Chris Bamford Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 It was good to read paulrhd29nz's account of their 4,300 mile road trip to pick up the 21 Essexes — and when 1937hd45 Bob showed interest in reading more about this sort of thing I got inspired...In March my friend Jerry and I drove my '47 Canadian Dodge D25 from Edmonton to Tuktoyaktuk and back — a 4,905 miles round trip. Tuk is in Canada's Northwest Territories and is as far north as you can drive in mainland Canada (some of the high arctic islands have a few roads). The car is original, unrestored and HPOF certified with about 90K miles from new. Our only car problems were a mysterious fuse failure, a defunct generator (we carried a spare) and a broken tire belt (several spares).The last 108 miles to Tuk were over a seasonal ice road which has since closed until December. There were close to 500 miles of frozen gravel south of the ice road, with one gas station/hotel at the halfway point. We usually drove about 50 mph and passed a grand total of six vehicles during our two weeks on the road.What a great, great road trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I remember your Dodge from Hershey in 2010, Bravo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 That is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I have worked up there and have done that road. To do that trip in your 47 Dodge is amazing!!!One question : stock heater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bamford Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 ...One question : stock heater?Two answers : Yes and yes. The factory heater is in place under the dash and used primarily for defrost. I plumbed in a second factory heater from the parts car which we used for cabin warmth. Most of the time neither heater was on full and we were comfortable wearing just a hoodie or light jacket. The temperature was down in the -30° range for several days.Other winter preparations included a second layer of glass on the windshields (a la Siberian trucks), frost shields on the front doors and rear window, studded knobby tires, a battery warmer and magnetic oil pan heater (to go along with the existing rad-hose heater) and a winterfront covering the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Wow! That's an impressive accomplishment. I'll bet you had a blast, to say nothing of earning serious bragging rights.Gil Fitzhugh, Morristown, NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Someone has a really nice low mileage one for sale / trade over in Eugene, OR. This thread makes me want to get it and take a nice long trip somewhere. If only I had the kind of Vette this guy is looking for.Collector car for sale or trade for Corvette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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