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Motion Pictures Route 66 TV Series

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  1. blowby
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    I'm on a Route 66 bender. Never watched it when it came out, probably because I was still watching Fred and Barney. Lots of episodes online, free.

    Anything I should know?

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  2. Almostdone
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    Martin Milner played Malloy on Adam-12.
     
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  3. During the third season the character Tod was replaced with Lincoln and the show started to go down hill, Buzz did get a 1963 Stingray that was a part of the show until the show was canceled in 1964. HRP

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  4. MCjim
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    Mostly cornball TV drama, very little actual car or 66 road trip related content...cool theme tune.
     

  5. I loved the show but it came on late at night where I lived. Story lines were usually somewhat unrealistic but .....the Vette :)
     
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  6. williebill
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    Julie Newmar..... I haven't been the same since.
     
  7. Dirty Dug
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    I could never figure out how they were able to afford a new Corvette every season.
     
  8. 55blacktie
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    Inheritance.
     
  9. blowby
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    Watched two episodes tonight. Two's my limit, after that I get confused. I like Martin Milner, actually the other guy too, Maharris. Yeah not much car content but the idea of cruising around the countryside with a pal, devil may care, sure looks good to this tied down old fart.

    They're always picking up someone in that early Vette. Can't be too comfy with the center compartment.

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  10. Z06-LITE
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    Last thing I heard about George Maharris was him being arrested in a men's bathroom of a LA Shell gas station. I think he was giving directions for getting from Route 66 to Route 69.
     
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  11. toml24
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    Did you say Julie Newmar???
    1964-My living doll-4.jpg 1964-My living doll-7.jpg
     
  12. BuckeyeBuicks
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    All this time I thought Martin Milner was Todd and George Maharris was Buzz.
     
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  13. Mr48chev
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    I think I watched it every week and couldn't tell you what the story line was the next day if you asked. I could tell you how many scenes the car was in and how many good looking gals they came in contact with. The gals all watched it because they liked the guys but most of them wouldn't remember what the story line was either. Tv was entertainment then. It didn't have to teach anything much except to be honest,
     
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  15. blowby
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    Oh crap, now I have to start all over again.
     
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  16. goldmountain
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    How can you travel all over the place with a car that has that little trunk space? It is all I can do to go grocery shopping with my OT sports car.

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  17. You are correct sir, I had a senior moment.:rolleyes:

    Another misconception of the TV show was many guys assumed that all the Corvettes that were used in the filming were red, the production crew chose neutral metallic factory colors including Sateen Silver because they looked the best on film since the show was shot in black & white. HRP
     
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  19. 2935ford
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    I met Martin twice while living in SoCal.
    First time he and Kent McCord came into the wholesale hardware store where I worked.
    The second time when I had taken my '57 Nomad to show a potential buyer (who was a camerman for the Starsky and Hutch show) at the studio.
     
  20. Pile it up on the back of the car.

    Is that 28.9 cent a gallon? HRP

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  21. JWL115C
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    When Route 66 came to Santa Fe in 60 or 61 the cars were a light blue. Never saw the actors, but the cars were parked at a Chevron station next to a friend's house.
     
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  22. Looks like that 64 Galaxie is about to roll over in that pic. I forgot how badly they wallowed around on turns. I had a convertible and the tires would squeal when turning.
     




  23. I watched it when i was little
     
  24. lowrd
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    That Bobby Troup tune does it for me. Been corrected, Nelson Riddle was the guy. Still good tunes.
     
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  25. jaw22w
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    I was curious, so I looked up an inflation calculator. $.29 in 1962 is equal to $2.48 today. Not much less than what I paid the last time I filled up. I think the lowest I ever saw it since I started driving (legally) was $.219.
     
  26. Rickybop
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    You've watched two episodes. You know everything you need to know.
    Rambling from town to town, helping people with their dumb problems.

    Route 66 came out in 1960. In 1963, they came out with another TV series almost just like it.
    But with a dog.
    The Littlest Hobo
    Rambling from town to town, helping people with their dumb problems.

    Actually, some pretty serious stuff. I remember a lot of frowning.
     
  27. hotrodjack33
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    I never had any interest in Rt 66. The Corvettes were just another "new car" to me. I just wanted to see hot rods. I was glued to the TV and The Mickey Mouse Club hoping to see Spin & Marty's '27 Ford Roadster though. xxxx.jpg
     
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  28. firemangordy
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    Nelson Riddle wrote the Route 66 theme song. Bobby Troup wrote Get Your Kicks on Route 66.
     
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  29. Marty Strode
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    Spin (Tim Considine) became a writer for Auto Week, and Marty (David Stollery) became a designer for GM and Toyota.
     
  30. jerry rigged
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    Early Vettes are cool, but I wanna know more about that COE truck in the background!
     

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