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I drove my '50 Ford to the Grand national meet in lake Tahoe from WV and got home Sat nite. Traveled 6520 trouble free miles, bought 329.5 gallons of gas and added 1 1/2 qts of oil and wore out my butt. Thanks to Ken, Ct and Bubba's Ign, it never missed a beat.
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Re: I made it!! Cecil:
That's Great If I did my math correct That's 19.787556 M.P.G. Ain't nothing shabby about that!!!!!! Now by old standards you should have done at least one oil change along the way / DID YOU ? |
Re: I made it!! That's great! I shure had fun in Tahoe! it was nice to meet you ,and to meet other Fordbarners
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Re: I made it!! Congradulations Cecil! Also, congradulations to Kay for doing a great job of navigating for you.
We drove from Mitchell, SD to Eden Praire, Mn yesterday, heading for Chippewa Falls, WI today. |
Re: I made it!! Cecil,that is great ! Glad to hear you're back in the great State of West by God, safe and sound with the "Little Ford that Could" Impressive trip!!
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In that 50 Ford do you have a 6 or 8 cyl. and do you have overdrive. Thanks |
Re: I made it!! cool...glad you had a good, safe trip....Mike
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Re: I made it!! Cecil, congratulations on what I'm sure was a fun trip.:) Are you making plans to join us at the Moonshine Festival at Dawsonville, GA. from October 25th to 27th? I sure hope you can make it.:cool: Vic
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Re: I made it!! Cecil,
Congrats for a great trip and a safe return to the "wild & wonderful" West Virginia!!I look forward to the day when my car is reliable enough to make this kind of adventure!! Right now, I'm just living vicariously through you guys!! Bob T |
Re: I made it!! Yea, always makes me nervous when a customer takes one of our distributors for a long ride !!
Seeems like most of them make it ......:>) |
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I have a v8 with OD. |
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It ran great and started instantly, except when I stopped for a short time and then it acted like it was flooded and had to crank about 10-15 seconds. The Shewman spacer helped some. Never a concern. |
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Vic, I doubt I make the M S fest., but I might make the barners bash in FL if there is one next year. I need to get my Ford into the south more. I have driven it in 36 states now, but need to get in La, Ms. AL, Fla and SC and then the NE states. |
Re: I made it!! wow ...you drove as far as we flew (one way from u;k) well done indeed, that distance can take us round and round and round our little island ,cheers jim.
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Re: I made it!! well mate its just great to see you had a GREAT TIME val n I back to nz tomorrow regards trev
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Re: I made it!! Way to go Cecil,i guess Bubba and me do pretty good work,glad you had a good time. ken ct.
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Re: I made it!! Good luck on the knee, Ken.
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Re: I made it!! Wow. Sounds like a great trip.
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Re: I made it!! Glad you made it. Its always nice to get back home. I hated not going but I had eye operation and I wasn't able to drive for two weeks. I am getting ready to go to N.C to where my son lives. He was in a auto wreck a head on. He died yesterday. I half to go down and take care of matters. He a organ donor and they have him now. Never know what down the road. Glad you made it home safe.
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Re: I made it!! Cecil, I'm curious to know what is your rear end ratio.
I have a friend with a 52 overdrive with 4:11 and beats me every tour with my 53 overdrive with 3:90. He gets over 20 MPG and I get a little over 16. Charles |
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Re: I made it!! Ken: You can rent a 4 wheeled scooter to place your operated leg on and push with your good leg - crutches are terrible. Best wishes for a good recovery. Bill OH
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Re: I made it!! Ken:
So sorry to hear of your loss, I as I am sure others will be saying prayers for you and your family at this very sad time. BILL W |
Re: I made it!! Ken, that's terrible news. My prayers for you and your family!
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Re: I made it!! I made it back home also but lost track of the gas I bought. About 7100 miles on the odometer but I think it is a little slow.
Ken, So sorry for your loss. |
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Re: I made it!! Sorry to hear about your son, Ken.
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Re: I made it!! That amount of gas here in NZ would have cost $3262.00.
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Re: I made it!! Just remembered your gallons a bit smaller than ours so would be a bit less.
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Re: I made it!! My deep sympathy on the loss of your son.
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