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pecker Cort | 36swm.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Spare me your freaking dirty looks" ... Katy Perry ... 'Waking Up In Vegas'

Time flies, doesn't it? Hard to believe, but my NEPHEW'S FIRST BIRTHDAY is less than a month away, mid NOVEMBER! Watching him grow is awesome; I try to spend as much time with him as possible. It's also hard to believe I haven't been online for nearly 2 months, since before I left for my Route 66 road trip. A few days after I got home, I developed a virus infection (stomach flu) which requires fluids and rest, so unlike me, I've been in bed early every night since arriving home. A lot is going on right now, too, and wanting to be "on the road" and the fall/winter seasons don't help much. Among other things, driving my older 4 Monte Carlos (1972, 1976, 1979, 1981) before the snow flies as much as possible when the weekend weather cooperates ... moving stuff out of my rooms ... deciding on a car for the winter (current choices = 2-tone maroon 1989 Caprice, white/tan 1994 Cadillac Eldorado, gold 1996 Ford Thunderbird, maroon/tan 2006 Lumina LTZ coupe) to keep my 1987 MC LS out of the winter weather this year. But, I will visit and post when I can. I know I have a few Emails and notes on Facebook to answer ... as well as sharing about my Route 66 road trip, posting a newer version of the "Home State Sights To See" list, etc. * ROUTE 66 * As I finalized plans for this trip, I became a bit more apprehensive ... what if I missed the big things? What if I missed people along the way? I needn't have worried. The Route 66 trip I took September 5-16, 2009, was sssooo much more than I ever imagined ... and better than I anticipated. The places ... and more importantly, the people ... along the way are awesome! Route 66 is definitively alive and well (as is the Lincoln Highway). I took HUNDREDS of pictures, which I WILL share once I take/have time to go through them and find a place to post them.... I started Route 66 in Pontiac IL and ended in Rialto CA (last night on Route 66 I stayed at the WigWam motel) ... and stopped at MANY places along the way in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. I started and ended the trip with Lincoln Highway places (Franklin Grove IL and Kearney NE). * RADIO SHOW * "CD Showcase" returns to WRMN for 2 Saturdays in 2009: December 12 December 19 Times both dates: 6p-11p eastern 5p-10p CENTRAL 4p-9p mountain 3p-8p pacific To listen LIVE online, click "listen live", top right-hand corner: http://www.wrmn1410.com/ EMAIL me before/during/after each show: wrmnshowcase @ aol.com Playlists and comments from previous shows: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/playlists.html * DRIVE SOUTH NOV 09 * This road trip is Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29, 2009. Anyone else want to meet? Friday morning, 11/27/09 ... drive from home to Big Sandy TN for dinner Friday evening, 11/27/09 ... drive from Big Sandy TN to Jackson TN to stay overnight with Richard and his wife Saturday morning, 11/28/09 ... drive from Jackson TN to Birmingham AL to have lunch with Brandon and Samantha (and my newest "nephew" ... Samantha's maiden name is Stevens, though we do not believe we have a direct relation) Saturday evening, 11/28/09 ... drive from Birmingham AL to Nashville TN to stay with Kevin and family Sunday morning, 11/29/09 ... drive from Nashville TN to home * 2010 ROAD TRIP * I will drive to the northeast US, including New York, Massachusetts, etc., though I'm not sure WHEN yet.... Any suggestions on when? And, anyone want to meet up along the way? Cort | 36swm.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We go through life so sure of where we're headed" ... Brad Paisley ... 'Find Yourself' [from "CARS"/Route 66]

*** SHORT ROAD TRIP, OCT or NOV 2009 *** Neglected to mention earlier that I plan to travel to Jackson/Big Sandy/Nashville TN and Birmingham AL in October or November. Would be cool to meet people during that trip! *** 2010 ROAD TRIP *** Most-likely, this will be to the NE, including NY and Massachusetts, etc. More details later.... *** SEP 2009 road trip UPDATE *** See this thread for more notes/info, particularly my post of just a bit ago: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?sh...mp;#entry533683 My basic return trip... Thursday, 09/17/09 ...Victorville CA ...to Albuquerque NM (via I-40 E) Friday, 09/18/09 ...Albuquerque NM ...to Denver CO ...to ~Kearney NE (via I-25 N ...to... I-76 E ...to... I-80 E) Saturday, 09/19/09 (my birthday) ...~Kearney NE ...to Elgin IL (via I-80 E ...to... I-39 N ...to... IL RT 64 E) Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "An open road and a road that's hidden" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Brand New Life (Who's The Boss?)'

Uh ... Dodgefan, pics are in the thread that I linked above.... Here are some of the car finished: http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbt...380&page=20 Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I walk away and you won't know" ... Phil Collins ... 'Can't Stop Loving You'

LOL! A few days, at least an hour or so a day ... he he. But, I LOVED doing it. It was really cool to go through all of the replies and see what others had mentioned. AND ... it seems like I have a few more to add, eh? VERY COOL.... Since I'm trying to get ready for the Route 66 trip, I doubt I'll have time to put the revised list together before then ... but later this year, I will put out a new list . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "If you fall, I will catch you" ... Cindy Lauper ... 'Time After Time'

