Product Details

• Actors: None
• Directors: None
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Madacy (Music Distributor)
• DVD Release Date: January 11, 2011
• Run Time: 375 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CCZR86
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,512 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Take a trip across the country and back in time and re-discover the America of years gone by on the historic Route 66. Called the Main Street of America, it linked east and west for nearly 60 memorable years and became part of our national folklore in the process. More than 2400 miles of roadside diners, small towns, tepee-shaped motels and frozen custard stands helped thread the fabric of America. Many journeymen and dreamers traveled its storied path west in fulfillment of their hopes for glory and prosperity. Now, discover Route 66 like never before in this 5 disc collection of all the nostalgia and kitsch that made it a piece of Americana. See the road, hear the stories and take the journey along the Mother Road from its starting point in Chicago until it hits the ocean in L.A. The road may no longer be in service, but its legend lives on in every mile of trail that still exists. ROUTE 66: THE MARATHON TOUR covers the journey in six hours of lively, fun-filled stories and anecdotes that will make you want to take the trip again and again! Immortalized in American pop culture through song and story, Route 66 inspired John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath and Bobby Troup’s jazzy tribute to the country by-way. With tons of bonus features including rare photos and a profile of the Corvette, another American classic, ROUTE 66: THE MARATHON TOUR is one ride you’ll never forget. So fasten your seatbelt, hold on tight and, like the song says: “Get your kicks on Route 66!”

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Pie on the Route, February 16, 2006

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Texas Surfer "Chance" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Route 66: Marathon Tour - Chicago to L.A. (Tin Packaging) (DVD)

Not just a slice of goodness, this DVD collection is the whole pie! Enjoy with the World's Greatest Fried Chicken, a Ted Drewes Custard, blueberry/banana pie and the best scenery Americana can provide. All the Route 66 staples appear in this collection. Nostalgia is alive and well and on Route 66 The Marathon Tour.

29 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent road trip!, February 15, 2006

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B. Greene - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Route 66: Marathon Tour - Chicago to L.A. (Tin Packaging) (DVD)

This series of discs does a great job of actually telling the complete story of Route 66, not just the fluff that other videos show. The interviews are interesting and if you are planning a trip, this is a must see before you go.

The set also includes bonus items such as a set of post cards and a cool map of the route. Great for collectors of the "mother road."

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History relived, November 22, 2007

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D. Cloud "Route 66 Roadie" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Route 66: Marathon Tour - Chicago to L.A. (Tin Packaging) (DVD)

After reviewing the opinions of those who had this DVD set, I ordered The Marathon Tour-Route 66 and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is so much history in the interviews with people that are no longer living and those that are. What a treasure to have this DVD set. Granted it's not an entire DVD on driving the Mother Road, but there are many out there that provide that. To show the history of the Mother Road on DVD by those that helped make it the icon that it is, is overwhelming. I found the personal stories intriguing and an insight into how the 8 states that made up the Mother Road came about. I found out things I had not been able to read in books or other DVD's that I have on Route 66. There is enough of the Mother Road shown in this set of 5 DVD's that just whets your appetite to want to see and hear more. I highly recommend this set of DVD's to all roadies out there....enjoy the ride!