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03/09/2010 1:48 am
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03/09/2010 1:48 am
A 1949 Olds woody wagon, just like our DM version. It would carry all the junk I would need.
03/09/2010 2:36 am
A 2011 Lincoln MKX or 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
03/09/2010 3:19 am
So many to choose from. American cars were pretty well formulated by then and although spartan by today's standards, had most all the building blocks in place (with the significant exception of brakes). I'd think something from the mid-price range such as Essex, Hudson, Dodge Brothers, Buick, Pontiac, etc. Ford still had only the Model T, but many made the trip in those, although it would not be my choice.
Of course, if we're just dreaming here, a big Pierce, Packard, Lincoln,.........
03/09/2010 3:26 am
John, your post takes me back. I remember those days, when every VW owner dreamed of finding a wrecked Porsche, or a used engine at a bargain price.
True story: I knew a mechanic back then who had a customer with a Porsche engined VW. This customer had more $$$ than brains, and neglected the car badly to the point where it would barely run. He finally brought it in for a "tune up", whereupon the mechanic removed the Porsche engine and installed a good-running VW engine in its place. The customer only noticed the improvement in driveability !!!
So help me.......
03/09/2010 4:42 am
I don't think Japanese vehicles are allowed on Route 66.
03/09/2010 4:55 am
John Bono
North Jersey
03/09/2010 5:11 am
Probably a S Class Merc. The Harmon-Kardon sound system is to die for.
03/09/2010 6:42 am
New Taurus SHO
03/09/2010 7:10 am
That would reduce traffic considerably.
03/09/2010 7:19 am
Ron, I can only dream.
03/09/2010 10:07 am
PIC (1:1) Jeez, Paul, if you're talking Grand Touring in 1927, I would have thought that.........
one of these would be near the top of your list!
03/09/2010 10:27 am
Transatlantic shipping would have been prohibitive (LOL)
03/09/2010 11:09 am
Dan, I drove the length of Route 66, nearly every drivable section, in 1999 in my 4-door sedan PICS
Illinois at the Launching Pad Restaurant
Somewhere in Illinois
Galena, Kansas
Texas Pan Handle
Newberry Springs, Mojave Desert (next to the Bagdad Cafe)
Rialto, CA at the Wigwam Motel
It was the trip of a lifetime. I make it a point to go back to Rte66 every year and do a state at a time. 1999 was the first time I did the whole thing. I started in L.A. and did a bonsai run to Chicago going the northern route thru Idaho, Montana, etc. That took about 5 days. I then spent the next two weeks driving Route 66 back to Los Angeles. I was lucky that gas was about $1.40 a gallon. The Continental gets between 8 and 12mpg! Two other cars were on the trip. You can see a '65 Mustang GT and a '88 Mazda 323 GTX in some of the pics. It's hard to believe that was 11 years ago.
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03/09/2010 12:25 pm
With all the speed equipment available today for VW engines it is far easier to slap on a set of big jugs, a holly carb or even twin carbs, external oil cooler, hot cam, heavy-duty valve springs and sodium filled exhaust valves and an extractor exhaust.
My brother and I built a 1600cc engine that would almost lift the front wheels off the ground when I dumped the clutch.
My only word of caution would be to balance the crank if you want to rev over 6500.
A Corvair flat-six will also slip into a transporter pretty easy if you can find one. You just have to flop the ring gear as the Corvair is opposite rotation.
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