Poll - How far away from home do you drive your classic?

Longst rip, and most fun I ever had, has flying from Missouri to Oakland ,Ca in later 90's, maybe 97?? I bought a 67 Cuda 383 , 4 speed car, the owner restored himself. $6700, and a spare seat of headers an 4 seed to boot. He was a mopar guy, and an engineer with Amoco Oil. He owned a 67 hemi Bel and another 67 cuda he raced on the road tracks there. He had rebuilt the car top to bottom, and had driven it he said, like 10,000 mi. It ran flawless, the entire trip. I got 18 mpg , with the 2:94 gears.
I had no intention to sell it as the BB cuds were hard to find even back then. A guy from not too far away came to look at a 69 Runner I had for sale, with the wife and kids. He spotted my cuda "hide" under a shed. He saw it and actually cried when he told me how many years he had looked for one and dreamed of owning one some day. I told him I would keep the extra parts, pay m $500 and he cold own it. Then he hugged my darn neck and paid me.
Made me feel good.
I was out in Colorado visiting in the early 90's and browsing the car lots. Another guy pulled in with a '69 barracuda with for sale signs in it. Bought it for 1100 bucks. Drove it just under 1000 miles back home. My cousin rode with me back, she was in Colo visiting cousins herself. I pulled over just east of Omaha, I folded down the rear seat and slept back there, she slept in the bucket seat. I woke up like a baked potato with the sun cooking me through the back window. :D

You are right, that is fun.

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