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

ChuckDock said
Back in the day they weren't 52 years old, lol. There are just so many pieces of mechanical parts to a car that could fail, considering their age. Bearings, wiring, cooling system, motor, trans, rear end...unless you have replaced all parts, something could fail on a trip. And then there you are, waiting for AAA to tow you to a near by hotel, and now your wondering how you get yourself and the car back home. Thankfully I make a good amount of money so it wouldn't be an issue, but not everyone is in the same boat.
So yea, that's why I can see why taking my new truck on a long journey and not even think about it, versus a long trip in an old car.
Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely taking trips in my 67 cuda this year but I do realize it can break down.

And that's why Alan's trip is awesome, and inspiring.

oh brother.. now thats pussy *** outlook right there. :).. if you have a classic car i'm sure you went over it yo some extent.. hell you should do that atleast every spring anyway.... no need to replace every wire or component in the car to make a trip.. what you are saying is like a guy who never leaves the house because he might get hit by a car or something...

not for nothing but there is a ton more **** that can go wrong on that new truck then on your classic car..

when we had the 69 dart we owned and drove it about a year then took it on the 7 hour trip to the mopar nats. 100,000 mile 273 with low compression in cyl #1, original wiring and suspension with a noisy 7 1/4 rear... took it out twice infact.. second trip to the nats it had a quiet 8 3/4 rear in it.. then many 2-3 hour trips over the next few years... never even a hickup.... seriously whats going to go wrong on it?

my 71 dart i stuck a used stockish 360 in it and two weeks later took it 2 hours and a ton of driving around carlisle pa...

our 70 dart 100.00 mile 225 and old *** suspension we put 700 miles on it in a week going out to carlisle and the surrounding areas... the following year i changed it over to a built 360. took it 80 mile round trip to work a few times and 3 weeks later headed 3 hours and a ton of cruising while in the ocean city md area and never thought twice about it. car performed flawlessly..... to this day the car still has the original wiring. has a 8 3/4 that i put together back in the mid 90's. ofcourse it has been updated to a fresh suspension and disc brakes over the years but that happened piece by piece.. don't need to be a million air to have these cars perform well on a road trip...

look at all the cars on the power tour.. you really think they are all new front to back? some yes bit a ton are just old drivers..

bottom line is you need to give yourself and the car a little more credit.. personally i think its easier on the car when doing a road trip then around town..... like stated before.. if i cant drive it anywhere i want to go then there is no use of owning it...