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Ed Fogle

Ed Fogle

Route 66 enthusiast and traveler from Claremore, Oklahoma who appeared on the Route 66 Podcast to discuss his centennial journey driving historic Route 66.

Aug 6, 2026

Route 66 Podcast

Route 66 Podcast

71. Driving a 100 year old automobile on Route 66 - Ed Fogle

Aug 6 · 1h 0m

Anthony ArnoHOST
18:49
In a typical automobile, what was not part of the car? What was missing compared to today's automobiles?
Ed Fogle
Ed FogleGUEST
18:57
Well, you can start off with the wood spoke wheels.
Ed Fogle
Ed FogleGUEST
19:00
And that was a question I asked on the forum.
Ed Fogle
Ed FogleGUEST
19:02
I said, should we, you know, we got these old wood spoke wheels.
Ed Fogle
Ed FogleGUEST
19:06
Are they going to make it for a trip like this over rough roads? And so I asked on the forum and a few other things in the Hupmobile forum and the anti-car forums.
Ed Fogle
Ed FogleGUEST
19:15
And the main answer I got was, if they're in good shape, they'll do just fine.
Ed Fogle
Ed FogleGUEST
19:21
People have been driving on their wood wheels, spoke wheels for years.

23 MINS LATER

Anthony ArnoHOST
42:30
Ed, at the end of the day, what type of preventive maintenance did you and Tom have to do to make sure the car was up and running for the next day's journey?

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