also had the largest mural painting in Nevada on the outside of the building. The mural was recently restored by Stephanie Bruegeman, a Hotel Nevada secretary and art teacher by profession." The Hotel also has some interesting "Getting Here" links worth exploration: Getting here on US 50: http://xrl.us/er7f Getting here on US 93: http://xrl.us/er7n Getting here on US 6: http://xrl.us/er7q More about Ely: http://xrl.us/er7u IN THE NEWS: * From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.com: Artist's murals painting a path on old Lincoln Hwy http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05005/437144.stm * From the Ann Arbor News, January 2005: Transportation items donated to U-M More than 500 books, 34 photograph albums and approximately 3,700 postcards related to transportation have been presented to the University of Michigan’s Transportation History Collection of the Special Collections Library. They are from the collection of the late Douglas Pappas, who graduated magna cum laude from the U-M School of Law in 1985. he died at age 42 in May 2004. Pappas was an attorney at Mintz and Gold, LLP, in New York City, specializing in general civil and commercial litigation. He was also chairman of the Society for American Baseball Research, Business of Baseball Committee since 1994, and a nationally recognized authority on the business and economics of baseball. Pappas’ collection of transportation materials, donated to U-M by his mother Carolyn Reed Pappas of Eastchester, N.Y., reflected his love of the old roads built during the first half of the 20th century. He was president of the New York chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association, an organization started in 1911 and active through the mid-1930s, before being reinstituted in 1992 to conserve and preserve the legacy of the highway. The route was from New York to San Francisco and parts of it still remain in use today. The Pappas collection will be processed, cataloged and made available for researchers. The books, mostly monographs addressing specific highways, some of which are rare products of the Works Projects Administration, will bear a bookplate designating them as part of “The Douglas Pappas Collection.” The photograph albums document Pappas’ road trips along vintage highways from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. * A related story from the U of M News Service: http://www.umich.edu/news/?Releases/2005/Jan05/r011105 * From the Fulton County, PA News, "Lost" PA Turnpike study funded by the LH Heritage Corridor: http://xrl.us/er9r * York PA's Central Market on the LH is profiled: http://ydr.com/story/myjob/55298/ The Baltimore Sun features Chambersburg's rich Civil War History: http://xrl.us/er94 (you must create a log-in) * Craig Harmon's Presidential Inaugural Parade Fire Engine LH salute with firemen from the 14 LH states: From the Auburn Journal: http://xrl.us/esad From post-trib.com http://xrl.us/esah From the Trentonian: http://xrl.us/esan LH ON EBAY: A tin advertising cup from the Lincoln Highway Garage in Ely, NV went for $170.50: http://xrl.us/esa6 Printed postcard of the Hotel Plaza, Ely, NV went for $67.00: http://xrl.us/esbg Printed postcard of the J.C.Penny/Collins Hotel in Ely, NV went for $56.00: http://xrl.us/esbm Undistinguished Rt. 66 sign from 1974 went for $807? http://xrl.us/esbx National Old Trails strip map booklet from the Southern CA AAA went for $105: http://xrl.us/esb6 Sunny Field Lunch on the LH in Linden, NJ postcard went for $121.49 (very rare - I would have bid more but forgot to): http://xrl.us/escb Wendover, UT paper fan advertising US 50 - LH went for $34: http://xrl.us/escg 1935 US 66 Highway Association Booklet went for $406: http://xrl.us/esck that's all folks.......... ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 In a message dated 2/4/06 2:28:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, gsa777743215@yahoo.com writes: I love this part of Ohio. I make it a point to eat breakfast or lunch at Mickey's on US 40. (Great Fried Chicken & Great Omelettes.) ==================================================================== There used to be a restaurant outside Front Royal, Virginia, that I think was called the Belle Boyd (after the Confederate spy). It had a huge neon sign out front that said "Chicken in the Rough." Anyone know what that means? Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern Kansas. Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I include some other roadie material. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Ron, Your photos and words only prove what most of us already know, there is more out there then just Route 66. All roads, trails and corridors deserve our attention and respect. Thanks for sharing with us. Your friend, James M Conkle Preservationist-Speaker-Marketer-Spokesperson-Public Relations-Event Planner Route 66 Preservation Foundation Preservation of Historic Roads & Corridors P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 868 3320 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 8614 fax jimconkle@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of rwarn17588 Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 12:05 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] U.S. 54 Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern Kansas. Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I include some other roadie material. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Hi Ron, Great trip report - and a great web site. If anybody's interested I took my Back Yard Road Trips off the web log I had it on and put it on a site called FreeWebs. Planning on putting my road trips over there. At the moment I'm working on a trip I took across Arkasas back in January 2004 - I've got it about half done. The Memphis to Clarksdale trip my daughter and I took while I was in Memphis is here. http://www.freewebs.com/yankeetraveller/ Links are at the top of the page - I havn't even started the 2nd part of my Arkansas Ramble. Been busy working on scanning Hudson stuff since I got back from Memphis last week. Everybody have a great day. Hudsonly, Alex Burr rwarn17588 <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> wrote: Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern Kansas. Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I include some other roadie material. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Trains Publishes Route 66 ArticleThought this might be of interest to the groups. I have heard from someone that has their copy already and the story is not bad. Sounds as if they could have covered more in depth the relationship between Route 66 and Santa Fe Railroad. Something else to add to our collections and the myth of the road. James M Conkle Preservationist-Speaker-Marketer-Spokesperson-Public Relations-Event Planner Route 66 Preservation Foundation Preservation of Historic Roads & Corridors P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 868 3320 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 8614 fax jimconkle@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: Lori Ruffing [mailto:LRuffing@kalmbach.