Pontiacs Coming to Pontiac, Illinois

Just in time to observe, not celebrate, the demise of this great American automobile, the mayor of this Illinois Route 66 community between Joliet and Bloomington-Normal, announced that note Pontiac authority and collector Tim Dye is moving his museum to town.

Pontiac already has one of the biggest Route 66 museums and hall of fame on the fabled road. Plus, there is the war museum next to it. This past year, the International Walldog Mural and Sign Art Museum opened, and then there are all those fantastic murals the Walldogs painted all over town.

Hey, the Walldogs are also related to the RoadDog, twice removed or was it three times.

Tim Dye has been collecting all things Pontiac for 30-plus years. He cites Pontiac's location on Route 66 (even though he now is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also on the Mother Road) and proximity to Chicago as big reasons for the move.

Among items he is bringing: 21 Pontiac automobiles, one of every Pontiac hood ornament ever made, and even a Pontiac horse buggy from before the company made automobiles.

Just One More Thing to Like About Illinois' Stretch of Route 66. --RoadDog