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Entries in Automotive (71)
El Gallo
Tommy Kendall, a retired race car driver. cleans his 1973 Oldsmobile entitled, "El Gallo Grande" (the Chicken) at Main Street on Sunday, July 17, 2011. TK purchased the car from a police auction 13 years ago. The car can currently be seen in a Target commercial.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive
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SHAKE THINGS UP
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive, Mini, Mini Cooper, Mini Cooper Countryman, Santa Monica, Third Street Promenade
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T-BIRDS
Puget Sound Early Birds Car Club - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz
Puget Sound Early Birds Car Club members drive down the Santa Monica Pier in their vintage Ford Thunderbirds after completing their tour of Route 66 on Friday, October 8, 2010.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in American Cars, Automotive, Ford, Route 66, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Pier, T-birds, Thunderbirds, Vintage Cars
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ALTCAR Expo
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive, Santa Monica
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KIWIS ON TOUR
Kiwis on Tour, a group of 43 New Zealanders, drive down the Santa Monica Pier in 21 convertible mustangs concluding their 16 day tour of the historic Route 66 on Wednesday, September 15, 2010.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive, Route 66, Santa Monica Pier
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NICE RIDE
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive, Car Show, Virginia Avenue Park
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MOTHER ROAD
(1) Miss Amboy Route 66 Miranda Wessel_Allmon, 13, waives while leading a motorcade of vintage cars down the Santa Monica Pier for an unveiling of the official sign marking the end of Route 66 on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. (2) Mrs. Route 66 Terry Kafides (right) and Miss Jr. Teen Route 66 Karla Cervantes waive during the procession. (3) Santa Monica City maintenance staff unveil the new Route 66 sign at the Santa Monica Pier. (4) Route 66 enthusiasts pose for a portrait under the new Route 66 sign. (5) Michael Cladis sings "Route 66" during the ceremony at the Santa Monica Pier.
After 83 years, the Santa Monica Pier was designated as the official Western Terminus of Route 66 today by the Route 66 Alliance, an organization that promotes and preserves the historic roadway between Chicago, Ill. and Santa Monica, Calif. in a ceremony at the Southern California landmark where a replica of the once lost “End of the Trail” sign was unveiled by local dignitaries and civic officials.
The ceremony was preceded by a processional motorcade of 66 vintage cars and motorbikes that drove the final western tip of the highway, beginning at Santa Monica Blvd. and Lincoln Blvd. and ending on the Santa Monica Pier.
The official designation of the Santa Monica Pier as the West Coast’s end to Route 66 during the Pier’s centennial year was developed in partnership with the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau, Route 66 Alliance, 66 to Cali Inc. and the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation to acknowledge a commonly held public perception that the pier was the end of the historic roadway, although never officially recognized.
“This Veterans Day marks the 83rd anniversary of Route 66, and we are proud to on this day unite the nation once again from Illinois to California by commemorating the national link the ‘Main Street of America’ delivered so many years ago,” said Jim Conkle, chair of the Route 66 Alliance, “We believe that unveiling this sign at the iconic Santa Monica Pier today will resonate deeply with those across the country who are passionate about the roadway’s enduring legacy.”
The sign’s unveiling was a tribute to a historic and famous sign that read “End of the Trail” that once stood overlooking the Santa Monica Pier during the 1930s. Although long ago disappeared, the sign played a role in creating the national public opinion that the end of Route 66 was at the Santa Monica Pier, even though the official terminus was under debate throughout the road’s history.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive, Highway, Route 66, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Pier
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TOY DRIVE
(top) Marina Lares, 10, her brothers Michael, 4, and Frank Jr., 13, with uncle Ernie Bravo put gifts into a 1955 Ford truck during the Fifth Annual Dukes Car Show and Toy Drive at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, November 7, 2009. (above) Sinoeh Yanes, 6, shines his dad's 1950 Chevy Truck during the Car Show and Toy Drive. The car show's entry fee was a toy which will be distributed to Santa Monica Police Activity League (PAL) for their annual Holiday Workshop in December.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Automotive, Police Activities League, Santa Monica Pier
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