Hi all,
No chronic bad back, in fact I seldom have back
problems.
BUT... when I do have back problems it is usually
the result of a crappy car seat. This typically
happens when I drive an American car for any
length of time. With British cars, the rare back
pains seem to vary depending on the contours of
an individual seat and where the stuffing has
migrated to.
Driving a strange car for 13-hours is a lot like
hiking the Appalachian Trail in brand new mail-order
boots. Won't do it.
Joe D
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vandergraaf, Chuck [mailto:vandergraaft@aecl.ca]
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:00 PM
> To: 'Kerry Seibert'
> Cc: morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Transporting a Morgan...
>
>
> Craig,
>
> Note that Joe replied to me with "that's 13 back-wrenching hours." I
> interpreted that as a back problem but hope I'm wrong. As
> someone with a
> "trick back" that occasionally goes out, I can imagine that
> 13 hours behind
> the wheel of a Morgan could be too much.
>
> However, since we're into story telling, I drove my '52+4
> solo from Penn
> State to Manitoba in late March 1969. No radio, rudimentary
> heater, car
> loaded to the gunwales with books, clothing, and a few
> household items (my
> wife had preceded me to Manitoba) Oil pressure was a bit on
> the low side, so
> I didn't want to drive it over 45 mph. I had just finished
> defending my
> thesis and was next to flat broke. I had hoped to stay with
> a pastor-friend
> in Norwalk, OH, the first night, but he had moved to Bowling
> Green, OH. I
> drove to the Norwalk police station who let me sleep in
> their jail (aka
> drunk tank) with the lights on all night and my parka as a
> blanket. Didn't
> sleep much. Next morning I drove on to Bowling Green and
> drove up to the
> manse "just in time for church." Still don't know how I
> stayed awake during
> the service. I made it to Chicago around dusk and then
> noticed that my
> headlights were out. Stayed at a YMCA and worried all night
> about the
> safety of the Morgan (at least in Norwalk it had been parked
> beside the
> police station). Made it to Duluth the following day and
> had the headlights
> fixed while I had a bite to eat (diagnosis: poor ground;
> easily rectified).
> Noted that, at 45 mph and only stopping for gas, the same
> cars tend to pass
> you three to four times. Next morning, hit a patch of black
> ice just N. of
> Duluth that turned the Morgan 90 degrees off course
> momentarily. I had been
> wondering why trucks had pulled off the road. A bit
> further, kids, waiting
> for the school bus, gaped and waved at the car and driver,
> which made me
> feel like a rally driver. Got to my new home on April 1 at
> 5:00 PM with
> snow banks lining the driveway as tall as the Morgan.
>
> Am I glad I did it? You bet! Would I do it over again?
> Probably not. I had
> little choice then.
>
> Man, this brings back memories.
>
> Chuck Vandergraaf
> Pinawa, MB
>
> > ----------
> > From: Kerry Seibert[SMTP:ckchapel@fast.net]
> > Reply To: Kerry Seibert
> > Sent: Sunday July 23, 2000 8:17 PM
> > To: morgans@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: Transporting a Morgan...
> >
> > JOE - I gotta side with the drivers in this one. Nothing
> (well almost
> > nothing . . . .) can match the satisfaction of a serious
> Morgan motoring
> > adventure. Dave's right, take a mate or significant
> other. Hood down,
> > deserted highway, 3:00 am, coffee in hand. We drove our
> 4/4 to CA (from
> > PA) and back in 1980 with only a broken tailpipe hanger to
> show for it.
> > Had
> > my tools and spares but this was in the pre-cell phone era. Also
> > picked-up
> > our +8 (sight unseen) in the UK in 1984 and drove it
> around the Continent
> > and the UK for three weeks with only a handful of cheap
> tools we bought
> > (and
> > then tossed!) in the UK. Those memories are irreplaceable
> and are just as
> > sharp as if they happened last week. Hey, what could
> possibly go wrong .
> > .
> > . . . . . . .
> >
> > Cheers, Craig Seibert 1968 +8 car no. 611 "Duff
> Morgan Racing"
> > 1961 4/4 "Ol' Reliable"
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-morgans@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-morgans@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Bondon
> > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 9:34 AM
> > To: DeLuca, Joseph; 'Morgans'
> > Subject: Re: Transporting a Morgan...
> >
> >
> > Yeh, come on Joe, just bring your tool box and a cell
> phone! That's what
> > my
> > son and I did when he got the +8. I packed my little tool
> box as baggage,
> > flew to Connecticut, had dinner with some Morgan friends,
> got up early,
> > and
> > drove the car to Pittsburgh! Great stuff. We are still
> getting the bugs
> > out
> > of it but at least we found them all at once (almost).
> Bring a friend, you
> > will have great stories to tell when it's over!
> >
> > SuperDave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DeLuca, Joseph" <Joseph.DeLuca@wl.com>
> > To: "'Morgans'" <morgans@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:39 PM
> > Subject: RE: Transporting a Morgan...
> >
> >
> > > That's 13 back-wrenching hours. No thanks! I draw
> > > the line at 8-hours. Now if it were my VW with the
> > > Recaro-style seats it would be a different story.
> > >
> > > Besides, this is it's maiden voyage (for me) and I
> > > don't want to find out all it's little peccadilloes
> > > in one miserable trip. When I purchased my '62
> > > 4/4 in 1985 I figured a little trip to the Poconos
> > > (PA) would be a good first outing and the rear wheel
> > > fell off on Route 80 at 65mph.
> > >
> > > This is because the fool who sold it had the car
> > > up on blocks previously and had slapped the wheels
> > > on with limp-wristed torque. And the fool who bought
> > > it hadn't checked. I've never bought a used car since
> > > without checking to see if the lug nuts were on tight.
> > >
> > > Nor have I accepted a car back from servicing without
> > > checking to see if I can undo the lug nuts myself
> > > using common roadside tools. Those danged tire shops
> > > use their air-guns without bothering to use a specific
> > > torque setting. They just tighten them until they
> > > turn red.
> > >
> > > That's why I wouldn't drive the Morgan home from South
> > > Carolina.
> > >
> > > Joe D
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Vandergraaf, Chuck [mailto:vandergraaft@aecl.ca]
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 4:53 PM
> > > > To: 'DeLuca, Joseph'
> > > > Cc: 'Morgans'
> > > > Subject: RE: Transporting a Morgan...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Joe,
> > > >
> > > > Congratulations! Hope you and your prospective 4/4 get
> > > > together soon. As
> > > > for transporting it from SC to NJ, why not drive it back? I
> > > > thought that
> > > > was the whole idea of owning a Morgan. Driving a Morgan on
> > > > the Blue Ridge
> > > > Parkway would be my idea of a "good time." Better than
> > > > driving it in a
> > > > rented Ford Pinto like I did back in 1973, when I had to go
> > > > from Pittsburgh
> > > > to Galtinburg, TN., to attend a conference.
> > > >
> > > > Chuck Vandergraaf
> > > > '52 +4
> > > > Pinawa, MB
> > > >
> >
>
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