Owner Connie Echols of the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Mo., is celebrating the complete restoration of the historic Route 66 property with a special event on Aug. 20-21.
Owners of classic cars from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s are invited. In return, cruisers will get a free lunch and a special gift from the Wagon Wheel.
The event promises door prizes, games, wine tastings, live music, Prohibition-era prices. and “other surprises.”
You can see at left the flyer Echols that released (click to enlarge). More details about the celebration are promised after Aug. 1.
Echols bought the property two years ago. The Wagon Wheel, built in 1934, earned fame for its distinctive architecture and, more recently, its $17-a-night rooms.
Those ultra-cheap rates are gone, Echols extensively rehabbed all of the rooms and added a lot of extras, including Wi-Fi, flat-screen HDTVs and new beds.
She also built a guest laundry area, a motorcycle shelter, outdoor decks, and a pavilion. And she renovated the long-closed cafe building into a gift shop.
The Wagon Wheel represents one of the best renovation or restoration jobs I’ve seen on Route 66, ranking with La Posada in Winslow, Ariz., the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas, and the Wigwam Motel in Rialto, Calif.