**** BACKGROUND / ROAD TRIPS **** Since 2003, I've done at least one road trip per year to see/meet family/friends.... October 2004, west: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0410/0410.html August 2005, east: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0508/0508.html October 2006, west: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/1106.html November 2007, southeast: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/200711.html August 2008, east: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200808/2008rt.html SEPTEMBER 2009, SOUTHWEST: This year's trip follows the "Mother Road"...Route 66! Consider this YOUR INVITATION to join this "convoy" from Illinois to California. ALL ARE WELCOME ... REGARDLESS of transportation mode [i will rent a car, so I can enjoy the road, the people and the places more] OR how long you can join us. If you can only meet up for a morning breakfast, a daily stop, or an evening dinner, that is ENCOURAGED! This developed from a suggestion by ChevyTalk's Bobs53PU...and, because of my own interest in Route 66, I ran with the idea. My interest in Route 66 (and other famous roads) is partly because of my interest in nostalgia and old vehicles ... partly because of the song "Route 66" ... partly because of a PBS special about a mother/daughter duo who drove Route 66 in a rented Mustang convertible ... and partly because of the movie "CARS", which featured a lot of scenes from Route 66, was based on actual people/places along Route 66, and featured history of the road, illustrating the effect of interstates, such as I-40, on life along Route 66. I will bring my DVD of the movie "Cars" and a DVD player. Perhaps we can plan to watch the movie some evening or during a meal.... Future travel plans: LINCOLN HIGHWAY, which runs along IL RT 38 through Geneva IL towards Elburn IL, etc. http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ US ROUTE 20, which runs through my hometown, Elgin IL, and out to Rockford/Freeport/Galena IL. http://www.usroute20.com/ US ROUTE 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_2 THE DIXIE HIGHWAY http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Highway US northeast ... Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, etc. US northwest ... Montana, the Dakotas, Oregon, Washington, etc. **** CONTACTS **** If interested in meeting along the way, either along Route 66 or on my return trip to Illinois, please contact me via cell phone or Email. I will have my laptop with me, but I do not know how often I'll be able to check Email, etc. EMAIL: faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com [use this Email address to search for me on FACEBOOK.] CELL PH#: 847- 337- 9897 **** SPONSORS **** KUDOS to... ...1ST GEN MONTE CARLO CLUB: Dues-paying FGMCC members participating in this event for more than 100 miles will each receive a $25 gas card. The FGMCC will also sponsor food for everyone at one stop in IL, up to $100. ...NATIONAL MC OWNERS ASSOC: Dues-paying NMCOA members will receive a gift certificate or gift card. The NMOCA pledges up to $150! **** NEW / REVISED SCHEDULE **** PLEASE NOTE... ...ALL times are APPROXIMATE. ...Travel times based on 30 mph. ...Schedule is SUBJECT TO CHANGE as we drive the route.... ...The "skeletal" plans for my return trip to Illinois from California ARE at the end of the itinerary. Not sure yet where I will stay (maybe/hopefully with family or friends along the way...), nor am I sure where I will stop for meals. If you are along that path, please contact me if you want to meet!!! ___ SAT | 09.05.09 ___ ~ 8a-9a = kick-off breakfast IHOP 101 S Randall Rd (S of US RT 20) Elgin IL ~ 9a-11:30a = travel ~75 miles Elgin IL - Franklin Grove IL (via IL RT 31 S ...to... LINCOLN HIGHWAY, IL RT 38 W) ~ 11:30a-2p = visit ...&... lunch LH Association Headquarters 136 N Elm St Franklin Grove IL http://www.flickr.com/photos/ksgardenbee/2921023053/ Lincolnway Cafe 137 N Elm St Franklin Grove IL ~ 2p-2:30p = travel ~10 miles Franklin Grove IL - Dixon IL http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/il/dixon_arch-LH.jpg ~ 2:30p-7:30p = travel ~180 miles Dixon IL - Springfield IL (via IL RT 52 E ...to... IL RT 30 E ...to... I-39 S ...to... RT 66, SW of Bloomington/Normal IL) IL RT 66: http://www.il66authority.com/ http://www.il66redcarpetcorridor.org/ ~ 7:30p = dinner, TBD Springfield IL Meet up with the Ride For The Relay motorcycle tour: http://www.ridefortherelay.com/ http://www.ridefortherelay.com/new_page_5%202008.htm http://www.ridefortherelay.com/2009%20Trip%20Schedule.htm ~ 10p = overnight, TBD Springfield IL ___ SUN | 09.06.09 ___ ~ 7a-9a = breakfast (most-likely) Charlie Parker's 700 N St Springfield IL http://www.charlieparkersdiner.net/ ~ 9a-9:45a = travel ~20 miles Springfield IL - Auburn IL ~ 10a-11a = visit Becky's Barn Auburn IL http://www.beckysbarn.com/ http://www.ratfinkgarage.com/ ~ 11a-12:30p = travel ~40 miles Auburn IL - Litchfield IL ~ 12:30-2:30p = lunch The Ariston Cafe Litchfield IL http://www.ariston-cafe.com/ ~ 2:30p-3:15p = travel ~20 miles Litchfield IL - Staunton IL ~ 3:30-4:30p = visit Henrys Ra66it Ranch 1107 Historic Rt 66 Staunton IL http://www.henrysroute66.com/ ~ 4:30p-6p = travel ~45 miles Staunton IL - St Louis MO MO RT 66: http://www.missouri66.org/ ~ 6p-7:30p = dinner ...&... visit Ted Drewes Frozen Custard 6726 Chippewa Ave St Louis MO http://www.teddrewes.com/Drewes.asp Chain Of Rocks Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge ~ 7:30p-9:45p = travel ~65 miles St Louis MO - Stanton MO ~ 10p = overnight Meramec Caverns, a Route 66 icon Stanton MO http://www.americascave.com/ ___ MON | 09.07.09 ___ ~ 7a-9a = breakfast Meramec Caverns Restaurant (or) Cracker Barrel Stanton MO ~ 9a-9p = travel ~225 miles ...&... lunch/dinner, TBD ...&... visits Stanton MO - Joplin MO Trail of Tears Jerome MO http://www.legendsofamerica.com/MO-JeromeTears2.html Devils Elbow MO Paris Springs MO ~ 10p = overnight (possibly) Riviera Roadside Motel Joplin MO Meet up with the Ride For The Relay motorcycle tour: http://www.ridefortherelay.com/ http://www.ridefortherelay.com/new_page_5%202008.htm http://www.ridefortherelay.com/2009%20Trip%20Schedule.htm ___ TUE | 09.08.09 ___ ~ 7:30a-9:30a = breakfast, TBD Joplin MO ~ 9:30a-10a = travel ~10 miles Joplin MO - Galena KS ~ 10a-11a = visit 4 Women On The Route, w/the inspiration for the "CARS" character "Tow Mater" 119 N Main Galena KS http://www.4womenontheroute.com/Home.html ~ 11a-1p = travel ~50 miles ...&... visit Galena KS - Afton OK Cafe On The Route 1101 Military Ave/Rt 66 Baxter Springs KS http://www.cafeontheroute.com/ ~ 1p-4p = lunch (sandwiches) ...&... visit w/Laurel & Ron "Tattoo Man" Afton Station Afton OK http://postcardsfromtheroad.net/afton.shtml ~ 4p-7p = travel ~80 miles (w/Laurel from Afton Station) ...&... visits Afton OK - Tulsa OK underground walkway Chelsea OK Blue Whale Catoosa OK http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/articles/catoosa.html ~ 7p-8:30p = dinner Ollies Station Restaurant 4070 SW Blvd/Rt 66 Tulsa OK http://www.olliesstation.com/ ~ 9p = overnight, TBD Tulsa OK ___ WED | 09.09.09 ___ ~ 7a-9a = breakfast Sunrise Grill 7915 New Sapulpa Rd Tulsa OK ~ 9a-noon = travel ~90 miles ...