In the past 60 years, True West has consistently provoked one’s urge to hit the road and see where history happened. From Tombstone to Dodge City, to the Alamo and the Little Big Horn and all points beyond, True West readers have lapped up the wonderful days and ways to get there. Check out these features and advertisements chosen randomly from back issues of True West. Our road trip coverage is a tradition we plan to proudly carry forward on the road to our next 60 years.
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In our Road Trip issue, Wyoming’s Carbon County touted the value of the two-lane blacktop to encourage folks to get off the highways.
This Cree Coach ad design makes it look as if the couple is pulling a Cree Trailer with one of those newfangled Corvettes.
Kent Christy’s Tombstone travel feature appeared in the April 1955 issue. Think of the excitement families must have felt as they piled into their new 1955 Chevy Nomad station wagons, filled up the water bags and headed across the Arizona desert to check out the O.K. Corral and Boot Hill.
Water bags were a “cool” item in the 1950s. These were so popular that Morris Mfg. Co. actually created a pole that attached to your vehicle’s bumper so the bag could be carried in style. Ever seen one?
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