Cars & Trucks

Memories of the cars, trucks, and vehicles that defined generations — from muscle cars to family station wagons.

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.

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.

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.

Bob Schmeling and Kent Brooks Shag the Drag in a Black 1960 VW Beetle — Fort Dodge, 1968

Bob Schmeling and Kent Brooks remember cruising Central Avenue in 1968—two Fort Dodge High School Dodgers in their letterman jackets, riding through town in Bob’s black 1960 Volkswagen Beetle with a Playboy bunny logo on the side.

Thomas and Harvey and the April 17, 1964 Headline: A Mustang Debuts with Walt Disney

Thomas and Harvey go back to April 17, 1964 and find the newspaper headlines that still thrill them: the Ford Mustang debuting at the World’s Fair—with Walt Disney’s imagination along for the ride.

Leonie’s Virtual Drive Down Australia’s Great Ocean Road in a 1959 Black-and-Chrome Studebaker Hawk

Leonie takes Harvey and Marty on a virtual drive down Australia’s Great Ocean Road in Leonie’s dream car—a 1959 black-and-chrome Studebaker Hawk—laughing their way through old memories and ocean cliffs.

Marty and Harvey’s Virtual Road Trip to Roswell in a Red 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado—With an Alien in the Back Seat

Marty and Harvey fire up a virtual road trip back to Roswell, New Mexico—top down in a red 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible, laughing like the old days and making room for an alien hitchhiker in the back seat.

Michael’s Virtual Drive to Mt. Washington in a 1969 Black VW Bug Convertible (with Harvey and Marty)

Michael revisits Mt. Washington, New Hampshire on a virtual road trip—roof down in his dream 1969 black Volkswagen Bug convertible—laughing the whole way with Harvey and Marty.