&... visit Tulsa OK - Arcadia OK Rock Cafe, the owner of which inspired the "CARS" character "Sally" 114 W Main St/Rt 66 Stroud OK http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2009/05/28...troud-oklahoma/ http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/preservation/rockcafe.html ~ noon-3p = lunch ...&... visit POPS 660 W Highway 66 Arcadia OK http://www.pops66.com/ Round Barn Arcadia OK http://www.arcadiaroundbarn.org/ ~ 3p-4p = travel ~25 miles Arcadia OK - Oklahoma City OK ~ 4p-6p = dinner (possibly) Country Line 1226 NE 63rd Oklahoma City OK http://www.countyline.com/ NOTE ... this is where I met Dennis (ChevyTalk.org), who was taught by my grandfather: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/DSC07591r8_jpg.html ~ 6p-9p = travel ~85 miles Oklahoma City OK - Clinton OK ~ 9p = overnight, TBD Clinton OK ___ THU | 09.10.09 ___ ~ 7a-9a = breakfast, TBD Clinton OK ~ 9a-10a = travel ~30 miles Clinton OK - Elk City OK ~ 10a-noon = visit National RT 66 Museum Elk City OK http://www.nationalroute66.com/ ~ noon-2p = lunch (possibly) Mazzio's Elk City OK ~ 2p-4:30p = travel ~55 miles ...&... visit Elk City OK - Shamrock TX Sandhills Curiosity Shop Erick OK hint: search for "harley and annabelle" on YouTube ~ 4:30p-5p = visit U Drop Inn, which inspired Romone's auto painting shop in "CARS" Shamrock TX http://oldgas.com/info/towerconoco.html ~ 5p-6p = travel ~20 miles Shamrock TX - McClean TX ~ 6p-6:30p = visit Phillips 66 Service Station McClean TX http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGasStatio...cLean-Texas.htm ~ 6:30p-9p = travel ~75 miles ...&... visits McClean TX - Amarillo TX Cross Groom TX Bug Ranch Conway TX http://www.captiveimage.us/index.php/blogs...in-conway-texas ~ 9p-10:30p = dinner Big Texan Steak Ranch Amarillo TX http://www.bigtexan.com/ ~ 11p = overnight, TBD Amarillo TX ___ FRI | 09.11.09 ___ ~ 7:30a-9a = breakfast, TBD Amarillo TX ~ 9a-noon [time change] = travel ~115 miles ...&... visit Amarillo TX - Tucumcari NM Cadillac Ranch Amarillo TX http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2220 ~ noon-2p = lunch, TBD ...&... visit Tucumcari NM Blue Swallow Motel 815 E Rt 66 Blvd Tucumcari NM http://blueswallowmotel.com/ ~ 2p-4p = travel ~60 miles Tucumcari NM - Santa Rosa NM ~ 4p-6p = visit Route 66 Auto Museum 2866 Will Rogers Ave/Rt 66 Santa Rosa NM http://www.route66automuseum.com/ ~ 6p-8p = dinner, TBD Santa Rosa NM ~ 8p-10:30p = travel ~80 miles Santa Rosa NM - Moriarty NM ~ 11p = overnight (possibly) Sunset Motel Moriarty NM ___ SAT | 09.12.09 ___ ~ 7:30a-9a = travel ~45 miles Moriarty NM - Albuquerque NM ~ 9a-11a = brunch, TBD Albuquerque NM ~ 11a-1p = travel ~60 miles Albuquerque NM - Acomita NM ~ 1p-1:30p = visit Acomita NM, the oldest continuously-inhabited community in America ~ 1:30p-4:30p = travel ~85 miles ...&... visit Acomita NM - Gallup NM Continental Divide ~ 4:30p-6:30p = dinner, TBD Gallup NM ~ 6:30p-9p [time change] = travel ~100 miles Gallup NM to Holbrook AZ ~ 9p = overnight Wigwam Motel Holbrook AZ http://www.galerie-kokopelli.com/wigwam/ Meet up with the Ride For The Relay motorcycle tour: http://www.ridefortherelay.com/ http://www.ridefortherelay.com/new_page_5%202008.htm http://www.ridefortherelay.com/2009%20Trip%20Schedule.htm ___ SUN | 09.13.09 ___ ~ 7a-9a = breakfast, TBD Holbrook AZ ~ 9a-10:15a = travel ~35 miles Holbrook AZ - Winslow AZ ~ 10:30a-12p = visit Cowboy "Standing On The Corner": http://www.standinonthecorner.com/ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12603 ~ 12p-2p = lunch LaPosada Hotel 303 E 2nd St/Rt 66 Winslow AZ http://www.laposada.org/ ~ 2p-6p = travel ~60 miles ...&... visit Winslow AZ to Flagstaff AZ Meteor Crater Visitor Center http://www.meteorcrater.com/index.php ~ 6p-8p = dinner, TBD Flagstaff AZ ~ 8p = overnight (possibly) King's House Hotel 1560 E Rt 66 Flagstaff AZ http://www.kingshousehotel.com/ ___ MON | 09.14.09 ___ ~ 7a-8:15a = travel ~35 miles Flagstaff AZ - Williams AZ ~ 8:30a-10:30a = breakfast Pine Country Restaurant 107 N Grand Canyon Blvd Williams AZ http://www.pinecountryrestaurant.com/ ~ 10:30a-11:30a = travel ~20 miles ...&... visit Williams AZ - Ash Fork AZ find Monte Carlo AZ, E of Ash Fork AZ, including the Monte Carlo Truck Stop ruins &, on the other side of I-40, the truck repair facility named Monte Carlo: http://www.theroadwanderer.net/RT66ashfork.htm ~11:30a = at Crookton Rd exit in/near Ash Fork AZ: start longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66, to Topock AZ http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AZ-AshforkSeligman.html ~ 11:30a-12:30p = travel ~25 miles Ash Fork AZ - Seligman AZ ~ 12:30p-3:30p = lunch Snow Cap 301 E Chino Ave/Rt 66 Seligman AZ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/101 http://www.route66giftshop.com/angel.html ~ 3:30p-7p = travel ~95 miles ...&... visit Seligman AZ - Kingman AZ Hualapai Lodge Peach Springs AZ ~ 7p-9p = dinner, TBD by Jim Hinckley Kingman AZ (perhaps will have a local turnout/gathering join us) ~ 9p = overnight (possibly) Hotel Brunswick 315 E Andy Devine/Rt 66 Kingman AZ http://www.hotel-brunswick.com/ ___ TUE | 09.15.09 ___ ~ 6:30a-9a = breakfast, w/Jim Hinckley (possibly) Silver Spoon 2011 E Andy Devine Ave Kingman AZ ~ 9a-11a = travel ~50 miles Kingman AZ - Topock AZ Including the Black Mountains, a very scenic portion of RT 66: http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/r...ck_kingman.html ~ 11a-1p = lunch, TBD Topock AZ ~ 1p-3p = travel ~45 miles Topock AZ - Goffs CA ~ 3p = at Goffs CA, start the earliest alignment of Route 66: swings under I-40 & follows part of the National Trails Highway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Old_Trails_Highway ~ 3p-9p = travel ~150 miles ...&... visits ...&... dinner, TBD Goffs CA - Essex CA - Amboy CA - Ludlow CA - Barstow CA http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/goffs.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex,_California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboy,_California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow,_California ~ 10p = overnight (possibly) California Inn 1431 E Main St Barstow CA ___ WED | 09.16.09 ___ ~ 8a-10a = breakfast, TBD Barstow CA ~ 10a-3p = visit ...&... lunch, TBD Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum 681 N 1st Ave Barstow CA http://www.route66museum.org/ ~ 3p-4:15p = travel ~35 miles Barstow CA - Victorville CA ~ 4:30p-6:30p = visit California Route 66 Museum 16825 S D St/Rt 66 Victorville CA http://www.califrt66museum.org/ ~ 7p-9p = ending dinner Johnny Reb's 15051 7th St Victorville CA http://www.johnnyrebs.com/JR_Main.html ~ 9p = overnight, TBD Victorville CA ___ THU | 09.17.09 ___ ~ 8a-8p = travel Victorville CA - Albuquerque NM (via I-40 E) ___ FRI | 09.18.09 ___ ~ 8a-8p = travel Albuquerque NM - Denver CO - ~Kearney NE (via I-25 N ...to... I-76 E ...to... I-80 E) ___ SAT | 09.19.09 (my birthday) ___ ~ 8a-8p = travel ~Kearney NE - Elgin IL (via I-80 E ...to... I-39 N ...to... IL RT 64 E) Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Traveled down the road and back again" ... Andrew Gold ... 'Thank You For Being A Friend (Golden Girls)'

