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1 posted on 10/13/2017 8:02:47 AM PDT by Army Air Corps
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10,000 miles in 30 days from Florida to Canada, Washington State, down to LA then back east along I-40. Camped the whole way.


43 posted on 10/13/2017 9:42:46 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Two scoops, two genders, two terms. Get used to it.)
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Traveling on a 1973 family vacation from Metro Detroit to the west, southwest and back in a brand new 26' GMC motorhome.


47 posted on 10/13/2017 9:45:50 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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88 Dodge Daytona C/S. Bought from the PX and delivered to Germany. Drive it to Hungary. $2 hr to drive on the Hungaroring. (F1 track)


51 posted on 10/13/2017 10:09:23 AM PDT by ebshumidors
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My drunk shipmates and I on the go cart track at Subic Bay Philippines. We turned a 10 lap race into a demolition derby. The track was littered with go cart parts when we were through.


53 posted on 10/13/2017 10:22:13 AM PDT by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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Road trips too numerous to count. It is part of Americana and American culture. Who hasn't been on a road trip.

But the Model A Ford is the best. It is a delight to all of the senses.

The sounds of the gears meshing and the carb hissing, the engine puttering, the fluted muffler sound, the smell of gasoline and oil, the windshield flipped up and cracked and with the wind blowing in your face, and looking over the hood shinny hood at the ground before me going all of 50 miles per hour.

Some fun sounds...

http://www.mafca.com/sounds/startup_and_ahooga.wav

Here is a video of a cut away engine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2LWwZI1LM

56 posted on 10/13/2017 11:46:16 AM PDT by dhs12345
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Ran from the cops a few times in a banana cream colored 4 door 68 Fairlane with a 4bb 289. The next day it would be parked out front of the gas station I worked at. It was also used for bootlegging beer while the undercovers were parked across the street.


59 posted on 10/13/2017 8:41:34 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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What is the most fun that you have ever had in a motor vehicle?

Hard to say, since I've had so many fun times in cars over the years.

The one that immediately comes to mind is, driving my 1973 Jaguar Sovereign around the south of England, in the Spring, after having spent a miserable, cold, dark winter rebuilding the top end.

I felt such a great sense of accomplishment in that, given that I only had rudimentary mechanic skills and experience with American cars, exclusively.

Just a wonderful experience.

60 posted on 10/14/2017 1:13:30 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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1981: had a Volvo 242GT, loved that car. Often drove it 100+ mph on the Autobahn. We had just finished a meeting at 108th ADA Group HQ, and our new S-3 said "oh crap, I told my wife we'd be home by 6." It was 5:05, and K-Town is 90 miles from Spangdahlem.

The other attendee was my replacement as S-4. He saw the gleam in my eye, and said "you shouldn't have said that."

About 2/3 was Autobahn, the remaining 30 miles were farm roads.

We pulled into the main gate at 5:55, that was a blast!

62 posted on 10/14/2017 1:44:04 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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