Purchased in Holland during the summer of 2006, this 1973 Giulia super was quite tired and heading for a scrapyard or perhaps a race track. After a close inspection and test drive I felt it was a good candidate for …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 1: Hampton Bays to Bedford PA
We started out the day on sunny and hot Long Island and met up with a fellow NYAROC member for breakfast and a send off. The roads and the traffic getting out of the New York area was horrible as …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 2 – Bedford PA to Hanoverton OH
Rain and thunder overnight found the super wet. Free car wash! No highways were planed today but we did get on the interstate to avoid driving through downtown Pittsburgh. Some of the sights along the Lincoln highway today: The old …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 3 – Hanoverton to Van Wert OH
We departed the Spread Eagle and headed west again via the Lincoln Highway. The first stop on the map was a bit of the original brick paved sections of TLH. It was a bit bumpy but not nearly as bad …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 4 – Van Wert, OH to St. Charles Il
The Super got another wash via the heavy rain overnight. Good thing too as it was starting to get quite dirty. The town of Van Wert looked much better in the morning as the shops were now populated. We had …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 5 – St. Charles IL to Grinnell Iowa
Total Distance: 449.22 km (279.1 mi) Total Time: 14:30:00 Moving Time: 8:34:58 Average Speed: 30.98 km/h (19.3 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 52.34 km/h (32.5 mi/h) Max Speed: 127.44 km/h (79.2 mi/h) Weather reports all week have been warning of an …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 6 – Grinnell Iowa to Kearney Nebraska
Total Distance: 657.09 km (408.3 mi) Total Time: 12:02:36 Moving Time: 10:22:01 Average Speed: 54.56 km/h (33.9 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 63.38 km/h (39.4 mi/h) Max Speed: 131.26 km/h (81.6 mi/h) – No tickets! Min Elevation: 192 m (629 ft) …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 7 – Kearney Nebraska to Bolder Colorado
Total Distance: 635.59 km (394.9 mi)Total Time: 11:30:05 Moving Time: 6:50:19 Average Speed: 55.26 km/h (34.3 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 92.94 km/h (57.8 mi/h) Max Speed: 140.79 km/h (87.5 mi/h) Min Elevation: 611 m (2003 ft) Max Elevation: 1608 m …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 8 – Boulder Colorado to Vernal Utah
Total Distance: 541.09 km (336.2 mi) Total Time: 11:20:50 Moving Time: 7:23:20 Average Speed: 47.68 km/h (29.6 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 73.23 km/h (45.5 mi/h) Max Speed: 137.20 km/h (85.2 mi/h) Min Elevation: 1433 m (4703 ft) Max Elevation: 3691 …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 9 – Vernal Utah to Bonneville Salt Flats
Total Distance: 518.30 km (322.1 mi) Total Time: 14:23:26 Moving Time: 8:47:08 Average Speed: 36.02 km/h (22.4 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 58.99 km/h (36.7 mi/h) Max Speed: 142.54 km/h (88.6 mi/h) Min Elevation: 1250 m (4101 ft) Max Elevation: 2413 …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 10- Bonneville to Auburn California
Total Distance: 763.28 km (474.3 mi) Total Time: 9:34:15 Moving Time: 7:00:44 Average Speed: 79.75 km/h (49.6 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 108.85 km/h (67.6 mi/h) Max Speed: 141.73 km/h (88.1 mi/h) Min Elevation: 359 m (1179 ft) Max Elevation: 2179 …
NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway- Day 11 – Auburn California to Salinas California
Now having entered the state of California the terrain Suddenly changes again. Gone are the bleak desserts of tumbleweeds and distant hills now replaced by lush green mountains and twisty roads that seem to descend for an eternity. We’ve been …