The Springfield Journal-Register wraps up the final day of the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill., with the car judging. There were 980 cars entered into the festival, with 118 awards.
Rosendahl said planning for next year’s event is already under way and potential improvements are in the works, including more demonstrations and increasing the number of event T-shirts so participants’ spouses may have one.
“There’s hundreds of ideas floating around out there,” she said. “Overall, I think it works. The concept works, and the car people love it and the community loves it. At least from what we’ve seen, Springfield really supports this.”