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Marty Bostick

Marty Bostick

Thomas and Crystal Waldron and the Red ’66 Mustang: Route 66 with Dexter in the Back Seat

Thomas and Crystal Waldron hit the Mother Road with Dexter riding along, chasing the long horizon in Thomas’s red 1966 Mustang convertible from Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier.

Thomas and Crystal Waldron and the Red ’66 Mustang That Carried Them Down Route 66

Thomas and Crystal Waldron took Dexter along for a Route 66 road trip in Thomas’s red 1966 Mustang convertible—mile by mile from the beginning sign in Chicago to the End of the Trail at the Santa Monica Pier.

Thomas and Crystal Waldron and the Red 1966 Mustang That Carried Them Down Route 66

Thomas and Crystal Waldron took their dog Dexter and Thomas’s red 1966 Mustang convertible onto Route 66—turning famous stops into private landmarks and a classic car into a shared memory.

Michael and Tamara Kaeen and PATCHY on Route 66 in a TX9 Tuxedo Black 1969 Dodge Charger

Michael and Tamara Kaeen took PATCHY along Route 66 in Michael and Tamara Kaeen’s TX9 Tuxedo Black 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi—eight states of roadside wonder ending at the Santa Monica Pier.

John Isbell and the 1997 school bus window—rain, fog, and a day that hadn’t started yet

John Isbell remembers 1997 rainy mornings on the school bus—fogged windows, fingers drawing shapes, and a hush that made it feel like the day hadn’t fully started yet.

Marty Wife Kim Zackary and the Autumn Beige ’78 Cadillac: Our Route 66 Promise Kept

Marty Wife Kim Zackary crossed the Mother Road—Chicago to Santa Monica—in an Autumn Beige 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Classic, turning a dream car into a moving place where their family memory could live.

Lenny and Daughter Brandy’s Route 66 Promise in a Red 1964 Corvette Convertible

Lenny and Daughter Brandy hit Route 66 together in Lenny’s dream car—a Riverside Red 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible—turning famous roadside stops into a father-daughter story that lasts longer than the miles.

Sarah Mitchell and the Bedroom Window Left Open for the Rain

In the 1990s, Sarah Mitchell lay awake with the bedroom window cracked, letting steady rain on the roof fill the house and slow the world down just long enough to notice it.

Carlos and Harvey’s 14 Days on Route 66 in a Royal Purple 1949 Mercury Coupe

Carlos and Harvey pointed a royal purple 1949 Mercury Coupe toward the “Begin Route 66” sign and spent 14 days turning America’s most famous highway into something that felt like it belonged to them.

Michael and Tamara Kaeen Standing on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona—One Last Route 66 Trip with Patchy

Michael and Tamara Kaeen stood on the famous corner in Winslow, Arizona with their dog Patchy, letting the Mother Road pull them back into the feeling of their last Route 66 road trip.