Refurbishing old vehicles October 18, 2009

The Tulsa World had a couple of articles last week about old vehicles being restored to as good as new in Oklahoma.

The first was about the Maggie M, an electric trolley that served the Route 66 town of Sapulpa from 1919 to 1933. After it was taken out of service, the trolley sat decaying in a field until about 10 years ago, when local preservationists took up its cause. The trolley is now on display at the Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway offices, right on Route 66.

Also, a bunch of Ford Model T enthusiasts spent a few days in the Miami, Okla., area, taking in sights along Route 66 in the region. That includes the 9-foot-wide Sidewalk Highway of Route 66, which fits the era in which those Model Ts were built.