[Fot] Longest Drive

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What a Terrific bunch of Adventurous  folks we were and still are..FOT 
ROCKS!!
RB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vintage Racer" <vintage.racer at comcast.net>
To: "FOT" <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:09 PM
Subject: [Fot] Longest Drive


> During Spring break from college in 1966, a good friend and I decided to 
> drive
> my 1959 TR3 from the San Francisco Bay Area to Guaymas, Mexico which is 
> due
> south of Nogales.  Guaymas was a very small fishing village on the Gulf of
> California and the only plans we made were to camp on a yet to be 
> determined
> beach during our week stay.  In order to pack camping essentials and our
> clothes we had to leave the side curtains behind due to lack of storage 
> space.
> We left early one morning and arrived in Guaymas the evening of the second
> day.  We alternated driving at each gas stop.  On our third morning we 
> were
> surprised to see two of our dorm mates driving towards the same beach 
> where we
> were headed.  We joined forces and had an enjoyable time bumming around 
> the
> area.  The drive home was made in two days but the TR required a quart of 
> oil
> at every gas stop.  Other than that, the car never missed a beat over the 
> 2300
> miles we covered.  That summer, my father and I rebuilt the TR's 
> engine..great
> little car but I sure appreciated the roll up windows on my friends new 
> TR4 he
> acquired shortly after our return.
>
> Gary
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