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This Datsun Traveled 37,000 miles on a North American Road Trip
First off, my hat tips to Scott for taking his time to extensively document this big loop and Petrolicious for shining a light on this amazing story! There’s just something about taking a vintage car/bike to hit up the road with the bare essentials. Especially in a sports car/roadster, one knows that there’s only so much you can bring. I’m not speaking from experience at all, but I can imagine the uncertainty of what comes ahead actually adds to the trip’s memoirs. Things that gives you hiccups or side during the journey will bring you to unforeseen findings, exciting explorations, and sometimes new friends.
One day, I’d like to ride across the land of Canadia with a few mates, from Pacific (where I reside) to the Atlantic, and put it together much like yours, Scott. So thank you once again for the inspiring reads!
Hope your car didn’t sustain any permanent damage and glad that you enjoyed the Canadian hospitality! 😉
Cheers
I drove my ’71 Volvo 142S 9500 miles across the US last year visiting my friend’s farm in Iowa on both the out and back legs. Seems that any car of sufficient age and use in rural IA will hit a deer eventually. I used to ask about broken side mirrors but now I know the answer. Had a pleasant dinner with my friend’s extended family one night and found the next morning that his sister-in-law had hit a deer on the way home ($4500 damage estimate). This explains why Bambi is not so endearing to them. Here in SoCal I once hit a cardboard box on the freeway 😉
When a friend of mine moved home from California, he shipped his Toyota Corolla back to Spain. At the time, I started thinking about sending my Datsun roadster to Europe and driving it around for a summer.. I don’t know if Scott Fisher has convinced me that’s a great idea, or if I think we have enough great roads here in the US, or maybe I will beg him to let me follow him to Japan. But his blog, this video, and the great reporting by Petrolicious and others has me well convinced. I have to do something like this soon.
Excellent inspiring video Scott and Petrolicious.
Regarding Doug and Dustin’s comments: Well put! I couldn’t agree with you guys more.
I’ve travelled many transcontinental road trips and you guys have nailed it. You have to get out there with the vehicle you love and travel this beautiful continent we all live on. You’ll be amazed that the scenery.
I’m impressed that Scott was able to do the repairs he said on the road, and to top it off wasn’t discouraged on continuing his road trip. And I’ll bet when he did finally get home, he had the urge to turn around and hop back in his roadster and do it all over again.
At least thats how I feel, when it’s me.
Great work Petrolicious. Like always!
I always look forward to Tuesday’s to your video’s
Keep up the great work
Great video from the car to the locations this video shows what the car hobby and driving is all about. Its about buying a car you love and enjoying it down the open road of life. It will make you smile and many people along the way. I have always liked the Datsun sports you got all the fun and handling of a British sports car but with a hint of Japanese reliability.
I’ve followed Scott through his blog (found here on P…licious) and lived his trip vicariously – with great envy. He even drove past my town but that was before I knew of the bolg so couldn’t meet him to share a beer. We should all, at some point, have an adventure. Whether by car, bicycle, on foot or whatever. It’s only when we are free to be ourselves that we find out who we are. Scott is a traveller.