You are welcome! Yep, understood! Hmmm...looks like the closest I'll get is Louisville ... that trip in October/November will be a short weekender to Nashville/Jackson TN and Birmingham AL.... But, we'll see.... Never got it, but I did see that post and replied. Shoot me an Email, to that address I gave in that thread. I will do my best, but be forewarned, right now, I'm gearing up for my Route 66 trip.... http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=38736 ...so my time is a bit scarce. I'll have more time to contact people and get you in touch with them when I get back, but I'll see what I can do soon....OK? Please. But, it isn't for me. When you look at it, check to see if it looks "put together".... I'll explain over EMail..... Thank you! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm all out of time" ... Steve Wariner ... 'The Weekend'

trusted news Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "This is where you don't say what you want so bad to say" ... Billy Ray Cyrus & Miley Cyrus ... 'Don't Go'

Well, shoot. That particular Monte Carlo, whiteknight, has quite the history with many of us on MCSS and on the MC Mailing List. As I recall, that car started out in the hands of Crazy Bill in New Mexico. I met him during my 2004 road trip out west. He has since died. Crazy Bill sold the car to Henry on the east coast, who drove it to one of the Monte Carlo Nationals. He then sold it to another MCMLer in the Atlanta area ... the same guy who owned the '82 Chevette diesel.... http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._JohnC_JPG.html I believe John has either sold it ... or has it up for sale. I'm not sure what the status is.... Small world..... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "There's no better time than today" ... 9 Days ... 'Good Friend'

Chris, For the life of me, I can't remember if this one was automatic or not. Giving this friend's tendency towards manual transmission cars, I'm guessing this one is NOT an automatic, but I can certainly ask him. I'm just about sure it is/was a manual (he has since sold it)..... http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...vette1_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...vette2_JPG.html Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Where have you gone?" ... Glen Campbell ... 'Still Within The Sound Of My Voice'

DUDE!!!! Listen to the people ... don't give up on it just yet. I see some have given you some great links to eBay options. I haven't been to MCSS.com recently, but have you posted there with the parts you need in the Parts Wanted section? Depending on what all you need, I would suspect parts will be available from someone there. In the meantime, I asked in your other thread whereabouts in KY are ya. Shoot me an Email: faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com ...and we'll go from there. I'll even give you my cell# . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I should've drove all night" ... BonJovi ... 'Misunderstood'

Interesting reading ... all the way around..... One thing: I believe we already have that: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showforum=91 ...unless that isn't what you mean...? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm just saying" ... Shinedown ... 'Second Chance'

Holy cow, Mustang ... those are some fine pics! Cool that you shared 'em with us! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Happiness is something we create" ... Sugarland ... 'Something More'

