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<div> <font size="3">That was back when we were young and impervious. These days I figure 300 miles a day in a TR3 is pushing it. </font><br>
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From: Carl-TR <cfmtr3a@verizon.net><br>
To: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com><br>
Cc: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2019 7:05 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR 250 (TR4) Cruise control<br>
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<div>In June, 1965 I drove 66 from Springfield, Illinois to LA. In July, 1966 I drove "the southern route" (LA to ElPaso to SanAntonio to Texarkana) back to Spfld. -- All in my 59 Tr3. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
<div>Between those two trips I also drove from LA to SF to Vancouver to Regina, Sask. through Montana, Idaho, Utah, LasVegas back to LA. With side trips etc that totaled over 10,000 miles. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
<div>I found my notebook from the 4,629 mile Canadian trip a couple years ago. Avg gas price $.347. 27.55 mpg (km & liter converted to miles/gal). Total cost not including food: gas/oil = 64.55. Lodging = 138.60 (12 nights). Split cost & driving with a guy I worked with in LA from Warwickshire not far from Coventry. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
<div>Sure couldn't do that again 54 years later. After the Army I made an east coast run of about 3000 miles. Didn't make it across the south in that Tr3.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
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<pre class="yiv5888551440blue">I won't get it done this year (again), but one of my "bucket list" items is
<div class="yiv5888551440yqt6418451230" id="yiv5888551440yqtfd40631"><br clear="none">to drive my TR3 over as much as is left of old Route 66, LA to Chicago (or<br clear="none">maybe the other way, haven't decided that yet).<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I'd love to go drive the Tail of the Dragon and the Blue Ridge Parkway some<br clear="none">day, but that will probably never happen. Just too dang far from here.<br clear="none">Maybe if I get Dad's TR3A running (which is in Missouri so not quite so far<br clear="none">away from those roads).<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- Randall <br clear="none">56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver<br clear="none">71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild<br clear="none">71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
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