For classic car enthusiasts, exciting events are few and far between. The yearly conventions provide adequite entertainment, though for the most part, the conventions showcase many of the same antique vehicles and after awhile, more is needed to fulfill a true car fan’s insatiable hunger for the past.
This month, five vintage Austin Sevens from Britain – all members of the 750 Motor Club, founded in 1939 mainly for such cars – plan to pass through New Mexico as they travel Old Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. They will commence their epic journey tentatively on September 3, 2006, and plan to stop in Tucumcari on the night of September 10th, in Santa Fe on September 11-12th, Grants on the 13th and reach Santa Monica, California, by the 23rd, if all goes well. The driver of the support vehicle and her daughter, who is co-driving one of the Austins, are making the journey in memory of their late husband and father, who had hoped to travel Route 66.
Cooke said Jack Rittenhouse did the same Route 66 trip in a Bantam in 1946 and wrote about it in his book, “A Guide Book to Highway 66”, which is another inspiration for the return trip 60 years later. The cars arrived in New York by sea and the crews by air on August 23.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the kids of today to experience a piece of history and learn about the origins of the automobile. For the older enthusiasts, this is a very rare oppurtunity to experience the genuine beauty of these rare cars right in the comfort of your own backyard. Don’t miss it!
www.750mc.co.uk/
For more information, contact Ken Cooke at ken.cooke@ntlworld.com