<VV> 1969 Monza Corvair Across the USA (update)

[Danny Davis]

Yes!  A Vairy nice Road Trip!  Looking forward to meeting you in Tacoma.
America at eye level is truly a beautiful sight to see.  Hope you took
plenty of photos along the way.
Dan



On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Paul Miller via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Well folks, you may recall my earlier post of driving from Potter County,
> PA to Tacoma WA via I80- actually it should have been I90. We started last
> Sat July 12 & have driven well north of 2000 miles since leaving.  We
> traveled  through New York, crossed the Freedom Bridge into Ontario- across
> to the Blue Water Bridge into MI.  All the way across to Ludington to take
> the ferry- hint, in a classic car YOU can drive on/off the ferry AND you
> are last on and first off- pretty nice & the journey across Lake Michigan
> is amazing.  Next through WI, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho & I
> now sit in Spokane WA. Highlights? Well, we saw the Badlands, Mt Rushmore,
> about 6 Frank Lloyd Wright homes, crossed the mighty Mississippi- this
> country is truly awe inspiring- and there are just too many things to see
> to recount here.
>
> The '69 Monza continues to purr along at speeds averaging somewhere about
> 65-69mph. Mileage is about 22-23mpg.  Used 1 quart of oil thus far. The
> slowest part is the Rockies, where I was down to about 42mph climbing the
> steepest grade. Did I mention the 1969's seats- well, there ARE seats but
> our backsides are a little "saddle sore".  We did catch a break with a
> polar vortex cooled the whole of the upper West- nice & cool run- in spite
> of no a/c. I have received many nice compliments about the Corvair enroute.
> Especially noteworthy was an entire bus load of folks from Greenville, PA
> we parked next to in the Badlands who asked many questions about the little
> red Monza.
>
> Hope to see everyone at the convention- my Corvair has a sign in the back
> qtr windows which reads- No Pwr Steering, No Pwr Brakes, No Cooling Water,
> No Nader, NO PROBLEM!
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