The longest I've done was Ft. Wayne,IN to Athens,GA and
back somewhere around 1978. Top down all the way!! A
high school buddy and I went for a vacation to see
another buddy. Made it back to Ft.Wayne in 11 hrs which
included a visit with the Tennessee State Trooper. I
think it was 76mph in a 55 zone...oops!
Dave Gebhard
----- Original Message -----
From: <SJagGo@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: Long distance Spits
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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