Sorry if this is the wrong place to post...I'll post a few pics here and if i get told any where else to go ....We have just completed a 3020 mile road trip around a few countries and famous mountain passes..Had one issue with the truck(the start position on the ignition barrel failed) But thats what pipe pliers are for....RIGHT!!!!!!!.. And a plug or a lead is breaking down...Apart from that we had a faultless trip and returned 26mpg one day running on autobahn in Germany where there isno hills and you just sit at 70-75mph..Average fuel consumption over the whole trip i have yet to work out but guessing about 22mpg..We crossed 7 countries in all..France once Germany twice Switzerland once Italy twice Belgium once Holland once We also did a lap of the world famous Nurbergring in a very respectable 13.75minutes 20km. Wealso did a couiple of runs up a section of the world famous Reims F1 road track.We went oversome incredible mountain passes including one that NO F1 should ever be on it was single track with passing places and a weight limit of 2 tons.. Here are a few pics of our adventure..Starting in UK.. Then France, Germany,Switzerland, Italy, Back to Germany, Nurbergring, Holland,France, Back to UK..An incredible adventure in an incredible truck..

 

Wow great trip. Happy the truck ran so well. It is good looking too. I was stationed in Germany in 68 and took a similar trip in a Fiat 124 with 3 other GI's. Had a ball and we spent a week on the Riveria. Post more pics. You covered some beautiful country.

 

Beautiful truck along with some great pics, congrats on a successful tour and fun trip..

 

That looks like a great trip in a cool truck. Thanks for the views.

 

Great trip and pics! What drivetrain have you got? These trucks are bug magnets, aren't they!?

 

its running a 350sbc with TH400 trans NOT sure about rear diff/axle..And yeh it is a bug magnet and a chick magnet ...LOL

 

You are definitely posting in the correct place, and please post all you have. What a wonderful adventure to undertake, one that you will remember for the rest of your life, I'm sure. You have captured some beautiful examples of natures beauty, along with the spirit of the adventure. It looks like everyone involved had a marvelous time . Great truck, great pics, thanks for sharing

 

unfortunately the co pilot aka my wfe decided to be on camera strike so not nearly as many pics as i would have liked and i wasnt stopping every 5 minutes to take pics lol...I have seen a lot of europe over the years the wife has not and she wanted to see it rather than photo it...DOH..i will have a search through and see if there are any decent pics over the next few days

 

 

Beautiful. Nice ride and an awesome adventure.

 

Wow, thanks for posting the story and pictures. You had the coolest vehicle there.
That Mini could have fit in the bed if it ever broke down...


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Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. That sounds like a wonderful trip.

 

the 49 developed a misfire down in venice italy 15 hundred miles from home..thought it was a plug breaking down couldnt get any plugs off the shelf..every where said we can get it tomorrw..NO good to me so we made our way home via a lap round nurbergring..truck ran ok when not under load...so ok..got some pluf=gs when i got home and when changing them i found this......I knew more cylinders are better and this proved it...was on the 3rd plug right hand bank from front of truck

 

Thank you for posting the extra pics, I very much enjoyed them all.

 

That almost looks like the wire was cut... sabotage by jealous euro-car owners who couldn't keep up?!