Route 66

[Gary B.]

Re: Route 66

Also think about catching one of the NCRS Road Tours to the Nationals.

I agree. Bill Sangrey's Tour is doing Rt. 66. Travelling with the Road Tour and Bill is a GREAT experience.

[Sander B.]

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Sander;

I don't believe anyone has asked and maybe it's a stupid question, but what transportation mode will you and your friends be using? First thing that jumped to my mind was that you would ship your Vettes over in order to enjoy the experience to it's fullest, or perhaps rent new Vettes from Hertz, or maybe something more practical like a bus or RV's. I don't see anyone jump up and offer to loan you their Vettes just yet, but that would be cool.

Just thought I'd add some foolish thoughts to a grand plan, as I am sure as you approach it with the anticipation and excitement that such an experience is due.

Good luck and have a blast.

Stu Fox

well shipping our vettes over would be the coolest but unfortunatly
pretty expensive too.

rent some vettes for 3 weeks + dropoff charge same story .

yep well we made a reservation for a mpv T***ta or similar they say
well i hope the similair will end up a chevy traverse

[Michael W.]

Re: Route 66

Hi Mike,

we checked your side.....and left a message! Great info you guys post there.

Michael

[Joe R.]

Re: Route 66

Sander,

I would be interested in meeting you guys in St. Louis, possibly at Ted Drewe's Chippewa (Route 66 location). Send me an email (j.r.raine@gmail.com) when you get a bit closer to the trip. We'll see if we can hook up. Enjoy your trip down the mother road!

Joe

[Jack C.]

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Sanders, maybe I'll see you in St. Charles, IL

[Tom L.]

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You must have given my wife advice! She suprised me with a trip to the convention, our 1st, AND one of those new fangled C6's from Hetrz. that will be quite a change from my C3! I'm one lucky guy!!!

Oops! I put this in the wrong place, I was responding to Mr. Fox

[Sander B.]

Re: Route 66

Sander,

I would be interested in meeting you guys in St. Louis, possibly at Ted Drewe's Chippewa (Route 66 location). Send me an email (j.r.raine@gmail.com) when you get a bit closer to the trip. We'll see if we can hook up. Enjoy your trip down the mother road!

Joe

hi Joe we sure like to meet you when we are in st louis
that will probably be on monday june 29 when pass st louis

[Sander B.]

Re: Route 66

Sanders, maybe I'll see you in St. Charles, IL

watch for the dutch in orange shirts

[Joe R.]

Re: Route 66

Sander,

That sounds great. I hope to see you then.

Joe

[Terry M.]

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from June 27 till Juli 17 we (me and a few dutch chapter buddy's)
will tour the route 66 starting from chicago and we will end up at the nationals in San Jose the last week ,

we made a long list of things to do
on sunday june 28 we will go to Bloomington gold
and than follow the 66 till St. louis
from there on we will go to Fort knox , bowling green and memphis,
from there we will go back on the 66 at springfield MO,
untill LA. and will drive up the pacific 1 to San jose.

are there some suggestions, must see's that we need to know of
we will pass during this route we planned
(besides the patton musuem, corvette museum and graceland)


Thank you in advance, and maybe see you at San Jose

Sander,

Check out this site for the start of your trip.

http://www.illinoisroute66.com/

[Gary B.]

Re: Route 66

from June 27 till Juli 17 we (me and a few dutch chapter buddy's)
will tour the route 66 starting from chicago and we will end up at the nationals in San Jose the last week ,

we made a long list of things to do
Memphis,
are there some suggestions, must see's that we need to know of
we will pass during this route we planned
(besides graceland)
Thank you in advance, and maybe see you at San Jose
Sander,

If you are staying out near Graceland. May I suggest going into town to "Beale Street" in the evening. Great "Blues" music and bars. They close off the street and you can walk up and down with a drink and listen to the music and drop into the different bars. Good food there also.

[John H.]

Re: Route 66

from June 27 till Juli 17 we (me and a few dutch chapter buddy's)
will tour the route 66 starting from chicago and we will end up at the nationals in San Jose the last week ,

we made a long list of things to do
on sunday june 28 we will go to Bloomington gold
and than follow the 66 till St. louis
from there on we will go to Fort knox , bowling green and memphis,
from there we will go back on the 66 at springfield MO,
untill LA. and will drive up the pacific 1 to San jose.

are there some suggestions, must see's that we need to know of
we will pass during this route we planned
(besides the patton musuem, corvette museum and graceland)


Thank you in advance, and maybe see you at San Jose

Sander,

Sander -

There's a 21-page article loaded with photos in the latest (June, 2009) issue of "Vette Vues" magazine about a group of eight midyear owners that ran from Chicago to the end of the original Route 66 in Santa Monica, California; 16 days, 2700 miles.

[Gary C.]

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Sander, museums links on the way. Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. Gary....

http://www.okhistory.org/outreach/museums/route66.html

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-museums.html

[John N.]

Re: Route 66

from June 27 till Juli 17 we (me and a few dutch chapter buddy's)
will tour the route 66 starting from chicago and we will end up at the nationals in San Jose the last week ,

we made a long list of things to do
on sunday june 28 we will go to Bloomington gold
and than follow the 66 till St. louis
from there on we will go to Fort knox , bowling green and memphis,
from there we will go back on the 66 at springfield MO,
untill LA. and will drive up the pacific 1 to San jose.

are there some suggestions, must see's that we need to know of
we will pass during this route we planned
(besides the patton musuem, corvette museum and graceland)


Thank you in advance, and maybe see you at San Jose

Sander,

Sander
In the Tulsa area you might consider the Gilcrease Museum,which is world class and one of the finest western art museums. We would be glad to host your group in Tulsa for that or lunch etc.
Regards

[Michael W.]

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Stuart,

I investigated this and cost to ship to Chicago will be aprox USD 1200 per car single trip, so USD 2400 per car. Since we will be with 5 people we need 3 of our Vettes......and this is excluding the special insurance.

However I do agree it would be so cool to bring our Vettes back to their birth location.....

Mike

Sander;

I don't believe anyone has asked and maybe it's a stupid question, but what transportation mode will you and your friends be using? First thing that jumped to my mind was that you would ship your Vettes over in order to enjoy the experience to it's fullest, or perhaps rent new Vettes from Hertz, or maybe something more practical like a bus or RV's. I don't see anyone jump up and offer to loan you their Vettes just yet, but that would be cool.

Just thought I'd add some foolish thoughts to a grand plan, as I am sure as you approach it with the anticipation and excitement that such an experience is due.

Good luck and have a blast.

Stu Fox