Route 66 in Arizona

You can see glimpses of Radiator Springs (from the movie “Cars”) in real-life places like the Snow Cap Drive-In, a classic greasy spoon built out of scrap lumber from a nearby rail yard by Angel Delgadillo’s brother Juan in 1953.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Route 66 preservationist Angel Delgadillo, in front of his barbershop in Seligman, Ariz.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Get away from it all on this stretch of wide open road on the old Route 66 near Oatman, Ariz.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Supai Motel is conveniently located right on old Route 66 in Seligman, Ariz.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Angel Delgadillo has seen Route 66 thrive, die and rebound over the decades.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Cool Springs, Ariz., is one of several towns on old Route 66.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Travelers can pick up some Route 66 souvenirs at Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Ariz.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

If your Route 66 travels have you craving a meal at an old-fashioned diner, Mr. D’z in Kingman, Ariz., has you covered.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

A sign marks the old Route 66 in Arizona, one of the eight states traversed by the historic highway that connects Chicago to California.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Signage along the old Route 66 near the town of Topock marks the west end of a historic stretch of the Mother Road in Arizona.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )

Travelers dine at a Route 66-themed restaurant along the Colorado River in Topock, Ariz.   (Mark Johanson/Chicago Tribune )