Road to AAPEX Ep. 5: The Road Less Traveled

The Road to AAPEX, Episode 5: The Road Less Traveled

After a good scare in Oklahoma when the Caddy wouldn't start, it got cranky again. Was Joe Keene crazy for attempting this road trip to Vegas?

Last episode, the 33-year-old Cadillac Brougham gave Babcox Media’s Joe Keene a good scare. He was nearly halfway through the 2,500-mile drive from Akron, Ohio, to Las Vegas headed to the AAPEX show when the Caddy wouldn’t start. However, with some quick thinking from the ASE-certified technician and help from friends in the aftermarket, he got it started again in no time and continued down Route 66. 

But that was only the beginning.

The Caddy was cranky again. Luckily, independent aftermarket service shops and the great people that keep cars rolling, like Don White, owner of D & A Auto Care in New Mexico, were there for Joe and the car. While it was being worked on, there was plenty to see along Route 66 — the strange car-henge of Cadillac Ranch, the classic cars and checkered floor of the Route 66 Auto Museum and … Hong Kong’s C.K. Wong? If you thought Joe was crazy for driving the car across Route 66, you wouldn’t believe what Wong is doing.

Watch the episode above to see what happens next.

Need to Catch Up?

Watch episode 1 of The Road to AAPEX here.

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Watch episode 3 of The Road to AAPEX here.

Watch episode 4 of The Road to AAPEX here.

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