Greetings:
What's the farthest drive any of you have taken in your Spitfires?
My personal best, no CO-driver has been 6100 miles, including the last 1500
(Lava Hot Springs, ID to Springfield, IL) stopping only for gas, oil, and
fast foods. That's what the 1500 really stands for-1500 miles.
The quirkiest has been Springfield to Macon, MO to Columbia, MO to St. Louis
back to Springfield. Over 500 miles. Why? A girlfriend called and wanted
to go for a drive. "How far?" I asked. "Till I say to turn back," was her
reply. She fell asleep about 50 miles out and never told me to turn back
until she woke up near Macon. We ate a very late dinner at a country bar
with live band in Macon and headed home by way of St. Louis. Great
sunrise-darn those bucket seats and parking brake handle!
If you've gone 1500+ miles, what breakdowns occurred. In my case, the gasket
between the head exhaust pipe and the exhaust manifold blew out. Found one
in Missoula, Montana. A couple thousand miles later on the return trip, the
headpipe broke away from the flange attaching to the exhaust manifold. I had
it welded in Arlington, Oregon.
Bill Brockschmidt
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