Route 66
11-06-2011, 04:28 PM
#16
Thanks for sharing those amazing pics Ronan (and the not so distant history of Rte 66).
That 32 Ford (with flames) in the "kitsch" auto museum certainly looks a lot like the one used in California Kid (with Martin Sheen and Vic Morrow), except for tires/rims.
That 32 Ford (with flames) in the "kitsch" auto museum certainly looks a lot like the one used in California Kid (with Martin Sheen and Vic Morrow), except for tires/rims.
11-09-2011, 11:49 AM
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Hee are two other links:
Offroading the Cayenne:
http://forums.motortrend.com/70/8888...ert/index.html
The Davis Monthan Aircraft boneyard:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...d..many%20pics
Offroading the Cayenne:
http://forums.motortrend.com/70/8888...ert/index.html
The Davis Monthan Aircraft boneyard:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...d..many%20pics
11-09-2011, 02:04 PM
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Looks like an awesome road trip man.
Reminds me of the generational gap between gearheads though. My ol' man used to have Packards back in the day (or rather my grandfather did and dad swiped them when he wasn't looking). I can't identify a single one of the old cars in the thread but know that the mazda pictured in primer above is likely a 1986-1988 Mazda RX-7 Non-Turbo (S4 series or "zenki").
The stuff in the collection looks awesome though.
11-10-2011, 12:14 PM
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Looks like an awesome road trip man.
Reminds me of the generational gap between gearheads though. My ol' man used to have Packards back in the day (or rather my grandfather did and dad swiped them when he wasn't looking). I can't identify a single one of the old cars in the thread but know that the mazda pictured in primer above is likely a 1986-1988 Mazda RX-7 Non-Turbo (S4 series or "zenki").
The stuff in the collection looks awesome though.
11-13-2011, 05:14 PM
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12-17-2011, 07:50 PM
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Here is a new section in AZ that I had never hit before. Went there today:
I posted a lot of pics from a long trip down 66 a month ago, but there was a lot missing, including a whole section I never visited. Its the virtually empty section from Williams Az to Seligman Az. This is a fairly remote area. There are only two towns, both of which were abandoned as the interstates passed them by and the railroads moved their tracks.
The first one, Ash Fork, is barely hanging on. Its main industry is flagstone mining, but once, 66 went right through town and things were booming. It has a magnificent hotel in the twenties which has since burnt down,as did much of the town. Yet, there are still traces of 66:
The old motels are partially abandoned:
The diner has been closed:
And so has the beauty salon:
Even the pawn shop was closed:
as was the barbecue
Many cars could be found:
and of course Obama is not popular here:
Not sure how long the DeSoto on the roof will be there:
Lots of buildings abandoned or for sale:
Heading out of Ash Fork there is a 20 mile unbroken stretch of the original Route 66 ..no towns are services but beautiful scenery
The locomotive engineer obligingly tooted the horn as I waved to him:
we then headed for Seligman, just down the road.
I posted a lot of pics from a long trip down 66 a month ago, but there was a lot missing, including a whole section I never visited. Its the virtually empty section from Williams Az to Seligman Az. This is a fairly remote area. There are only two towns, both of which were abandoned as the interstates passed them by and the railroads moved their tracks.
The first one, Ash Fork, is barely hanging on. Its main industry is flagstone mining, but once, 66 went right through town and things were booming. It has a magnificent hotel in the twenties which has since burnt down,as did much of the town. Yet, there are still traces of 66:
The old motels are partially abandoned:
The diner has been closed:
And so has the beauty salon:
Even the pawn shop was closed:
as was the barbecue
Many cars could be found:
and of course Obama is not popular here:
Not sure how long the DeSoto on the roof will be there:
Lots of buildings abandoned or for sale:
Heading out of Ash Fork there is a 20 mile unbroken stretch of the original Route 66 ..no towns are services but beautiful scenery
The locomotive engineer obligingly tooted the horn as I waved to him:
we then headed for Seligman, just down the road.
12-17-2011, 07:51 PM
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Seligman is there the whole Route 66 revival began, and has a lot of the original buildings. Nearly all are motels ,food, or souvenirs. ( which of course it was in its heyday)........
12-17-2011, 08:22 PM
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Here is a new section in AZ that I had never hit before. Went there today:
I posted a lot of pics from a long trip down 66 a month ago, but there was a lot missing, including a whole section I never visited. Its the virtually empty section from Williams Az to Seligman Az. This is a fairly remote area. There are only two towns, both of which were abandoned as the interstates passed them by and the railroads moved their tracks.
The first one, Ash Fork, is barely hanging on. Its main industry is flagstone mining, but once, 66 went right through town and things were booming. It has a magnificent hotel in the twenties which has since burnt down,as did much of the town. Yet, there are still traces of 66:
The old motels are partially abandoned:
I posted a lot of pics from a long trip down 66 a month ago, but there was a lot missing, including a whole section I never visited. Its the virtually empty section from Williams Az to Seligman Az. This is a fairly remote area. There are only two towns, both of which were abandoned as the interstates passed them by and the railroads moved their tracks.
The first one, Ash Fork, is barely hanging on. Its main industry is flagstone mining, but once, 66 went right through town and things were booming. It has a magnificent hotel in the twenties which has since burnt down,as did much of the town. Yet, there are still traces of 66:
The old motels are partially abandoned:
Great pics of Seligman as well but it looks more commercial/touristy ... .
