Making the Trek to Carlisle
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01/28/20 07:28 AM
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pinkmeepmeep
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I am considering driving my T/A to Carlisle this July but I am leery of staying at hotels. If I do it I will bring a chase truck, if you will, in case it breaks, and as a "mobile storage unit. The reason I am inquiring is to find out if it would be feasible to possibly hook up with members along the way to caravan and possibly have secure stops along the way. I don't know if that means parking in someone's shop at a stop, or even staying at somebodies place for a night. This might be totally inappropriate, I'm not sure as I don't know you and you don't know me, but I'm trying to put myself on the map and find out if this is even feasible. I live in Washington state and it is a long ways to go, but it is a dream to do this. After reading about vehicles being stolen I have some trepidation, but I really want to do this! Do you think I need to put the hooka down, or is this something that I (or in that case we) could make happen. Just throwing this out there to put myself on the map, to possibly network, and to find out what you guys think. Thoughts or suggestions are truly appreciated and welcome! Thanks so much, John
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Re: Making the Trek to Carlisle
[Re: Stanton]
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01/28/20 11:44 AM
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I drive my '65 Dodge fairly often, and have left it outside at hotels around Maryland, PA, and Delaware in the past without issue. I usually try to choose rooms where I can walk right to my car from the room. I always back into the parking spot, and have numerous anti theft "plans" in place to disable the vehicle.
In all honesty, I know you want the experience of driving your vehicle there, but if you're going to have a chase truck, take the fuel money you'd spend on the car, and buy an open car trailer. When you get back home, you can sell it and recoup most, if not all of your investment in the trailer.
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Re: Making the Trek to Carlisle
[Re: Stanton]
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01/28/20 11:51 AM
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I have made that trip a few times, driving and flying . . . drove my 74 Duster360 one year, and then trailered my 70 300Hurst ragtop another year. Can't say I was ever really leary of having the car stolen. And on both driving trips, I had been able to meet up with mopar folks ! . . . Course this was 20 and 15 years ago now . . maybe things have changed ?!?! I never really thought of my cars as "high dollar", but yeah it would suck if they were vandalized or stolen . . . But I like to think if you take your usual precautions - one of the bar locks on the steering wheel (sure it only slows them down, but at least it is something). Maybe pull the coil wire, or take out the rotor ? Have a "flashing" LED inside the car, to give illusion of security system (or have a security system) . ..
I have always enjoyed traveling long distances to car shows, in my car . . . and as I say, can't say I was too worried about it getting stolen - more the parking lot fools that alway seem to gravitate to the car, no matter how far away you park. Last year, I did a 1600mile round trip from home, to Vancouver BC, then Seattle, Spokane and home . . . in my Sport Satellite - no issues at all - other than the usual "gawkers" on the interstate . . . .
Take precautions, put don't live in a bubble . . . enjoy the journey and the show !!!
Cheers
Mark
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Re: Making the Trek to Carlisle
[Re: pinkmeepmeep]
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01/28/20 12:27 PM
01/28/20 12:27 PM
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We attend the Mopar Nats every year, andlly get a room for the weekend even though its only a 2 hour drive from our house. A couple of years ago, 3 cars were stolen from the Hotel we were staying at. One of them was parked next to our Cuda. Never heard a sound, even though we were paying close attention . Cops thought the cars were pushed to a back part of the lot, then towed from there. Later at the show, we heard that the owners of the car had just retired and purchased it, but didn't have any insurance on it. Felt bad for them. Maybe times have changed, but 30 or so years ago our club was going to attend a show just over the border from Niagra Falls. I contacted a club up there to get info on Hotels, and eventually they offered homes for us to stay in . I was skeptical at first, staying in peoples' homes we didn't know, but they insisted we weren't going to stay in hotels. It ended up being a really rewarding experience for us. Whatever you decide, I wish you the best of luck!! Really admire what you are doing!! Larry.
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Re: Making the Trek to Carlisle
[Re: a12rag]
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01/28/20 01:57 PM
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We are doing the same thing (caravan) from CT but lucky for us, the trip is much closer, only about 4 hours in total. We will stop 2 times along the way and have a modern chase vehicle as well. Funny, these used to be our daily drivers Good luck. It is going to be a great 50th!
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Re: Making the Trek to Carlisle
[Re: Stanton]
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01/29/20 04:46 PM
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i have driven to shows as far away as okc from upstate new york. we usually stay in small towns and have never had a problem. nobody knows we are there so any iisues are not likely
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