Duke Driveworthy™ — Field Correspondent, Historic Route 66
Route66 Sighting006 NobHill DukeDriveworthy CentennialSunday, June 7, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Mother Road Muse
Title: American Pie — Chevy Apache
Transformations I
His name is Viejo (Old One). He has been around the block — a few hundred thousand times. A classic 1958 Chevy Apache pickup, patinated to perfection, just a little rust, wearing his years like a badge.
The kind of truck that was born when Route 66 was about 32.
"Route 66. The Road that never let the music die."
That line came to me on a July night in 2022, standing in front of Viejo with fireworks going off overhead and Petra — flower in hand, smile like a headline — holding court in the frame. American Pie. It wasn't planned. It just happened the way the best things on the Mother Road always happen: you show up, you pay attention, and the Road gives you something just for you.
This is Transformations I — the first chapter of a series that asks what happens when the Past and the Present meet on the same stretch of asphalt. Original Poster Art by LensProStudios™ / Lens & Pens. Hand-crafted. Limited. Never reissued.
SIDEBAR BLURB: Viejo the Apache. Petra. Fireworks. July 2022. Some nights the Mother Road writes the caption herself. Original poster art, Duke Driveworthy Legacy Collection. Available at select stores.
FINE ART AMERICA GALLERY
Title: American Pie -- Chevy Apache and Petra
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/chevy-apache-and-fireworks-craig-cluny.html?newartwork=true
Title: NOW SHOWING -- Duke DriveworthyTM -- New Frontiers 2025 - 2026
Original Poster Art NOW SHOWING Duke Driveworthy™
LensProStudios™.
Limited Centennial Collection 1926–2026.
Other Vintage Posters: View & Order: craig-cluny.pixels.com
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Both above Original Posters are now available as Fine Art Prints and Other Media
Miss June 2026 Route 66 Calendar Girl
Who Will It Be... Miss June 2026?
Somewhere out there in The Duke City — on Central Avenue, maybe, over by the El Vado Motel, or just walking by the 66 Diner on a Saturday morning — there is a woman who belongs on the Mother Road. She probably doesn't know it yet. But The Road knows.
The Route 66 Centennial happens once. November 11, 2026 is the finish line. Between now and then, I'm looking for the faces that belong to this fabled Road.
This is an Open Casting Call for Miss June 2026 — the First of Seven Calendar Girls portraits for the Official LensProStudios™ Centennial Collection.
Free Portrait Session! Cash pay. Portfolio credit. Weekdays - Saturdays only, (Never on Sunday) right here on the Mother Road.
Experience preferred but not essential. All looks welcome. The Road doesn't care about your resume especially — it cares about your story specifically. Reply in confidence.
Contact ASAP Craig: LensProStudio1.5@gmail.com
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Mother Road Muse Title: American Pie — Chevy Apache Transformations I His name is Viejo (Old One). He has been around the block — a f...
