[Healeys] Old Rt. 66 & Phoenix Car Clubs

[Jody Kerr]

Per,

The road is paved from Apache Junction entrance side up through the
Fish creek bend. I'd estimate that would be ~1/3 of the full route. A
number of us locals drive that road in the middle of the night to
"test" out our cars. :)

Jody

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:56 AM, Per Schoerner<healeyguy at bredband.net> wrote:
> Carlos
> 15 years my wife and I travelled in Arizona among other places. I will
never
> forget the trip along the Apache trail, it's a MUST DO in Arizona IMO. It
> takes you from Roosevelt dam along a river down to near Phoenix. It's some
> 70 kilometers long as I recall, quite a long bit was gravel road at the
> time. Perhaps some of the local folks can tell more about how it is
> nowadays.
>
> Per in Sweden
>
> Carlos Cruz skrev:
>>
>> Hi Fellow Listers,
>>
>> First my apologies for being off list for quite a while.  There's been a
>> lot of other pressing matters.  I'm in need of some info and thought you
>> guys might be able to help.  I'm planning a road trip for October and was
>> hoping to get some scouting information before hand.  My trip will take me
>> from Chicago to Flagstaff via the Mother Road, Rt. 66, then  down to
Phoenix
>>
>> I've got some tour books but I thought this bunch might be able to shed
>> some light that those books don't cover.  I would be interested to hear of
>> any current or upcoming road construction zones.  More importantly,  I am
>> very interested in hearing your suggestions on "must-sees" or "don't-miss"
>> destinations on the Mother Road. I am also interested in learning of any
>> good, affordable motels along the way.
>>
>> On a separate but related topic.  I'd like to hear from any Healey guys
>> that live in the Phoenix area.  I've got some questions you might be able
to
>> help me with.
>>
>> Thank you all in advance for your help.  Feel free to contact me off-list
>> if you prefer.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Carlos Cruz
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