1923 Road Trip Diary

[stevec]

I've been reading this through the Hagerty Insurance (collector car insurance) monthly newsletter, so I don't know if everyone else can actually read the article:

http://www.hagerty.com/lifestyle/hobby_article.aspx?id=68858#partI

While driving from Michigan to Washington isn't a big deal these days, it was quite the undertaking back in 1923!

 

[angusdevil]

Wow, that was actually pretty good, great find! Having the map with article really brought it all together.

 

[BEVAN]

Bookmarked, I cant wait to read it...thanks for sharing this !

 

[nitason]

great read i enjoyed it very much

 

[MrLeadfoot]

thanks for the link

 

[Wandr]

Great link! Loved it! I liked how they described the camp sites and said "forenoon".

 

[dwh]

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

"Here we saw extremes of outfits. Near us was a fair sized truck carrying a rather complete outfit, and near them were two boys from Boston with motor-cycle and side-car."


Thanks for the link, good read.

 

[1leglance]

thanks for the link, that is a great read and reminds us of days gone by

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Awesome read and what I find so astounding is in almost 100 years, my 2003 F-250 Powerstroke gets an average 12 miles per gallon, which is exactly what they got in that vehicle.

You would think that in this amount of time and with our advances in technology, our vehicles would have gotten a little more advanced when it comes to fuel economy?????? I'm thinking this is a plot by our car companies to keep us trapped in the same fuel economies for EVAR

 

[Mamontof]

And no 4 Inch lift , 35 tire , refrigerator , rtt

Back in old days That was normal trip , and this days going drive in a

park....WOW we have 4x4 trip :wings:


Great find , joy to read !!!!

 

[TurboChris]

Awesome! Great find, thanks. My grandfather drove his wife and 3 year old daughter (my mom) out from MO to CA in 1933 in a Model A (I think)...heard there was jobs in CA...but also heard the army had closed the border and wern't letting anyone else in .... the whole dustbowl thing had people fleeing the midwest...imagine going on a trip not even knowing if you could make it. I asked him what would have happened if the border was closed? He said in all seriousness...we would have ended growing up in AZ I guess...funny.