CONNECTICUT OR BURST

SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE: OR JUST STUPID?

In 1982 Terri and I traveled from Southern California to Connecticut in our 1978 Chevy Chevette.
It may not look like much, but we packed 1000 lbs into this car and drove it cross-country.
The trip, at 50 mph, took us 5.5 days. We stopped over-night twice; driving the rest of the time.
Our longest leg of the trip? LA to Eastern Ohio. 36 hours non-stop. We did this with one driver.
We traveled through the Colorado Mountains (2nd gear all the way up, and 3rd gear all the way down).

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The suspension under the car normally traveled about 6 inches; in this case, 1 inch (bottomed out constantly).
You must add to the car a suitcase which we strapped to the back, on the bike rack.
27 miles per gallon (which became the normal mileage for this car after the trip - something stuck I guess).