Event Coverage Tod n Buz do Route 66

We know you will enjoy the ride. And we will too!

 

You were ask about the route to Jerome. It would be a great drive to run 89 from Prescott to Jerome. Lots of curves, downshifting, it's a ball and would be cool in your Vette. I've done it in rentals and my cpe. Whichever route it'll be a fun time

 

I expect there will be a checkpoint somewhere along that high twisty road!

 

Yeah! If only he could do it HERE.

Ben

 

I went looking for the theme score:

 

I found this the other day ...Don Roberts meet at the Gold King mine in Jerome.
Hauled a 1919, 25 HP Fairbanks-Morse flywheel diesel engine on the bed of my 1956 IH DCO205 rig up truck with a 1953 R-120 Travelall in tow....no Jake brake signs on the downhill....yeah right...it is a cool town

 

Just don't get behind someone whose afraid of all the curves and the downhill stretches. I've been behind cars and trucks more than once especially coming down out of Jerome whose drivers were constantly on the brakes rather than downshifting. I've seen smoke and smelt hot brakes there many times. Luckily they were all able to somehow stop at the bottom, but I wasn't sure a couple of big trucks would be able too

 

That was some cool theme song music,,,,I didn’t realize it was from the show .

I heard it a couple of years ago on a documentary about Pan Am,,,,it was really good jazz .
As soon as the piano comes in,,,,I knew that tune ,,,,really good music !

I know Squirrel is going to have a great trip,,,it will be an adventure !
Like the old line from Mission Impossible,,,,”good luck Jim “ .

Tommy

 

Jerome is quite the interesting place to se. Good luck on your adventure!

 

Been through many of these places on more than one occasion visiting Arizona.
Take in as much as you possibly can and make sure you have a drink at the oldest bar in the state in Jerome.

 

They were kinda like Mary Worth or Kwai Chang Caine, only on wheels. ;-)

 

Have fun and be safe. Do you have any axle seals with you?

 

I have a NORS bearing, just in case.

 

Jim did you see this in the custom Corvettes thread?

 

no, that's neat! might belong in the race car thread?

 

Instead of Squirrel Town Screamer what about Squirrels Screamer

 

That needs to be on a T shirt!

 

Jim,
If the weather is the same next week, make sure to give the windshield another coat of RainX. It's blustery up here.

 

With the smell of Brylcreem in the air.

 

have fun on 66. martin milner aka rt 66 and adam 12 was my old customer at weseloh chevrolet carlsbad ca. the weselohs had a 1958 corvette and a 65 corvette on the showroom and 20 new vettes out front. when martin would come in for service he would just stare and smile at the corvettes

 

I already did...thanks for the warning....

and I have Brylcreem in the suitcase already

 

Ready to hit the road, see you on the other side!

 

Have FUN Jim!
As Jim is posting the trip on Instagram, which I don't have, is it possible for someone to link it here daily?
Thanks
Ben

 

I made it to the start of Route 66. Soon the adventure begins.

 

Is the start on the other side of the shack? I guess even backwards route 66 is still 66. Enjoy the trip sounds fun.

 

The start is in Chicago. Been there....

 

Drove it from Chicago back in 79 with a friend in my OT Challenger. We made it maybe 15 to 20 miles into Cali and got stopped twice. First stop was bumper height, the car passed and we were sent on our way after a 20 min stop. Then they pulled us back over for loud exhaust. Lets just say we left Cali in a hurry and didn't stay for the rest of the stop. Glad that happened then and not today. They probably let us go and said good riddance but we weren't waiting to find out why they didn't chase us. We caught two lanes until we were well out of the state. Wound up running a tank of cheap gas through the car just to get back to civilization. Maybe I'll get to finish the route one of these days.

 

old guys driving old cars don't get a second glance from police these days.

Anyways...also got to see some neat old cars, a friend took me to see the collection.

 

Neat place!, been there as well. Unfortunately it’s alway’s been for memorials.

 

If you stand on your head you are on route 99!