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Well I took the Spitfire on its first real long-ish trip today. To Three Hills, Alberta - about 100 miles each way to the middle of nowhere (literally). Car performed like a champ although it was getting a bit hot the way home - tempature out side was 30C though.

here's a couple pics of the show -

https://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v197/arthurdent/Three%20Hills%202004/

Over 1000 cars! I couldn't find most of the Brit stuff - apparently it was in a seperate building.

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Congrats on the long trip. I was so excited when I managed to put 100 miles on my TR3 a month or two ago...I just never get a chance to drive my old cars long distances, so it was nice to do a little endurance testing -- and have nothing break!
 
Wish I could have made it to the show today, just didn't work out... Glad to hear the car performed well.

And Sammy, there's plenty of empty space to explore here in Alberta with an old sports car /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif Now if only I had that covetted Lotus Super Seven to explore those roads /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
Hey Sam, Nice 4+ car garage, but what, no lift??
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Congrats on your trip 78. My spit hasn't been on a long trip since before winter, so i am preping it to go with me to Stillwater about 150 miles each way in a week or so to check out getting a job while I work on my grad work.
 
I'll be taking my Spridget about 500 miles (round trip) next weekend: but I'm not driving it. I'll be taking it in the StepVan to BeaveRun Motorsport Park (Pennsylvania). Last year, I put on over 100 miles of track time at BeaveRun, so it's still likely to be a "long drive" weekend for my LBC (if nothing breaks).
 
After all the trouble I had with the Spider last year, the wife and I decided to put it to the test on our "fall colors tour." Put about 240 miles on it in one day, up and over 2 9000' mountain passes, about 1/3 of the time out of cell phone service, and had no problems. Sure helps with the confidence factor! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
The TR3 and I did a 300+ mile run for the Forum Ride on the 29th, and then yesterday went down to Dickson (less than 40 miles one way) to a car/air show. No sweat, and really nice rides. Absolutely right about the confidence factor.
 
Oh, the delight of the first long trip. I have to use my TR-7 Spider daily, in New England winters and summers. I know I'm tempting fate in doing so - just crossed 70,000 miles this week. I'm having significant welding work completed on my '66 Land Rover Series II-A and I should have it back soon. It hasn't been used much since this winter, so I'll share your concerns soon. Meanwhile, I travel with my cellphone [even though the service hardly extends into my travel areas] charged up and AAA membership paid up.

Congratulations,

Jeff
 
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Hey Sam, Nice 4+ car garage, but what, no lift??
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Glen, my garage doors swing up, and there's only a 8ft ceiling. The supports for the roof run right above the drywall. (Realized this after I bought the house.) Luckily, my best friends down here are mechanics and have 4 lifts I can usually use during the off-business hours.
 
thanks - I had my wife worried when I started packing tools, extra oil, etc. She said "Do you not think you'll make it?" and a my response of "I will probably be ok" didn't seem to re-assure her at at all.
 
Ya have to bring tools! Funny how wives are...they think if you're packing tools you're planning on breaking down. Not bringing tools ENSURES you'll have a minor roadside repair to do, yet no screwdriver or 13MM socket to do it with
 
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