What's Your Dream Road Trip?

[dpbird90]

What would be your ultimate dream road trip? What car, who with, where to and what's on the stereo?
Me first:

I would take my girl down to Rome via Monte Carlo, in a Lamborghini Miura SV (the red one with gold wheels) with a bit of Who's Next on the stereo.
That said, the Lambo V12 would be a fantastic soundtrack...

[illmonkey]

dpbird90 said:

What would be your ultimate dream road trip? What car, who with, where to and what's on the stereo?
Me first:

I would take my girl down to Rome via Monte Carlo, in a Lamborghini Miura SV (the red one with gold wheels) with a bit of Who's Next on the stereo.
That said, the Lambo V12 would be a fantastic soundtrack...

You sure you're the female in the relationship?

Well, this is PH after all...

[V8S]

Judging by her username, she's a bird that likes two holes stuffed while watching Joe 90.

[Muzzer]

60's Ford Mustang Convertible, with the missus, Miami to LA, not fussed about music.

[lottie]

I think we find that the OP is called Daniel!!Male am thinking..

Oh and I would drive to Italy in the Ferrari with the other half! Listening to ... don't know.

Edited by lottie on Friday 22 August 17:05

[dpbird90]

Lol, no I am a bloke, I am just a huge fan of 70's rock and roll lifestyle. Cmon, the Miura looks great in red/gold, surely? Autotrader has a Ferrari 246 Dino GTS from 1971, in red with gold wheels, for £125000, which is twice what I have seen most normal Dino's going for. But this isn't normal as it says the only recorded owner was a certain Mr Roger Daltrey.

Mind you, I really do like another idea of doing the same journey but in a black Porsche 356 speedster (the James Dean one), perhaps with some Led Zep?

[staceyb]

I want to travel America in a spiral shape. Start with the coasts and the northern and southern borders, then come inland a little bit and do another circle and continue until i reach the middle of America. All in a 1960's Shelby Mustang like this

[dpbird90]

staceyb said:

I want to travel America in a spiral shape. Start with the coasts and the northern and southern borders, then come inland a little bit and do another circle and continue until i reach the middle of America. All in a 1960's Shelby Mustang like this

Now that is a good idea. Love the Shelby Mustangs, the '67 GT500 is my all time favourite American car, and 5th favourite car full stop.

[Dirty Boy]

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[GingerBaws]

staceyb said:

I want to travel America in a spiral shape. Start with the coasts and the northern and southern borders, then come inland a little bit and do another circle and continue until i reach the middle of America. All in a 1960's Shelby Mustang like this

Not wanting to piss on your chips, but aside from a few highlights the vast majority of america is as dull as a lib dem activist....vast stretches of farmland with proposterous 55mph limits - you'd become suicidal within a week. Why do you think the USA has so many serial killers - they all started out doing a road trip in a rental car.

For example, following your plan you would undoubtedly encounter Idaho - a state with so little going on that the best thing the could think of to put on their license plate is "Famous Potato".

[Twincam16]

Ford RS200, from North Yorkshire all the way to Tuscany via the Swiss Alps. In the winter. Music courtesy of The Cure, Killing Joke and Bauhaus.

Who with? Whoever would put up with the very idea, and going sideways round hairpin bends.

[staceyb]

GingerBaws said:

staceyb said:

I want to travel America in a spiral shape. Start with the coasts and the northern and southern borders, then come inland a little bit and do another circle and continue until i reach the middle of America. All in a 1960's Shelby Mustang like this

Not wanting to piss on your chips, but aside from a few highlights the vast majority of america is as dull as a lib dem activist....vast stretches of farmland with proposterous 55mph limits - you'd become suicidal within a week. Why do you think the USA has so many serial killers - they all started out doing a road trip in a rental car.

For example, following your plan you would undoubtedly encounter Idaho - a state with so little going on that the best thing the could think of to put on their license plate is "Famous Potato".

And? This is something I want to do. You have no idea why or what for. So not wanting to pish on your chips, piss off.

[wizzbilly]

Twincam16 said:

Ford RS200, from North Yorkshire all the way to Tuscany via the Swiss Alps. In the winter. Music courtesy of The Cure, Killing Joke and Bauhaus.

Who with? Whoever would put up with the very idea, and going sideways round hairpin bends.

sounds ideal to me maybe a stick some trumpets on the escort and fook the radio off

[JamesM]

Road trip to Monaco or Cap Ferrat in the South of France in an Original AC Cobra in Guardsman's blue with the white GT stripes and a big suitcase full of money in the boot with Lucy Pinder (seen as my bird went and fked off) in the passenger seat. And then back again in the winter via Switzerland in a DBS with an even bigger suitcase full of money in the boot.

EDIT
Forgot the tunes

ACDC, The Cult, and generally anything else as long as its not st in the DBS and who cares in the cobra 'cause its so fking loud

Edited by JamesM on Friday 22 August 23:39

Edited by JamesM on Friday 22 August 23:41

[Matthew_Eames]

dpbird90 said:

I would take my girl down to Rome via Monte Carlo, in a Lamborghini Miura SV (the red one with gold wheels)That said, the Lambo V12 would be a fantastic soundtrack...

My thoughts exactly. That or a Jaguar XK120 coupe (with triple webbers) with a suitably classy brunette for company

[BlueCello]

From here to Nice in a Triumph Stag manual, with Charlotte Church for company

[Marquis_Rex]

staceyb said:

GingerBaws said:

staceyb said:

I want to travel America in a spiral shape. Start with the coasts and the northern and southern borders, then come inland a little bit and do another circle and continue until i reach the middle of America. All in a 1960's Shelby Mustang like this

Not wanting to piss on your chips, but aside from a few highlights the vast majority of america is as dull as a lib dem activist....vast stretches of farmland with proposterous 55mph limits - you'd become suicidal within a week. Why do you think the USA has so many serial killers - they all started out doing a road trip in a rental car.

For example, following your plan you would undoubtedly encounter Idaho - a state with so little going on that the best thing the could think of to put on their license plate is "Famous Potato".

And? This is something I want to do. You have no idea why or what for. So not wanting to pish on your chips, piss off.

I've driven many times all over the USA.
I've done alot of the West Coast and Mid West, and can say that Ginger is talking uninformed drivle.
The speed limits are usually 65-70 mph, and states are all different. Places like Ohio are mainly farmland, New mexico is wonderful as is Mojave and Nevada, are great, I also love the Pacific Northwest. Unlike Europe where you have to book about 20 years in advance to get anywhere to stay, in the USA you cazn be spontaneous and just go, and there are so many rest areas.

The only thing I'll say, is becareful with the car.
My 1970 Dodge Challenger is a daily driver, its been interesting to say he least.
I had a lifter fail on me 2 weeks ago. On an engine that has covered about 3000 miles on a car thst is in better condition then when it left the factory.

[plasticpig]

The Pan American Highway. All of it. Need more than one car though. For the South and Central American parts a Bowler Nemesis would hit the spot. For the USA part a AM V8 Vantage Volante (the old one). In to Canada and Alasksa the 4X4 makes a return with a classic Range Rover.

[gazza_3]

I'd love to drive around the world. Like in "The Long Way Round" in something like A Defender.

[smiller]

Mrs M & I have driven to Italy before via Holland, Belgium, Lux, France, Germany, and Austria.

But, that was an itinerary drive.

A meandering route taking in the likes of Spa, Nordschliefe, Stelvio, Grossglockner, Salzburgring, Gotthard Pass etc etc in a 275GTB/4 would tick all the boxes