Drove a '67 911S from KC to LA in one day.
10-17-2013, 08:35 PM
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Drove a '67 911S from KC to LA in one day.
My friend, The Ben, also a rennlist member, purchased the aforementioned '67 911S located in KC a couple of weeks ago. We flew out, picked it up and drove it home to LA in one straight shot. Want to know how it went? Story below:
Part 1: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/Tminus.html
Part 2: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/ColoradoMeltdown.html
Part 3: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/AmericanLeMans.html
Postscript: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/Webasto.html
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Part 1: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/Tminus.html
Part 2: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/ColoradoMeltdown.html
Part 3: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/AmericanLeMans.html
Postscript: www.KeepItWideOpen.com/Webasto.html
If you enjoy the story please share it and like us on FB! Thanks in advance!
10-17-2013, 10:58 PM
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I've got you beat...Newark, NJ to Golden, CO -- 1775 miles -- nonstop in 25.5 hours in the dead of winter, all by myself. I did have a good working heater though 
10-18-2013, 01:22 PM
#7
@911Dave now YOU sound like a proper co-driver...
Thanks for all the comments guys! Glad you all dug it! [keep it] Wide Open isn't exclusively about Porsches (although we did another drive cross-country drive in a '77, earlier this year, www.KeepItWideOpen.com/amelia.html) but I hope y'all will check back periodically to read our roadtrip adventures... thanks again!
Thanks for all the comments guys! Glad you all dug it! [keep it] Wide Open isn't exclusively about Porsches (although we did another drive cross-country drive in a '77, earlier this year, www.KeepItWideOpen.com/amelia.html) but I hope y'all will check back periodically to read our roadtrip adventures... thanks again!
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10-21-2013, 10:32 PM
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A great read, and impressive on maintaining 90+ mph; these swb cars get a bit lively at speed with a crosswind.
Your webasto heater story made me laugh. I've owned my car for a while, but have only pulled the **** out to the first position (blower), never all the way (glow plug activation). The thought of a 'controlled' combustion going on 20" in front of my crotch makes me apprehensive.
Btw - Bahama Yellow is gorgeous on these early cars. My 67S is a twin sister.
Your webasto heater story made me laugh. I've owned my car for a while, but have only pulled the **** out to the first position (blower), never all the way (glow plug activation). The thought of a 'controlled' combustion going on 20" in front of my crotch makes me apprehensive.
Btw - Bahama Yellow is gorgeous on these early cars. My 67S is a twin sister.
10-22-2013, 11:00 AM
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What car did you drive ?
10-22-2013, 09:06 PM
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Don't worry Bruce, not the one in your avatar.
It was 1990 and I did it in a tuned-up '85 IROC-Z Camaro.
The only thing more boring than driving across western Kansas in the daytime is doing it at 3 am, wide awake on no-doze and listening to the farm report on AM radio.
It was 1990 and I did it in a tuned-up '85 IROC-Z Camaro.
The only thing more boring than driving across western Kansas in the daytime is doing it at 3 am, wide awake on no-doze and listening to the farm report on AM radio.
10-23-2013, 02:11 PM
#11
A great read, and impressive on maintaining 90+ mph; these swb cars get a bit lively at speed with a crosswind.
Your webasto heater story made me laugh. I've owned my car for a while, but have only pulled the **** out to the first position (blower), never all the way (glow plug activation). The thought of a 'controlled' combustion going on 20" in front of my crotch makes me apprehensive.
Btw - Bahama Yellow is gorgeous on these early cars. My 67S is a twin sister.
Your webasto heater story made me laugh. I've owned my car for a while, but have only pulled the **** out to the first position (blower), never all the way (glow plug activation). The thought of a 'controlled' combustion going on 20" in front of my crotch makes me apprehensive.
Btw - Bahama Yellow is gorgeous on these early cars. My 67S is a twin sister.
10-24-2013, 07:37 AM
#14
Tried to beat my time the following year but I-95 construction zones screwed me
1994 - Towson MD > Daytona International Speedway "Tunnel Gate" 855 miles in 10 hours 35 minutes (81.4 mph avg.) in same '89 T-Bird Supercoupe 5spd.
This would probably be a costly endeavor now, with all of the Speed cameras as well as traffic around DC Beltway !
