My longest trips were every weekend starting from about April until the end
of August in 1966. I was driving my brother's 66, which he gave to me later,
and I made the round trip from Norfolk, VA to Chattanooga, TN (1,370 miles).
I was the Captains driver while aboard and had liberty every weekend. I'd
drop him off on Friday, leave Norfolk about 4PM and arrive in Chattanooga
around 3AM Saturday morning. Straight through, 685 miles. Only stop for
fuel, which included eating and bathroom breaks.
Leave Chattanooga on Sunday around 12 or 1 PM, drive straight through and
get about 6 hours sleep Sunday night before picking up the CO on Monday
morning. I put about 20,000 miles on that Spitfire in 4 1/2 months. Blew a
piston skirt once, but the car kept going. Replaced it when I got back to
Norfolk.
Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN
99 Mazda Miata (Bad Dog Racing)
"currently Spitless"
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