For those who are familiar with my two part Epic Road Trip over the last two summers, I am pleased to announce that we made it home to Washington State late last week! Here are the brief numbers involved:
Starting in Vashon, WA 6/1/23 my wife and I drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Monica, took Route 66 to Chicago, and then the Lincoln Highway to Delta PA - 5230miles.
In 2023 I then went to the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals where the Plum Crazy 1970 Dart GT took second place in class, and a Celebrity Pick Award. I then headed to Columbus for the Mopar Nationals where the car took first place in A-Body Modified and was one of 5 Top Picks of the field (by Cliff Gromer no less), and then headed to New Hamburg Ontario (Canada) for MoparFest. After overwintering the car in Delta PA I hit Carlisle again for the 2024 Chrysler Nationals where the car took first in class. Those 'side trips' totaled 2735 miles.
A month later we headed to MoparFest again, headed southwest across Michigan to Chicago and did all of Route 66 again, then up the Pacific Coast Highway to Home in Washington State. Another 5282 miles.
The whole trip totaled 13,247 miles.
It was a Great Trip (or Trips). If you want to talk to people along your road trip, build an A-Body and paint it Plum Crazy! All across the country, people saw the car as an invitation for conversation, and I heard hundreds of stories about the Darts in people's past, and hot rod Mopars that they experienced.
Starting in Vashon, WA 6/1/23 my wife and I drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Monica, took Route 66 to Chicago, and then the Lincoln Highway to Delta PA - 5230miles.
In 2023 I then went to the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals where the Plum Crazy 1970 Dart GT took second place in class, and a Celebrity Pick Award. I then headed to Columbus for the Mopar Nationals where the car took first place in A-Body Modified and was one of 5 Top Picks of the field (by Cliff Gromer no less), and then headed to New Hamburg Ontario (Canada) for MoparFest. After overwintering the car in Delta PA I hit Carlisle again for the 2024 Chrysler Nationals where the car took first in class. Those 'side trips' totaled 2735 miles.
A month later we headed to MoparFest again, headed southwest across Michigan to Chicago and did all of Route 66 again, then up the Pacific Coast Highway to Home in Washington State. Another 5282 miles.
The whole trip totaled 13,247 miles.
It was a Great Trip (or Trips). If you want to talk to people along your road trip, build an A-Body and paint it Plum Crazy! All across the country, people saw the car as an invitation for conversation, and I heard hundreds of stories about the Darts in people's past, and hot rod Mopars that they experienced.
I had the pleasure of meeting you and checking out your car at Moparfest this year. You folks are good people.
