Frank Kocevar, a former co-owner of Historic Seligman Sundries and a frequent videographer of Route 66 events in Arizona, took a slightly different angle with the Military Vehicle Preservation Association’s convoy down Route 66.
He focused on the people in the convoy. He said in an email:
The participants are as interesting as the vehicles. As always it is the human element in these ventures that blend in well with Route 66.
Here’s the video:
Military Vehicle Preservation Association 2017 Route 66 Convoy from Route 66 Experience on Vimeo.
Also, Ron Hart of the Route 66 Chamber of Commerce recently announced he has produced a 23-minute, high-resolution DVD of the convoy making its way through Carterville, Webb City and Joplin in Missouri and Galena and Baxter Springs in Kansas.
He wrote in a Facebook post:
Anyone making a ten dollar contribution to the Route 66 Chamber of Commerce will receive this video. Send a request for the video to Visit66@yahoo.com with your mailing address, and the video will be sent to you. If you are satisfied, follow the instructions for payment that will be enclosed.
This re-creation of a time when U.S. Highway 66 was also called the “Military Road” was a rare event and will not likely be repeated anytime soon.
A look at Hart’s video in lower-res form:
The convoy is scheduled to finish its 2,400-mile journey at Santa Monica by Saturday.
(Screen-capture image of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association convoy in Arizona from Frank Kocevar video)