It's mine!, Lew's car Options

[billh1963]

I have long been coveting a nice California "rust free" '73 2.0 with FI. After several weeks of waiting I am concluding the deal to buy Lew's 914. As you may remember from the classifieds ad, Lew (whom I never met, unfortunately) passed away last spring. With the help of Kent (and Ethan) I am now the proud new owner.

To top it off, I am planning a big adventure! In early January I plan to fly to California and drive the car back across the country. I have never driven across country before...let alone in a 40 year old car! I'll share more details as they get more defined and as time gets closer.

In the meantime, here is the picture of the car with Lew.

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[billh1963]

Tentative plan would be to take I-8 to I-10 and then catch I-20 to South Carolina.

I welcome anyone who wants to share a right seat!

[Tom_T]

Tentative plan would be to take I-8 to I-10 and then catch I-20 to South Carolina.

I welcome anyone who wants to share a right seat!

I-10 to the back way through Wickenburg AZ to I-17 (avoids the Phoenix mess & is a better 2-laner with some twisties near I-17), up to Flagstaff & I-40 from there has always been my favorites - with some Classic Rte 66 side-trips has always been my favorite.

But the Flagstaff area, NM around the Continental Divide to N.TX, OK & NE.AR, & further east at the TN/NC Smokies portion north of Asheville etc. can be snowy in January, depending on how the winter weather works out this winter. I've done it before in Jan/Feb when it was dead dry, & when snowy.

[Madswede]

I-10 to the back way through Wickenburg AZ to I-17 (avoids the Phoenix mess & is a better 2-laner with some twisties near I-17), up to Flagstaff & I-40 from there has always been my favorites - with some Classic Rte 66 side-trips has always been my favorite.

But the Flagstaff area, NM around the Continental Divide to N.TX, OK & NE.AR, & further east at the TN/NC Smokies portion north of Asheville etc. can be snowy in January, depending on how the winter weather works out this winter. I've done it before in Jan/Feb when it was dead dry, & when snowy.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) As much as I'd hate to discourage ya from passing right through my town Bill, I would only take I-40 through New Mexico in January if I had lots of time and several places to stay and/or a hotel budget as well as a very trusted weather prediction/information system. Especially true of the area just east of Albuquerque on I-40.

I've lived in New Mexico since 1984, and that time of year the storms are just too unpredictable when it comes to severity. I mean, you can tell they're coming, but how bad? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) That's only known to any accuracy on the day it actually happens. I bet the same is true of the Smokies, and I know it is in Flagstaff! Ohhhh, how I know! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[Tom_T]

I-10 to the back way through Wickenburg AZ to I-17 (avoids the Phoenix mess & is a better 2-laner with some twisties near I-17), up to Flagstaff & I-40 from there has always been my favorites - with some Classic Rte 66 side-trips has always been my favorite.

But the Flagstaff area, NM around the Continental Divide to N.TX, OK & NE.AR, & further east at the TN/NC Smokies portion north of Asheville etc. can be snowy in January, depending on how the winter weather works out this winter. I've done it before in Jan/Feb when it was dead dry, & when snowy.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) As much as I'd hate to discourage ya from passing right through my town Bill, I would only take I-40 through New Mexico in January if I had lots of time and several places to stay and/or a hotel budget as well as a very trusted weather prediction/information system. Especially true of the area just east of Albuquerque on I-40.

I've lived in New Mexico since 1984, and that time of year the storms are just too unpredictable when it comes to severity. I mean, you can tell they're coming, but how bad? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) That's only known to any accuracy on the day it actually happens. I bet the same is true of the Smokies, and I know it is in Flagstaff! Ohhhh, how I know! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Maybe wait til April/May to pick it up & then really enjoy the Spring drive on Rte 66/I-40 etc.! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

I mean, it's not like you don't have another 914 to drive in the meantime! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)