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The Rearview Mirror: The End of the Road for Route 66

By Jaime E. Love 8 hours ago

A preserved gas station along there former U.S. 66 in Williams, Arizona.

Ask a motorist to name an interstate that traverses the United States, and odds are they’ll say I-80 or I-95. But there was a time when they might have said The Lincoln Highway, or Route 66. 

It’s the latter that has become a national icon. Designated a highway in 1926, it stretched 2,200 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California before being officially decertified this week in 1985. But it remains popular, with approximately 85% of the road still navigable.

But its life as the essential cross-country highway, one that bound us together, is a fascinating one, particularly on a weekend where so many of us will hit the road to celebrate the holiday weekend with family and friends.

The first transcontinental road

Route 66 was not the first national road; that honor belongs to The Lincoln

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We Have a Roller! | The Jalopy Journal The Jalopy Journal

By Jaime E. Love 1 day ago

Before this week, I hit a important milestone. Soon after months of getting, borrowing, chopping, grinding, welding, assembling, disassembling and re-assembling, I’m excited to say that I lastly have a roller. Perhaps even a roller+. As I produce this, Model 2. of my Design A roadster project is much more full than ever. It has front suspension, rear suspension, an motor, transmission, torque tube, rearend, wheels, tires and more.

Developing a very hot rod is crammed with milestone times. Each and every project is distinctive, but I’ll in no way ignore the working day I identified the frame, brought dwelling the physique, picked up the motor and took delivery of the quickchange rearend. On a standard warm rod, sourcing the proper pieces can be a whole-time treasure hunt. Even if it will take ages, I’m often delighted to increase an additional colorful chapter to my car’s story.

Here’s a quick

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Report: Nissan Titan On Last Legs

By Jaime E. Love 2 days ago

A 2022 Nissan Titan pickup in dark blue passes some horses on a dirt road. The truck has a large chrome grille, chrome side mirror caps, and chrome running boards.Us citizens get a whole lot of full-sizing trucks. A large amount of full-measurement vehicles. But, there is a person that has not caught on with American prospective buyers. A new report suggests it will quickly give up striving.

Automotive News reviews that the Nissan Titan is on the chopping block.

Long gone in 2024 or 2025?

“Nissan Motor Co. programs to exit the entire-dimensions pickup industry following yrs of failing to make a main dent in the huge Detroit-dominated section,” AN suggests.

The truck might stick about by the 2024 or 2025 design calendar year. But when it comes time to redesign it, a resource tells AN, Nissan will not.

Requested for remark, a Nissan spokesperson was elusive. “Titan is an crucial section of Nissan’s showroom,” Brian Brockman explained. It “remains in Nissan’s truck lineup for the 2022 model yr and over and above.” Notably, that does not

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Henry Ford’s house on sale for $975K, Model T sold separately

By Jaime E. Love 3 days ago

Henry Ford’s former Detroit property is up for sale for $975,000, according to a genuine estate listing from Corridor & Hunter.

Positioned at 140 Edison Avenue near Detroit’s Voigt Park, the property was developed in 1908—the exact same calendar year the Ford Design T launched—and was household to the Ford family from then until eventually 1915, according to the listing. The Fords then moved to the more substantial Truthful Lane estate in the Detroit suburbs. Honest Lane would be Henry Ford’s property right until his death in 1947, and was later on selected a Nationwide Historic Landmark.

The four-bedroom, 4.1-bathtub, home boasts 7,623 sq. feet of room and sits on a four-acre great deal. Highlights incorporate hardwood flooring, a screened terrace, hearth, and a library with constructed-in glass bookcases.

Henry Ford's Detroit house (photo via Hall & Hunter)

Henry Ford’s Detroit residence (picture by way of Corridor & Hunter)

The home also retains some period options, such as

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