You are not alone in you're thinking. As far as the size and weight, a friend of mine snapped a pic of his 4th gen MC next to the Camaro ... quite interesting indeed. Almost appears as if the Camaro should've been a Monte Carlo or Chevelle instead....... AMEN! The styling of those four was unique enough to capture different tastes, much more so than the competition from Dodge and Ford, imho. Especially where the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar are concerned, those 2 really looked the same, from what I remember anyway. However, GM's MC/GP/CS/Regal group had enough differences between them that you KNEW which one was which just about right away, unless you were only seeing part of the car, such as the windshield, etc..... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's always the same old story, you never know what you've got til its gone" ... Mike & the Mechanics ... 'All I Need Is A Miracle'

That's good. But, some cool pics of an awesome storm. Mother Nature can really have some interesting looks/beauty in things that, like this, don't look all that friendly.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We believe in tomorrow, but we're stuck in today" ... Hall & Oates ... 'So Close (Yet So Far Away)'

Ouch. I hope they were able to explain it somehow.... *sighs* I feel your pain, though. About 10 years ago or so now, I had called to my agent to get rates on a car I was thinking of buying. After I bought the car (believe it was my '76 MC Landau, iirc), the rates I got were much higher than what I had been quoted. So, I called ... and the assistant calmly explained that they had discovered they had me as "married". When I asked for an explanation, all she could tell me was that it was a "clerical error". So, I talked to my agent the next day when he was available. I asked how long had they had me as "married". He couldn't tell me that; all he could tell me was that ALL of my rates were going up because of that error. I was livid. If I had just started driving ... or just switched to that company ... it would've been better. BUT ... this was the same company, same agency that I had SINCE THE DAY I STARTED DRIVING ... a good 5-7 years prior to that. And, at NO time had I told them I was married. Hmph. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "All your lies somehow left me blind" ... George Ducas ... 'Lipstick Promises'

*grins* Nice name change, bud! LOL! I know a couple people who do JUST THAT ... and LOVE tricking people . Yes, indeed ... especially when you compare it to the LS model of the later years. Many of us don't quite understand why GM didn't do that from the factory..... You are welcome! BTW ... refresh my memory ... whereabouts in KY are you? Later this year, I'm heading to Nashville TN/Birmingham AL ... and might be able to make a stop to check out your MCSS in person. Plus, depending on where you are, I may be able to get you in touch with some friends of mine, too....if you're interested.... Awesome! Hmm...interesting. How far is that from you? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Those windshield wipers slappin out a tempo" ... Eddie Rabbit ... 'Driving My Life Away'

Since 2003, I've done at least one "major" road trip each year to various areas of the United States to meet people and see family/friends.... October 2004, west: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0410/0410.html August 2005, east: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0508/0508.html October 2006, west: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/1106.html November 2007, southeast: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/200711.html August 2008, east: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200808/2008rt.html My 2009 ROAD TRIP will be to the southwest United States, along Route 66, from Illinois to California, September 5-16: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?sh...c=26482&hl= The current itinerary is the one I posted July 15.... I have to finalize a few more details; I'll post the "final" itinerary soon. If you want to join me or plan to meet up along the way, please advise me ... it'd be great to meet more people along the way...! My basic plans: Saturday, 09/05/09 ...Elgin IL ...to Franklin Grove IL (along the LINCOLN HIGHWAY) ...to Springfield IL Sunday, 09/06/09 ...Springfield IL ...to Litchfield IL ...to St Louis MO Monday, 09/07/09 ...Stanton MO ...to Springfield MO ...to Joplin MO Tuesday, 09/08/09 ...Joplin MO ...to Galena KS ...to Tulsa OK Wednesday, 09/09/09 ...Tulsa OK ...to Arcadia OK ...to Oklahoma City OK ...to Clinton OK Thursday, 09/10/09 ...Clinton OK ...to Elk City OK ...to Amarillo TX Friday, 09/11/09 ...Amarillo TX ...to Tucumcari NM ...to Santa Rosa NM ...to Moriarty NM Saturday, 09/12/09 ...Moriarty NM ...to Albuquerque NM ...to Holbrook AZ Sunday, 09/13/09 ...Holbrook AZ ...to Winslow AZ ...to Flagstaff AZ Monday, 09/14/09 ...Flagstaff AZ ...to Williams AZ ...to Monte Carlo/Ash Fork AZ ...to Kingman AZ Tuesday, 09/15/09 ...Kingman AZ ...to Topock AZ ...to Barstow CA Wednesday, 09/16/09 ...Barstow CA ...to Victorville CA As I've been planning this year's "major" trip, I've looked at SEVERAL (among other) places to which I have yet to "road trip". SOMEDAY, I will get to all of these, but unfortunately, it will take a few years.... US northeast ... Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, etc. US northwest ... Montana, the Dakotas, Oregon, Washington, etc. US Route 2 US Route 20 US Route 50 The Lincoln Highway The Dixie Highway Where all do YOU want to travel yet? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "All the places I have yet to go" ... Luce ... 'Good Day'

This thread started on my birthday in 2007 ... and culminated Father's Day 2009: http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbt...4380&page=1 STORYLINE SUMMARY: The quest of a daughter (Angela) to give her Dad (Jerry) back HIS Monte Carlo. "BOOK END": A board member put this together to outline the entire story.... ENJOY!!! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A promise you can't take back" ... Shenandoah ... 'I Wanna Be Loved Like That'

