Yeah, I know what you mean. When I was younger, I could go a lot farther
before my wheels fell off, too.
TNB
> ----------
> From: Jeff McNeal[SMTP:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> Reply To: Jeff McNeal
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 3:13 PM
> To: SJagGo@aol.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Long distance Spits
>
>
> The farthest I traveled in my original '67 Spitfire was roundtrip from Los
> Angeles to San Francisco, logging about 1,200 miles roundtrip with a lot
> of
> other driving going on. In the middle of the journey, the splines on my
> right front wheel wore down and the whole wheel fell off going down a
> freeway offramp at 60mph.
>
> My second longest journey in my current '67 Spitfire was 19 miles before
> my
> left front wheel fell off, going 6 MPH in a parking lot.
>
> Funny how history has a way of repeating itself!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SJagGo@aol.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:58 AM
> 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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