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Posted by: DennisV Sep 14 2022, 08:32 AM

I'll soon be trailering our 356 chassis to my home garage so that I can work on it in earnest. Our route will be from Missouri to California, mainly along interstate 40. We'll be stopping at https://olliesengineering.com and https://californiamotorsports.net (CMS) in Lake Havasu City to drop off our 914-6 engine and transmission.

Any Porsche stops, or even general cool car stuff, along the way we should make a point to see? I guess we'll go right by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch in Amarillo. That's about all I'm seeing that isn't a major detour. Our route doesn't take us through LA (i.e. https://www.petersen.org).

Any safety or sanity suggestions for driving a box truck and trailer half way across the country welcome as well. Done it a couple times. Can't say it's ever been what I'd call fun. Will have a good co-pilot, so that will help.


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Posted by: NARP74 Sep 14 2022, 08:36 AM

You can do some Route 66 stuff in some areas of your travels.

Posted by: tygaboy Sep 14 2022, 08:43 AM

Safe travels! And say hi to Roger at CMS for me! They do great work.

Posted by: silverg Sep 14 2022, 11:35 AM

Besides "Standing on the corner in Winslow Az", the historic La Posada Hotel and it's very good food is well worth the Interstate exit.

Posted by: 930cabman Sep 14 2022, 11:52 AM

Great trip planned. My wife and I travelled along Rt 40 almost exclusively across the country a couple years ago, in an RV. And had a great time, with the exception of Cadillac Ranch. Huge disappointment for both of us. Meteor Crater in AZ was much better. Safe travels

Posted by: snakemain Sep 14 2022, 01:35 PM

Not Porsche related, but we always enjoyed stopping by Siegi's Sausage Factory and German restaurant when going through Tulsa. There's a couple good places to stop and eat in OKC (where we lived). We usually stopped in Amarillo for the night. Drury Inn was always decent with good parking for a trailer. The big steak house there is decent but overpriced. There's the Blue Hole when you get into NM. It's just a super deep spring where you can swim and dive or take a few pics and some random diners and tourist attractions. Not a lot in AZ unless you're going down to Phoenix besides the meteor crater.

Posted by: TheCabinetmaker Sep 14 2022, 03:34 PM

If C is a night in Tulsa, I'll meet you for dinner. Lots of rt66 stuff here.

Posted by: Krieger Sep 14 2022, 05:39 PM

Make sure the trucks AC works well. I had a Uhaul in Phoenix this summer that had some problems... Look forward to meeting up sometime.

Posted by: DennisV Sep 14 2022, 06:03 PM

Thanks for the offer. I'm only stopping in Tulsa long enough to pick up my co-pilot. I'm hoping to make it to make it to Oklahoma City by the end of day 1.

Posted by: bkrantz Sep 14 2022, 07:22 PM

Another upvote for CMS.

Posted by: bkrantz Sep 14 2022, 07:27 PM

Not car stuff, but in Flagstaff the Lowell observatory has the telescope used to find Pluto, and the bigger scope that Lowell used to map the "canals" on Mars. And in ABQ, the National Museum of Nuclear science tells the story of the A-bomb and much more.

Posted by: SirAndy Sep 14 2022, 07:36 PM

Hooters in Amarillo, right off 40. Stopped there a few times for breakfast ...

Posted by: kerensky Sep 15 2022, 04:01 PM

This little gem is in Sapulpa, outside of Tulsa... https://www.heartofroute66.org/

If you're up for the 'slow road', the original Route 66 is still a state highway between Tulsa and OKC. Takes about an hour longer than driving on I-44, but no tolls, and you can stop at Sonic in Chandler for a coke.

The 21C Hotel in Oklahoma City is a neat bit of auto-related history, as it is in a historic building that was originally a Ford assembly plant that built Model Ts. Bit pricey but nice hotel that doubles as an art museum. Let me know if you stay - the architecture firm I work for offices in the west end of the building. https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/oklahomacity/

Posted by: 930cabman Sep 15 2022, 06:24 PM

You may be in the mood for a good steak, don't miss the Big Texan, steak dinner is free, but you must finish the meal, complete with a 72 oz steak.