A few months ago, I posed these queries: What do YOU consider to be "should see" areas/places in your home state? What would you tell travelers to check out, if they have the time, as they drive through your state? What "obscure" and "out of the way" places in your home state come to mind? Below is a compilation of the answers...ENJOY! ALABAMA Battleship Alabama Huntsville ... NASA site ALASKA ARIZONA Barringer Meteor Crater Crown King Grand Canyon (especially North Rim) Hoover Dam (Colorado River) Humphreys Peak, NW of Flagstaff Lake Havasu ... London Bridge Sedona Supai ... Part 1 starts on Route 66, runs 60 miles through some of the most pristine country in AZ and ends in a parking lot perched high on a bluff overlooking a stunning series of colorful canyons Supai ... Part 2 requires a hike of 8 miles, a rented horse or wild helicopter ride ARKANSAS Dig for diamonds CALIFORNIA 6 Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia Alcatraz Barstow Bishop ... Lone Pine ... Mono Lake (Owens Valley) CA SR Highway 1 Coastline Death Valley Disneyland GGNRA Nike Missle Site Hearst Castle Hollywood Joshua Trees Lake Tahoe Magic Mountain Monterrey Bay Kelp Forest Monterrey Peninsula Morro Bay Mt Lassen Mt Shasta Napa Valley Pebble Beach Pinnacles National Park Queen Mary / Long Beach Redwood Highway, 101 North Redwood National Park Ronald Reagan Museum San Diego / Sea World / Zoo San Francisco / Fisherman's Wharf / Golden Gate Bridge San Jose ... Winchester Mystery House Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Monica Pier Sequoia National Park Universal Studios Venice Beach White Mountains (oldest single living beings) Yosemite / Yosemite Valley COLORADO Amanda's Fonda, Old Colorado City and/or Las Margaritas, Denver Aspen Casa Bonita Cave of the Winds Colorado Springs Coors Brewery Denver ... 16th Street Mall, Denver Mint Eldorado Canyon Flatirons (W of Boulder) Garden of the Gods Glenwood Hot Springs Great Sand Dunes mountain escapes Mt Evans Rd (highest peak in CO and highest paved road in North America) Rocky Mtn National Park Royal Gorge Sangre de Cristo Mts (Southern CO) skiing CONNECTICUT Foxwoods Mohegan Sun Mystic Seaport FLORIDA Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico beaches Bok Tower Gardens Caverns, near Marianna Cypress Gardens Everglades Key West Lakeland Motorsports Dragway Miami ... Greynolds Park Overseas Highway (HW 1) Pensacola ... Naval Aviation Museum Ringling Museum Sarasota ... Amish restaurants Silver Springs Spook Hill St Augustine's Fort sugarcane fields Tenoroc Mine, state park GEORGIA Fort Jackson Fort Pulaski Lula Lake falls N Georgia Mtns Okefenokee Swamp Savannah's river front area Stone Mtn Park Underground Atlanta US Highway 41 (MI to FL) White ... Old Car City USA HAWAII IDAHO Craters of the moon Shoshone Falls ("Niagra of the West"; taller than Niagra Falls, though not as wide or as much water volume) Yellowstone ILLINOIS Cave in Rock State Park Galena Intersection of Lincoln Highway and Route 66 Lincoln Highway headquarters Meadowdale International Raceway Park Pontiac ... Route 66 Association of IL Hall of Fame and Museum Route 20 Route 66 Schaumburg ... LEGOLAND Southern tip ... Hardin County, Route 1 Union ... IL Railroad Museum Volo Auto Museum Wrigley Field INDIANA Dunes Indianapolis Indianapolis Indians Indianapolis Motor Speedway Lucas Oil Stadium Manchester College O'Reilly Raceway Park IOWA Amish around Kalona Barges in Dubuque Des Moines (current capital) Field House fishing Herbert Hoover Library Iowa City (old capital) John Wayne's birthplace, Winterset Kinnick Stadium Parkersburg EF-5 tornado (leaving some things untouched) KENTUCKY 25E down through Cumberland Gap Bardstown ... dinner train Bardstown ... Makers Mark facility Bowling Green ... Corvette Museum caves (western) horses Paducah riverfront murals LOUISIANA D-Day Museum False River Festival international de Louisiane French Quarter Layton Castle Mardi Gras ... Eunice, New Orleans, Mamou, New Roads, Baton Rouge, Lafayette Myrtles Plantation State Capitol MAINE Acadia Mt Desert Island Old Orchard Beach Portland ... art museum Portland ... Old Port Route 1 ... all the way to Key West MARYLAND Air and Space Museum, Dulles Airport Antietam National Battlefield (Sharpsburg) Assateague State Park (Eastern shore) Baltimore Camden Yards Chesapeake Bay Continental Divide Fort Federick Garber facility (Suitland) Garrett County, state parks Hagerstown ... 1/2 mile dirt track M&T Bank Stadium Mason Dixon Dragway MD International Raceway (Budds Creek) Monocacey Battlefield National Aquarium, Inner Harbor Route 50 (originating in Ocean City) ... ends in CA Smithsonian USS Constellation, Inner Harbor MICHIGAN 8 Milez Road Ann Arbor Automotive Hall of Fame Beaver Island Castle Rock Crossroads Village Davidson Freeway Detroit ... The National Automotive Historic Collection Detroit institute of Arts Detroit Science Center E Grand Rapids ... Yesterdog (restaurant) Frankenmuth Flint Getty Drive-in - Muskegon, MI Grand Haven ... Coast Guard Festival (August) Green Field Village Henry Ford Museum Holland ... Tulip Festival Kalamazoo ... Air Zoo at W MI University Leelanau Peninsula Mackinaw Bridge Mackinaw City Mackinaw Island Maritime Museum Marquette ... Peter White Library Marquette ... Presque Isle Petosky Rockford Rothbury ... Double J Ranch Shoreline Drive ... Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Ludington, Traverse City, Petosky, Mackinaw City Silver Lake Dunes / Mears, MI Soo Sault St Marie boat locks tour St. Ingnes (car show) Tahquamenon Falls Traverse City ... MI Cherry Festival Upper Peninsula Woodward Avenue (first paved mile of roadway in the US) Ypsilanti ... home of the Orphan Car Show and last Hudson Dealership (now museum) MINNESOTA Alexandria ... Kensington Runestone Darwin ... bit ball of twine Highway 61, North shore Lake Superior Circle Drive Vining ... metal statues (in a park next to a gas station) made by the father of NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg MISSISSIPPI Battle grounds Cruzin' The Coast Gulf of Mexico Home of Jefferson Davis Mardi Gras NASA Natchez Trace Parkway Nortrup/Grumman navy shipyard Oil rigs Old Plantations MONTANA Bob Marshall Wilderness Bozeman ... Museum of the Rockies Dinosaur digs Essex Garnet ghost town Glacier National Park Great Falls ... Charlie Russel Museum Lolo Hot Springs Lost Trail Ski Area (no-frills skiier's mountain. US 93 at the Idaho line) Moeise Buffalo Range Museums National Bison Range Old mining sites Welcome Creek Wilderness Area Yellowstone National Park NEBRASKA Chimney Rock Lincoln Monument (i-80) Pioneer museums Platte River Sand hills (central) Scottsbluff Timberline / Beaver Dam NEW JERSEY Appalachian Mountains Atco Raceway (south) Atlantic City Ben Franklin Bridge Camden Delaware Gap Hoboken Island Dragway (north) Jersey Shore beach towns NJ Motorsports Park NJ State Aquarium Raceway Park (central) Six Flags Great Adventure Skiing areas Wildwood boardwalk NEW MEXICO Albuquerque ... Kimo Theatre Albuquerque ... old-fashioned diner on Central Carlsbad Caverns Santa Fe ... Plaza Cafe White Sands NEW YORK 1000 Islands Albany caverns Central Park Coney Island Ellis Island Empire State Building falls Fort Wadsworth glens Ground Zero Harold Square Ithaca ... Cornell University Jericho Turnpike Jones Beach Kings Point ... Sands Point Castle Lake Champlain Lake George Lake Ontario if you've never seen a Great Lake before Lake Placid Letchworth-Grand Canyon of the east Long Island Long Island beaches Manhattan skyline Meadowbrook Montauk Point Museums New York City Niagara Falls North Fork Ocean Parkway Old Bethpage restoration Orient Point Prospect Mountain, Adirondack's Raynham Hall Richmond Town Robert Moses Beach Sag Harbor Sagamore Hill Saratoga Springs Horse Race Track Staten Island Statue of Liberty Stock Exchange Sunrise Highway Tahawus/Adirondak Times Square Union Square Varrazano Narrows Bridge Wall Street Watkins Glen wineries N CAROLINA 7 light houses beaches Biltmore Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Parkway Cape Hattaras Charlotte Charlotte Motor Speedway Crystal Coast Dale Earnhardt Museum Grandfather Mountain Great Smokey Mountain Railroad Kill Devil Hills Kitty Hawk Linville Falls and Caverns Lost Colony Mooresville "Race City USA" Raleigh Richard Petty Museum Rockingham Wright Brothers Memorial OHIO 7 presidential birthplaces Amish country Canton ... Football Hall of Fame Carrollin Park Cedar Point Cincinnati Music Hall Cincinnati Union Terminal Museum Center Cincinnati Zoo Cleveland ... Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland Zoo Columbus Zoo Dayton Air Force Museum Erie Canal Kelley's Island Kilkare Dragway King's Island Leesville Lake Mentor ... President Garfield's home Mt Adams Ohio Caverns Ohio Stadium Put-in-Bay Riverboat ride Serpent Mound, Adams County Sidney ... Eldora Speedway Toledo Zoo Youngstown ... Mill Creek Park OKLAHOMA Arcadia ... Big Red Round Barn Arcadia ... POPS Bricktown Edmond ... Boulevard Steak House Indian Unmarked Grave Midwest City ... Napoleon Deli Norman ... Sam Noble Natural History Museum Oklahoma City ... Nonna's Oklahoma City ... Western Heritage Museum Shoe Tree Stroud ... Rock Cafe Talequah Tulsa ... Aquarium Wichita Mountains Wild Life Preserve OREGON Columbia River Gorge Crater Lake National Park Forest Grove Concourse D'elegance Lava Fields McMinville Airport ... Spruce Goose Mt Hood Oregon Coast Oregon Trail Rally Painted Hills Rose Cup Silver Falls State Park Trillum Lake PENNSYLVANIA Altoona Railroader's Memorial Museum Andy Warhol Museum Battleship Olympia Boat House Row Citizens Bank Park Dorney Park Erie ... Niagara Falling Waters Franklin Institute Gettysburg National Park Heinz Field Hershey Park Horseshoe Curve Inclines Independence Hall Johnstown Flood Memorial Kennywood Kinzua Bridge Lancaster County Amish country Lincoln Highway Museum of Sports National Constitution Center Penn's Caves Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Zoo Pine Creek Gorge Pittsburgh ... Mt Washington PNC Park Pottsville ... Yuengling Brewery Primanti's Railroad Museum of PA SS United States Steamtown National Historic Site Strasburg Railroad The Franklin US 6 US Mint Valley Forge National Park S CAROLINA Anderson Belton Cooker's Chateau fun country roads Hilton Head Myrtle Beach S DAKOTA Badlands NP Crazy Horse Monument Custer State Park Deadwood Mitchell Corn Palace Mt. Rushmore Sturgis The Engalls Homestead (Little House On The Prairie) Wall Drug Store TENNESSEE Bristol Motor Speedway Cades Cove Chattanooga ... TN Aquarium Clingmans Dome Gatlinburg Graceland Grand Ole Opry Great Smokey Mountains National Park Highway 11E Highway 25W Jackson Lake City ... Cove Lake State Park Lookout Mountain Lynchburg ... Jack Daniels Distillery Maryville ... Foothills Fall Festival Memphis Music Row Nashville Opryland Hotel (especially around Christmas) Reelfoot Lake Rock City Ryman Auditorium Sweetwater ... The Lost Sea Townsend ... Tuckalechee Caverns US 411 (Newport to Anniston AL) US 441 (Gatlinburg to Cherokee) US 70 (parallel to I-40, Knoxville to Nashville) TEXAS Alamo Amarillo Austin Big Bend Cavalla College Station Corpus Christi ... USS Lexington Dyer's Barbecue Enchanted Rock Fredericksburg Galveston Gruene Hall, oldest dancehall Hill Country Lubbock ... Canyon Lakes Palo Duro Canyon Pampa ... Woody Guthrie's home Pelican Island Route 66 San Antonio San Jacinto Monument and Battleground Ship Channel Waco UTAH Bend in The Road: http://chevyasylum.com/bsf2008/sw/20080818...07r8r8_jpg.html Big Cottonwood Canyon, picnic at Storm Mountain City Creek Canyon (lovely drive) ... breakfast at Ruth's diner midway up the canyon Hidden Peak (via Snowbird tram) Land's End Park City, Alpine Slide Rainbrow Bridge Salt Flats, during Speed Week Salt Lake City downtown library Snowbird Stoneground Pizza, SLC Timpanonos Cave Truckstop, Exit 2, I-80, Utah Wendover VERMONT dirt roads with old-fashioned covered bridges farms with dairy cows and sugar houses for making maple syrup scenic drives small, out-of-the-way hikes with gorgeous views villages with craft stores VIRGINIA Blue Ridge Parkway Chincoteague Island Luray Caverns Shenandoah Valley Skyline Drive WASHINGTON Boring Lava Fields Bruce Lee's grave Chuckanut Drive Columbia River Gorge Deception Pass Dry Falls Dunes Wilderness Experience Music Project Friday Harbor George Grand Coulee Dam HIghway 101 Hoh Rain Forest Kettle River (flows backwards) Leavenworth Mt Rainier Mt St Helens N Cascades Highway Olympic Mountains/Rain Forest Olympic Peninsula Loop Seattle ... Pike Place Market Snake River Canyon Space Needle Tacoma Glass Museum Takhlakh Lake WISCONSIN Door County House On The Rock Lake Geneva Lambeau Field Miller Brewery Milwaukee Domes natural beauty Road America WI Dells WYOMING Aspen Alley Big Horn Mountains Canyon between Shoshoni and Thermopolis Centennial/Snowy Range Cheyenne Chimney Rock Devils Gate Devils Tower Flaming Gorge Grand Tetons Green River Independence Rock Jackson Hole Laramie Shirley Basin Sybille Canyon The Summit (E of Laramie, beautiful stretch of I-80) US 16 through Buffalo, over Big Horns, to Yellowstone Vedauwoo Wind River Range Yellowstone CANADA Butterfly Conservatory Clifton Hill Fort Erie Fort George Kingston Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls Niagara Gorge Niagara River Parkway Nova Scotia Ontario - Hamilton ... Webster's Falls Oshawa ... GM complex and Canadian Automotive Museum Point Pelee Queenston Sandbanks Provincial Park St Lawrence Seaway The Rideau Toronto ... Wonderland Trent Canal hydraulic lift lock Trent/Severn Waterways Welland Canal Wolfe Island Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "There was something in the country that he said he couldn't leave" ... John Denver & Emmylou Harris ... 'Wild Montana Skies'

