For you Route 66ers who are vintage car fans, the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour will be returning to Springfield, Ill., this summer, according to the Springfield State Journal-Register.
It’s set for June 6 in downtown Springfield, and is expected to draw up to 4,000 vintage vehicles. It was held in the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield from 2005 and 2007.
Springfield is the only Route 66 stop on the seven-city tour, which begins in Newton, Iowa, and ends in Mobile, Ala. The promoter is Family Events/The Promotion Co., which also promotes the annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield.
That’s great news. I’m planning some summer vacation time there anyway, so I’ll have to try to make it to this event.