The international interest in Route 66 is remarkable. Personally, I believe more Europeans know about the road and want to drive it than Americans. There are Route 66 clubs in Romania and the Czech Republic, two places you wouldn't expect to find ones.
A man from Belgium, Swa Frantzen, created the Historic Route 66 website, one of the first internet sources for the road.
Route 66 is what you'd have to call a cult status, which is why you find such interest in Soulsby's Shell Station. The station's owner, Mike Dragovich, says the station "is better known overseas than it is in this country." Americans tend to whiz by on nearby I-55.
Sweden's Linda Persson and a fried drove 66 in 2007 in a 1975 Pontiac they purchased especially for the trip. According to her, "Route 66 is just something everyone has heard about."
Swa Frantzen who has made the trip twice with his wife, said, "Route 66 is seen everywhere as a symbol for adventure, freedom, being a rebel, being on the road, even rock 'n' roll."
Not to mention a trip back into another time as well as living proof that, "Gettin' there is Just as Important as being There.".
More to Come. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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