Route 66 in a Vette???

jsanders · 03-21-2010, 06:35 AM

I would like to drive my '84 Vette the whole length of Route 66 in May 2010. Is there anyone out there who has done that? Is it practical as low as a Vette sets to the ground? I know there are sections of the older roadway of Route 66 (Example: 1930's roadway) that have deteriorated so badly that I cannot take them. Will most of the route be OK?

Ricovette · 12-28-2010, 03:34 PM

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hendrickhonda · 08-24-2012, 10:49 AM

Hi, I'm wondering if you ever followed through with your route 66 trip? I live in OK, about a mile from a section of the Route. Most of the updated stretches of Route 66 that I know of are fine for a low-riding vette. I'm sure there's some business roads and small town stops that aren't quite as vette friendly.

Pappytinker · 08-27-2012, 09:35 AM

Although it was on a motorcycle, I have traveled most of the entire length of Route 66 in 2010. Some of the road is now Interstate, some of the road is two lane asphalt, some of the road is brick pavers, some of the road is old concrete and some has reverted to natural sand. If you drive sanely and avoid the sand, you should be OK.

c6vette · 09-29-2012, 05:35 PM

I thought about a route 66 trip, but have heard that some of it just wasn't good road to travel. Perhaps I'll give it a go with this new info.

I also want to do a Hwy 1 trip as well. Fortunately, there are pages and pages of info and advice for anyone wanting to do a Hwy 1 trip.

Pappytinker · 09-29-2012, 06:06 PM

There is a book by Jerry McClanahan that provides a very detailed description of the route. AFAIAC, it is like my American Express. If you are going to do 66, "Don't Leave Home Without It."

http://www.amazon.com/Route-66-Guide...+for+travelers

c6vette · 10-06-2012, 02:42 PM

I'll have to pick that up... thanks!

03-21-2010, 06:35 AM	#1
jsanders Smokin 50HP Club Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ackerman, MS Posts: 86 My Gallery	Route 66 in a Vette??? I would like to drive my '84 Vette the whole length of Route 66 in May 2010. Is there anyone out there who has done that? Is it practical as low as a Vette sets to the ground? I know there are sections of the older roadway of Route 66 (Example: 1930's roadway) that have deteriorated so badly that I cannot take them. Will most of the route be OK?

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08-24-2012, 10:49 AM	#3
hendrickhonda Smokin Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 12 My Gallery	route 66 Hi, I'm wondering if you ever followed through with your route 66 trip? I live in OK, about a mile from a section of the Route. Most of the updated stretches of Route 66 that I know of are fine for a low-riding vette. I'm sure there's some business roads and small town stops that aren't quite as vette friendly.

08-27-2012, 09:35 AM	#4
Pappytinker Smokin 2500HP Pro Road Racer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Limbo, USA Posts: 2,799 My Gallery	Although it was on a motorcycle, I have traveled most of the entire length of Route 66 in 2010. Some of the road is now Interstate, some of the road is two lane asphalt, some of the road is brick pavers, some of the road is old concrete and some has reverted to natural sand. If you drive sanely and avoid the sand, you should be OK. __________________ "Because of the one-pointed time awareness in which the conventional mind remains immersed, humans tend to think of everything in a sequential, word-oriented framework. This mental trap produces very short-term concepts of effectiveness and consequences, a condition of constant, unplanned response to crises." Liet-Kynes - Dune

09-29-2012, 05:35 PM	#5
c6vette Smokin 1000HP Twin Turbo Club Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,088 My Gallery	I thought about a route 66 trip, but have heard that some of it just wasn't good road to travel. Perhaps I'll give it a go with this new info. I also want to do a Hwy 1 trip as well. Fortunately, there are pages and pages of info and advice for anyone wanting to do a Hwy 1 trip. __________________ 2006 Blk C6 vert w/A&A Supercharger kit w/V3 upgrade, Random Tech ceramic-coated LT headers w/hi-flo cats and Corsa Extreme exhaust. New dyno #'s 611rwhp/583tq//Currently under the knife

09-29-2012, 06:06 PM	#6
Pappytinker Smokin 2500HP Pro Road Racer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Limbo, USA Posts: 2,799 My Gallery	There is a book by Jerry McClanahan that provides a very detailed description of the route. AFAIAC, it is like my American Express. If you are going to do 66, "Don't Leave Home Without It." http://www.amazon.com/Route-66-Guide...+for+travelers __________________ "Because of the one-pointed time awareness in which the conventional mind remains immersed, humans tend to think of everything in a sequential, word-oriented framework. This mental trap produces very short-term concepts of effectiveness and consequences, a condition of constant, unplanned response to crises." Liet-Kynes - Dune

10-06-2012, 02:42 PM	#7
c6vette Smokin 1000HP Twin Turbo Club Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,088 My Gallery	I'll have to pick that up... thanks! __________________ 2006 Blk C6 vert w/A&A Supercharger kit w/V3 upgrade, Random Tech ceramic-coated LT headers w/hi-flo cats and Corsa Extreme exhaust. New dyno #'s 611rwhp/583tq//Currently under the knife

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