It’s A Deal
With a population of just over 2,200 people Jonesville, Michigan is little more than a wide spot in the road on US 12. The scenic road is old. Before the…
Selling Everything On The Hog Including The Squeal
I admit it. A great deal of my time is spent giving thought to the lives of long dead people and then meditating on what lessons can be learned from…
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
It was an unusual idea; build a light duty pick up truck, and wagon, that looked like a car, that drove like a car, that could easily be maintained, and…
The World Was A Different Place
This past Friday morning before the Adventurers Club Live program from Victoria's Sugar Shack in Kingman, Arizona, Andy Sansom, archivist at the Mohave Museum of History & Arts surprised me…
No Hill To Steep, No Sand To Deep
Floyd Clymer's obsession with all things automotive was not unusual for a young man during the first years of the 20th century. What was unusual was his entrepreneurial spirit made…
David Buick, Louis Chevrolet and A Highway Signed With Two Sixes
If you are a fan of cast iron bathtubs with the white porcelain finish thank David Dunbar Buick. Does cruise control enhance your driving experience on long road trips? If…
Take The Children To See The Fad Before It Passes
One of the overlooked chapters from the story about the dawning of the American auto industry is how it went from being a circus sideshow curiosity to multi-million dollar industry…
Road Trip!
Scientific American, August 3, 1901 - "Covering the North American Continent from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Ocean in an automobile has been attempted by Alexander Winton, president of…
Murder, Mayhem & Road Trips
On the evening of October 4, 1919, about twenty-five miles west of Seligman behind a small hill along the National Old Trails Road, predecessor to Route 66, a shepherd tending…
Laugh or Cry – Your Choice
Regardless of how well things are going everyone has one of those special days where you feel like a one legged man in a behind kicking contest. To make it…
Disasters Large And Small (And A Bit of Good News)
The last ten days have been a whirlwind. It started with a bit of interesting historic research that has enhanced my understanding of Route 66 evolution. Consider this little tidbit,…
One Day At A Time
This past weekend during the annual Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona Route 66 Fun, I met a delightful elderly couple that have been enjoying each others company and road…