The Oklahoma Route 66 Association recently announced that its 2026 Route 66 centennial T-shirt features artwork from late Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire.
Waldmire, a well-traveled hippie whose intricate pen-and-ink drawings were beloved by the Route 66 community, was also the inspiration for Fillmore the Volkswagen minibus in Disney-Pixar’s 2006 “Cars” film.
He was also the son of Ed Waldmire, who founded the iconic Cozy Dog Drive-In restaurant along Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois…