HERE WE GO THEN-BRING ON THE MOTHER ROAD.WE MADE IT INTO THE HEART OF CHICAGO TO FIND THE ROUTE 66 'BEGIN' SIGN ON ADAMS STREET(84)..(DEBBIE-YOUR DAD HANDLED THE DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TRAFFIC LIKE A REAL PRO-IMPRESSIVE STUFF,EVEN THOUGH WE DID HAVE A FEW SPATS- AS YOU DO WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON )FROM THERE IT WAS A CASE OF FOLLOWING THE OLD ROUTE SIGNS (85)FIRST STOP WAS IN WILMINGTON-HOME OF THE LAUNCHING PAD GIANT(86)ALONG WITH 50 CENTS BEER IN THE LOCAL BAR (WE ...

WELL.THE FIAT 500 FINALLY MAKES HIS APPEARANCE.PARKED ALONGSIDE IS OUR ESCORT VEHICLE-IT LEADS US DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WARNS THE OTHER MOTORISTS THAT WE'RE COMING THROUGH !!! THE LITTLE FELLA HAS CONQUERED WASHINGTON,IDAHO,MONTANA,WYOMING,SOUTH DAKOTA,MINNESOTA,IOWA AND IS CURRENTLY EATING AWAY AT ILLINOIS.WE ONLY HAVE TO FEED HIM TWICE A DAY....WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN GIVING HIM A NAME,RIGHT NOW HE'S CALLED 'SPEEDY'-BUT THAT HAS TO CHANGE, AS ITS MAKING HI...