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 1:09 PM To: Lori Ruffing Subject: Trains Publishes Route 66 Article For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Jim Wrinn, Trains magazine Editor Kalmbach Publishing Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53187 Phone: (262) 798-6608 jwrinn@kalmbach.com TRAINS Magazine Publishes Feature Story on the Historical Collaboration of Route 66 and BNSF’s Main Line Waukesha, Wis., February 2, 2006 - Trains magazine, the favorite publication of railroad enthusiasts, has published a 10-page story, in its March 2006 issue, devoted to the ever-popular U.S. Route 66 and its partnership with the BNSF Railway. The story, Route 66 Railway, explores the 80-year old relationship between the BNSF’s former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and U.S. 66. The two share a route through three states including New Mexico, Arizona, and California. The railroad and the highway, spanning roughly 800 miles, have traveled through American history and have survived as transportation icons. With remarkable photography, detailed maps, first-hand accounts, historical information, tourism information, and today’s developments of these important icons, you won’t want to miss this issue of Trains! Discover the mystique and quirky fun in the land of Route 66 Railway. Pick up your copy of the March 2006 issue of Trains at your local hobby shop or bookstore (on sale Feb. 7, 2006). Or for more information, visit www.trainsmag.com. Route 66 Railway was written by Elrond Lawrence. Lawrence is a writer and photographer in Salinas, Calif. He grew up near Route 66, and has explored it since 1989 from Santa Monica to Tucumcari. Trains magazine was established in 1940 and is produced 12 times a year. It ’s packed with railroad and industry news, insider information, and award-winning photography. Trains is published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. -end- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 In a message dated 2/6/06 4:18:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, jimconkle@verizon.net writes: Sounds as if they could have covered more in depth the relationship between Route 66 and Santa Fe Railroad. ==================================================================== As a railroad buff, I'm very familiar with what US routes follow what railroads. I'm sure the railroad came first, and it was easier to put the road in an existing corridor rather than build a new one. For example: Great Northern: US 2 Burlington: US 34 Rock Island: US 54 C&NW/Union Pacific: US 30 Milwaukee Road: US 12 Norfolk and Western: US 460 They don't necessarily follow each other all the way. For example, 34 veers away from the Burlington in eastern Colorado and wanders off into the mountains. 460 gets away from the N&W west of Bluefield and sort of gets lost in Kentucky. In the east, the Pennsylvania Railroad follows US 30 from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, and again through Pittsburgh. In between, the PRR veers to the north for a while. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roaddog_rt66 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I just took a look at your trip. Wow. That is the way to give a great overview of a stretch of road. I like the way you stopped and found out information about the places. You probably really wish you'd had more time. I will stay at one of those places, perhaps as early as June. In 2004, we took US 54 from Tucamcari, NM, to US 75 a ways east of Wichita. It was one neat thing after another to see. Perhaps American Road would consider an article about this road in the future. It just goes to show that any old US road is an adventure, worthy of a jaunt. Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@...> wrote: > > Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern > Kansas. > > Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and > hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. > > http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ > > Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I > include some other roadie material. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Chicken in the Rough was a franchised meal. The logo was a chicken playing golf. I believe it was started by Beverly Osborne, a man?, who originally featured this at his restaurants in Oklahoma City. The meal consisted of a 1/2 "unjointed" fried chicken, with biscuits and honey, and shoestring french fries. It used to be served in or with a tin-litho'd bucket (I have one). There is a restaurant in downtown Ypsilanti, MI - Haabs, that still served the meal up until a year or so ago. Someone bought the copyright after the OK stores closed and is trying to enforce it, so Haabs decided to forgo the name. There used to be over 100 restaurants that featured this meal around the country. I collect their postcards, There are lots of other collectibles including china, flatware, the signs, food boxes, wrappers, etc. A lot of phony logo'd china is being sold on ebay. ypsi-slim On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:35:12 EST egyptianzipper@aol.com writes: In a message dated 2/4/06 2:28:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, gsa777743215@yahoo.com writes: I love this part of Ohio. I make it a point to eat breakfast or lunch at Mickey's on US 40. (Great Fried Chicken & Great Omelettes.) ==================================================================== There used to be a restaurant outside Front Royal, Virginia, that I think was called the Belle Boyd (after the Confederate spy). It had a huge neon sign out front that said "Chicken in the Rough." Anyone know what that means? Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Here's a link to the company that bought the copyright, with some history and pics: http://www.chickenintherough.com/ ypsi-slim On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:35:12 EST egyptianzipper@aol.com writes: In a message dated 2/4/06 2:28:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, gsa777743215@yahoo.com writes: I love this part of Ohio. I make it a point to eat breakfast or lunch at Mickey's on US 40. (Great Fried Chicken & Great Omelettes.) ==================================================================== There used to be a restaurant outside Front Royal, Virginia, that I think was called the Belle Boyd (after the Confederate spy). It had a huge neon sign out front that said "Chicken in the Rough." Anyone know what that means? Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sundayjohn66 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I've been tossed around in combat karate class, hit in the cheek with a fastball, and thrown from a runaway Clydesdale, but I can tell you without hesitation that this is far and away the hardest blow I've ever had to absorb. It hurt when it hit me yesterday, and it doesn't feel any better a day later. If there is anything on earth more beautiful than the Blue Swallow after a rain, I'm sure I've never seen it. The world is an uglier place this evening. Emily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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