Resurrecting the Ghosts of Route 66. (original) (raw)

| Tower Conoco station in Shamrock, Texas. This station was used as the inspiration for �Ramone�s Body Shop� in the Disney/Pixar movie �Cars�. | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |

Conoco Pumps � A closer view of the immaculately restored pumps at the Tower Conoco station in Shamrock, Texas.

Magnolia � The other vintage filling station in Shamrock, this beautiful old Magnolia station boasts 3 exquisitely preserved gravity feed gas pumps.

Gravity � The Mobil Oil Company was a product of a merger of the Magnolia and General Petroleum companies in 1959.

Chair & Pumps � Inside an abandoned gas station in Mclean, Texas.

Cross � Along the highway in Groom, this cross, reputed to be the 2nd largest in the Western Hemisphere, stands tall over the Texas plains.

The Big Texan � Originally located along Route 66, this classic road sign was relocated to the current location of the Big Texan Steak Ranch, on interstate 40 in Amarillo. The Big Texan is the well-known as the home of the �Free 72 oz. Steak Dinner�, i.e., if you eat the meal in one hour, it�s free. Incredibly, the current record for the entire meal is 9 � minutes in 1987 by Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Frank Pastore.