...sadly, because I need the 3 days or so to get back home afterward. I only have so many vacation days... . Plus, we're not starting in Chicago, either.... *nods* Thank you, Camino! I sure hope people join and/or meet up along the way.... Awesome! Maybe I'll do some next year ... we'll see . **** CONTACTS **** Along with my __CELL PH#__ (in my signature in previous posts), you can reach me via Email to let me know if you plan to meet up anywhere along the way: faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com **** SPONSORS **** KUDOS to... ...FIRST GENERATION MONTE CARLO CLUB: Dues-paying FGMCC members participating in this event for more than 100 miles will each receive a $25 gas card. In addition, the FGMCC will sponsor food for everyone at one stop in IL, up to $100. ...NATIONAL MONTE CARLO OWNERS ASSOCIATION: Dues-paying NMCOA members will receive a gift certificate or gift card. The NMOCA pledges up to $150! **** TBDs (PLACES TO STAY / EAT) **** If you have overnight accommodations or restaurant suggestions for the "TBD" (to be determined) places in the most-recent itinerary posted, please advise me! I am researching possibilities; however, not everything will be finalized. In some cases, I may list possibilities so we can decide as we go; in other cases, TBDs may remain until we arrive.... **** MONTE CARLO AZ **** A friend sent me this link ... which I will include in the next update of the itinerary in a few weeks....: http://www.theroadwanderer.net/RT66ashfork.htm **** WHICH CAR TO DRIVE? **** For those of you that are planning to join us anywhere along the route, what will you be driving? I'm not sure yet what I will drive. I may drive my 1976 Monte Carlo Landau: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1976/76monte.html Of my MCs, that one is probably the most appropriate for Route 66; however, to be "road trip worthy", it needs new tires, probably a good wax, and a different radio (currently has the original AM radio)...or at least a different way to listen to tunes along the way.... Course, I may decide just to rent a car ... we'll see.....

