What are you driving on your trip? The X is THE ultimate road trip vehicle. Oh yea, then there's the gas

 

we got a brand new 2011 Ford Taurus Limited fully loaded, the a/c seats are the best!!!!!

heres some pics so far of the trip.

anchorage,alaska as seen from 20k feet


somewhere in WA



the low mile car we got....last big car they had!


the drive....a long drive after a night of no sleep



got 25.5mpg on the first tank, running almost the whole way at 80mph



stopped for a rest




this morning at breakfast


went out and checked on a few rigs


gassed up...almost the same prices as alaska!




our '63 Lincoln Continental





my great uncles vette





at the dmv getting registration for our '72 olds delta 88



some of the flooding north dakota has been seeing....there was a road in this first pic its just under water.



heres our 1972 olds delta 88



thats it so far....just trying to survive the 100* heat!!!!

 

Great pics.

The Conti is awesome. Is it a 65? I've been looking for a drop top 66 to throw a 6.0 in for a couple of years.

The paint job on that Vette is enough to make a man cry.

 

It's a 63. That Vette reminds me of some of my old acid trips in the sixties. (I've had both those cars by the way)

 

That vette is a one of a kind stand out.

 

That 72 Delta 88 is just like tho one my parents had when I was a kid (minus the drop top). We used it to pull our TT and had a 12' boat on the top. We sure have come a long way, that was pretty common usage back then, now with our mighty X's, it is all a lot easier, safer too.

 

went out to spring brook and epping, ND today. got some neat pics..also some more pics of the flooding. they just opend a road up that was closed and the parking lot off to the side is still half flooded.

spring brook ND







epping ND










then heres the flooding back near Williston.

 

Cool pics! It's like going on vacation and not leaving home! Thanks for sharing!

 

someone needs a slap in the n(_)tz for that vette paint

 

Agreed.

A Barney theme would have been better. And that's not saying a lot.

 

LOL its not for everyone thats for sure! my great uncle had it done in the late 70s if that explains any of it.


some updated pics!

after driving the taurus down some nasty muddy roads i took her down to the truck wash and cleaned her all up. shined up pretty good for a brand new car haha



then we got the Lincoln going. man what a boat to drive, so much fun!


compare sizes lol



the truck traffic, and traffic in general is TERRIBLE in the northwest section of north dakota. this oil boom has brought in so many people and theres nowhere for them to live and the roads are not made for the amount of traffic they are getting.



every truck down here has a brush gaurd or huge *** bumper. saw this excursion with both nice front/rear bumpers



some more of the high waters around williston




this is in trenton, north dakota




with the huge amount of people trailer parks and man camps have poped up all over!!


then i took the olds delta 88 on a 200 mile drive around williston and to fairview, MT




i have no idea where i was here....lol









crossing the boarder again



then last night we went out to the races, i have a cousin that has a car and we like to watch how he does...had a nasty wreck in somebody elses car last night.

 

them gauges in that rental ford look cheap as heck, what were they thinking when they put them in that car? saw a double rainbow today

 

i dont think they look cheap, i tellya ford hit a home run with this car its so smooth and quite!

i have never driven anything that has got this good of MPGs!!!

 

Just about anything in a car is smoother than our Ex's.

 

lol true, but i meant comparing the new taurus to the new Camry and Chevy sedans i've been in/driven. same goes for all the new fords though they have really stepped up the interiors and quality and sound deadening.

now i'm not going to complain about my '02 excursion...shes nice enough and once i do the door seal mod i feel it'll be quite enough lol