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In June, 1965 I drove 66 from Springfield, Illinois to LA=2E=C2=A0 In July,=
1966 I drove "the southern route" (LA to ElPaso to SanAntonio to Texarkana=
) back to Spfld=2E=C2=A0 -- All in my 59 Tr3=2E=C2=A0
Between those two t=
rips I also drove from LA to SF to Vancouver to Regina, Sask=2E through Mon=
tana, Idaho, Utah, LasVegas back to LA=2E=C2=A0 With side trips etc that to=
taled over 10,000 miles=2E
I found my notebook from the 4,629 mile Canadi=
an trip a couple years ago=2E=C2=A0 Avg gas price $=2E347=2E=C2=A0 27=2E55 =
mpg (km & liter converted to miles/gal)=2E Total cost not including food: g=
as/oil =3D 64=2E55=2E Lodging =3D 138=2E60 (12 nights)=2E=C2=A0 Split cost =
& driving with a guy I worked with in LA from Warwickshire not far from Cov=
entry=2E=C2=A0
Sure couldn't do that again 54 years later=2E=C2=A0 After =
the Army I made an east coast run of about 3000 miles=2E=C2=A0 Didn't make =
it across the south in that Tr3=2E
=E2=81=A3Sent from BlueMail =E2=80=8B
=
On Jan 31, 2019, 1:25 PM, at 1:25 PM, Randall <tr3driver@ca=2Err=2Ecom> wro=
te:
>I won't get it done this year (again), but one of my "bucket list"
>it=
ems is
>to drive my TR3 over as much as is left of old Route 66, LA to Chic=
ago
>(or
>maybe the other way, haven't decided that yet)=2E
>
>I'd love to =
go drive the Tail of the Dragon and the Blue Ridge Parkway
>some
>day, but =
that will probably never happen=2E Just too dang far from here=2E
>Maybe i=
f I get Dad's TR3A running (which is in Missouri so not quite so
>far
>away=
from those roads)=2E
>
>-- Randall
>56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily=
driver
>71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
>71-2-3 Stag - awaiting g=
earbox rebuild
>
>
>> Out of curiosity, what are some of the destinations =
you are
>> looking at? I would like to do some long trips this summer in
=
>> my TR4A, especially since I am retiring this April=2E Already
>> have =
plans to drive from Cincinnati to Watkins Glen in
>> September but summer =
is over by then=2E
>> How about the rest of you guys?
>
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<html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">In June, 1965 I drove 66 from Sp=
ringfield, Illinois to LA=2E=C2=A0 In July, 1966 I drove "the southern rout=
e" (LA to ElPaso to SanAntonio to Texarkana) back to Spfld=2E=C2=A0 -- All =
in my 59 Tr3=2E=C2=A0 <br><br></div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Between those two tr=
ips I also drove from LA to SF to Vancouver to Regina, Sask=2E through Mont=
ana, Idaho, Utah, LasVegas back to LA=2E=C2=A0 With side trips etc that tot=
aled over 10,000 miles=2E <br><br></div>
<div dir=3D"auto">I found my noteb=
ook from the 4,629 mile Canadian trip a couple years ago=2E=C2=A0 Avg gas p=
rice $=2E347=2E=C2=A0 27=2E55 mpg (km & liter converted to miles/gal)=
=2E Total cost not including food: gas/oil =3D 64=2E55=2E Lodging =3D 138=
=2E60 (12 nights)=2E=C2=A0 Split cost & driving with a guy I worked wit=
h in LA from Warwickshire not far from Coventry=2E=C2=A0 <br><br></div>
<di=
v dir=3D"auto">Sure couldn't do that again 54 years later=2E=C2=A0 After th=
e Army I made an east coast run of about 3000 miles=2E=C2=A0 Didn't make it=
across the south in that Tr3=2E<br><br></div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" >On Jan 31, 2019, at 1:25 PM, Randall <<a href=3D"mailto:tr3driver@=
ca=2Err=2Ecom" target=3D"_blank">tr3driver@ca=2Err=2Ecom</a>> wrote:<blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-=
left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class=3D"blue=
">I won't get it done this year (again), but one of my "bucket list" items =
is<br>to drive my TR3 over as much as is left of old Route 66, LA to Chicag=
o (or<br>maybe the other way, haven't decided that yet)=2E<br><br>I'd love =
to go drive the Tail of the Dragon and the Blue Ridge Parkway some<br>day, =
but that will probably never happen=2E Just too dang far from here=2E<br>M=
aybe if I get Dad's TR3A running (which is in Missouri so not quite so far<=
br>away from those roads)=2E<br><br>-- Randall <br>56 TR3 TS13571L once and=
future daily driver<br>71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild<br>71-2-3 =
Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild <br><br><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; pa=
dding-left: 1ex;"> Out of curiosity, what are some of the destinations you =
are <br> looking at? I would like to do some long trips this summer in <br>=
my TR4A, especially since I am retiring this April=2E Already <br> have p=
lans to drive from Cincinnati to Watkins Glen in <br> September but summer =
is over by then=2E<br> How about the rest of you guys? <br></blockquote><br=
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