after leaving home Too bad, our columnist finally makes it to Arizona. And the discovery of the largest theft in the country …
Podcast – For this new season of “Memories By Zégut”the RTL2 host takes us on a road trip dedicated to the history of the legendary Route 66, in partnership with Rolling Stone magazine. Podcast to listen to over here.
It’s on Mother Road, Route 66, this one We follow The radio host and rock journalist traverses the United States, from Chicago to Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of the famous song composed in 1966 by Bobby Troup.
Hodzo Hodzo Meaning Arizona in Navajo, Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the state. Departing south from Flagstaff on 66, a 2.5-hour drive. Why this turn? Why do you eat so much dust? Why are you roasting at such a permanent 40°C in the morning in the cold and peaking at 47°C? For the love of big blocks, these monstrous V8s—say, the 1970 Buick Riviera is 455, 7.5 liters—enough to make the guy from Picardy and his barge fantasize! And also out of love for the car body drawn like the wings of an airplane! t lovabletex afri language I am happy! In Phoenix, Arizona, there is an enormous, and surreal, junkyard for cars. To be precise, there are two, under the same name Desert Valley Auto Parts, the first in the north, but the one that makes every American muscle car owner or fan dream in the south, more specifically in Casa Grande.
I arrive in front of 900 W Cottonwood Ln, Casa Grande, the scene is set, on the desktop an old rusty lace Ford, on the left a motor home from another planet, a limousine turned motor home, and finally a local several meter cactus. we go in,”Hello! good morning!On the wall, on the ceiling, in display cases, ’66 Ford Mustang tank covers, Dodge Charger ’70 grilles, hub caps line this cave for diehard collectors, in Restoration project with original parts.
We are not about to buy, but to visit. “Is it possible to take some pictures?“The least evil young man, the most smiling, let us do it. Barely through the door on a vast land, we are still amazed at the excess of the place. Models from 1930 to 1980 were lined up on both sides of the alleys of ocher ground, dozens of alleys, each 500 meters long, thousands of Cars overlapped, that’s crazy!
During the first part of our visit the bull accompanied us from the house, greasy gray, he had to eat weight benches every morning, I would have called him ferocious, but not knowing the degree of his sensibility, the property stuck out: “Oh, how cute the dog is.An hour goes by, the heat is stifling, the old smells of oil and rubber become toxic, we cut it off.
Once back in Flagstaff we dreamed of a room, with little light, little heat, a sideboard of inch tools, a fridge with new benzos, and a boneless ’55 Chevrolet Apache:”We go around what we need and stop at Desert Valley Auto Parts in Casa Grande, AZ? Ok, but pay attention to the hours, they close early.“It’s good to dream…until next time, I’m still in Arizona.
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