Shipped my car to America, drove it around, shipped it back

[Aircooled_Bug]

I’m on the verge of doing a book. It is half done, just weighing up if it is worth doing/if there might be enough interest.

[Engelberger]

Will avidly read your blog over the next few days. Dodesn't cost as much as I was expecting and would really make the trip. Incredible.

Thanks for posting.

[bungle]

Aircooled_Bug said:

I’m on the verge of doing a book. It is half done, just weighing up if it is worth doing/if there might be enough interest.

I'd buy it. I love reading stuff like that (enjoyed reading the website - think I would have panicked at the fuel leak stage ), especially with great pictures as well.

Do it

[Aircooled_Bug]

bungle said:

Aircooled_Bug said:

I’m on the verge of doing a book. It is half done, just weighing up if it is worth doing/if there might be enough interest.

I'd buy it. I love reading stuff like that (enjoyed reading the website - think I would have panicked at the fuel leak stage ), especially with great pictures as well.

Do it

Thanks. I'm very close to it. Will have a lot more images in it than the blog, route maps etc.

[maxdb]

That's such an excellent thing to do and they're excellent pictures too!

[acer12]

Amazing story and photos thanks for sharing. Couldn’t imagine a more appropriate car to do the trip in, correct blend of classic, beauty and some comforts.

Love the binded itinerary sitting on the drivers seat. Planning trips like this is a lot of fun

[rallycross]

Great photos and sounds like a great trip.

Did you have any police stop! camera - action moments? (what with the fancy foreign car and foreign number plates?)!

[unsprung]

rallycross said:

what with the fancy foreign car

[Vaud]

unsprung said:

I suspect he means the US police not recognising the plate...

[unsprung]

Vaud said:

unsprung said:

I suspect he means the US police not recognising the plate...

Your suspicion overlooks that he separately mentions the foreign plate.

[justin220]

Alex_225 said:

That's great!! Love the photo of the car by the ship.

Looks like great fun.

Same! Which camera and lens?

Looks outstanding!

[bungle]

justin220 said:

Same! Which camera and lens?

Already answered further up the thread:

Photos were all taken on Leica Q with a fixed 28mm F1.7 Summilux lens

[anonymous-user]

Great story! Nice to know the details of a trip like this (spare number plates!)

I think I snapped your sister 4wd car in a visit the other way from sunny US to lowly SE London

[Stuart70]

Aircooled_Bug said:

Thanks. I'm very close to it. Will have a lot more images in it than the blog, route maps etc.

Put me down for a copy

Great blog and adventure

[camel_landy]

Great blog, with lots of really useful information.

I've had similar experiences taking my 110 to Oz & NZ. As the Americas on my 'to-do' list, I'll be bookmarking for future reference.

M

[mariscalcus]

I saw a Citroen 2CV with French plates in Vancouver last week - brave! Especially if he came from St John's.

[rossub]

It’s amazing how everyone is different. As a huge fan of US road trips, you’ve gone to an awful lot of places that don’t interest me at all

1 day in Colorado? Shocking! Missing out Pikes Peak in your 993?! Although you can’t quite get to the top at the moment anyway due to construction I suppose.

Great story and ‘awesome’ pics though.

[muhnkee2]

Its great to see someone stepping outside the slightly cliched US road trip, sure Route 66 is great, but the rest of Arizona is amazing!
Did you get to Utah? I hate to say i think its more dramatic than Arizona.
Next time you pass through Arizona, let me know, I would love to buy you a beer and hear about the trip.
We could have a "right hand drive cars on UK plates in Arizona" party - but it would probably be quite a small party...

[jonnyconnor]

I’ve just finished reading through your blog - wow what a journey and life experience in your trusty 911. Hopefully this isn’t your last exploration and look forward to following your travels in the future OP.

[Kubevoid]

A variation on this, one of my life goals: Fly over to USA, buy my dream car out there (Cobra), take it to Laguna Seca, then drive it all the way back across the States. Then ship it home.