Ferrari Mailing List: Re: (NFC) Cross Country Drive (in a 1939 Rolls-Royce)

[LS (lashdeep]

Matt, best of luck on the trip.

Are  you planning on Monterey in mid Aug for the Historics?

Seems like the perfect fit...

LS

 

"But the people who said that the 289 (Cobra) wasn't a good handling car didn't know what they were talking about. Compared to what?. That FIA Cobra handled like a dream -- and was fast too." -- Dan Gurney

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From: Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] (NFC) Cross Country Drive (in a 1939 Rolls-Royce)

Hans,

Nope, no A/C, but at least the car is black!!!

Wait....

Yup, and the neat thing is that the heat from the engine compartment radiates through the firewall. I tried to remedy that a bit with some Eastwood thermocoustic with very limited success. Today and tomorrow going across Texas will be our biggest challenge. I was able to fill up with Ethanol Free gas here and have our next two gas stops plotted out with ethanol free fuel, so hopefully vapor lock won't be part of our next leg (although I have an auxiliary fuel pump that will negate the problem...).

-matt

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:

Does the old beast have A/C?  A bit warm
where you are going.......

Hans.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Mike <themightytoe [at] gmail.com> wrote:

I just want to know how you have space for luggage with all that grey poupon on board?

Sent from my iPad

On Jul 29, 2011, at 4:04 PM, "Gary Reed" <gary [at] garyreedsales.com> wrote:

WOW!! 

 

What a great adventure in a vintage RR!

 

Have a fun and safe trip.

 

Gary

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Matt Boyd

To: Gary Reed

Cc: The FerrariList

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 12:32 PM

Subject: [Ferrari] (NFC) Cross Country Drive (in a 1939 Rolls-Royce)

All,

Just an FYI for those on the list, I'm on a cross country drive. We've done this several times before in our 2004 Sienna and our 1999 Bounder RV, but this time we're in the 1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom-III. For those who don't know, the Phantom-III (P-III) is the large horsepower car from RR of that vintage, which means a 7.4 liter V12. While not friendly on fuel (despite a new overdrive, I'm still struggling to get 8mpg), we can power along the interstates, up all the mountains, etc. along with the rest of the traffic. Right now I'm visiting my grandparents in Mississippi, but from here we're heading west (tomorrow) across Texas, staying at Carlsbad Caverns, then a night on the road, a night in Albuquerque, a night at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, AZ, then about 3 nights on the road (with stops at a corner in Winslow, Grand Canyon, etc) on our way to 3 nights stay at Sequoia NP, 1 night at Yosemite NP, and then finally a week in Lake Tahoe for the Rolls-Royce Owners Club Annual Meet. Not sure what all we're doing on the way home, more winging it that way, but hoping for stops in Zion/Bryce/Arches, a Pike's Peak ascent, etc.

For those interested, you can follow our adventure here:

http://rollsacrossamerica.blogspot.com/

If you're along the route and want to meet for a meal, drop me a line....

-Matt

'85 euro 308

'39 P-III

ETC

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