Nice find ... and definitely a cool link! I'll have to mark that one . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "All of the chaos makes perfect sense" ... Joe Diffie ... 'Third Rock From The Sun'

Heh ... I didn't even THINK about that. My goodness mercy me ... that's another one that gets to me. Society is based on couples/families; if you're single, you are worthless...period. Ughola. *nods* I like that one, Camino! I'm going to have to use it . It IS so frustrating that the negative seems to outweigh the positive. Case in point, I was sharply reminded Saturday, July 25 that... ...silence roars volumes. (and) ...actions speak louder than words. Yet, I remember those more than 2 things posted in that timeframe about me.... "I love what you add to this forum, it always lightens the mood!" [HA! I wish I felt that way all the time....] (and) "You possess a drive, a spirit, a willingness, and an unflappable ability to remain cheery in the face of some dire circumstances." [ironically, much of the time, I don't feel that way at all ... just the opposite in fact..... And, yet, I try ... and maybe that's what counts!?] Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Mistakes become regrets" ... Carolina Liar ... 'Show Me What I'm Looking For'

*grins* It's always so cool to see the people look as you go by, too . he he. I just wish I could drive them MORE than I do .... *sighs* I certainly hope so, Dave. At least one weekend day the last few weekends has not been "driving friendly" ... dangblastit! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "How much can you take?" ... Oleander ... 'Hands Off The Wheel'

*nods* You're welcome! Saw the pics here ... haven't been to MCSS since you bought it, so when I get there later this week, I'll "hunt" for it . From the pics, can't say it looks particularly familiar ... but, then again, ya never know ... lol. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Why didn't I know what I know now" ... Evan & Jaron ... 'Crazy For This Girl'