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By Christopher Tracy
Apr 18, 2019
This Argentinian family of four is traveling to Alaska in their 1960 Willys Wagon. They are currently in Panama. I’ve always loved the look of a Willys Wagon but never considered doing more than the occasional drive around town in one. The Willys does sound like a better choice than the VW Kombi of Kombi Life.
What classic vehicle would you tour the world in?
Chris works in marketing by day and writes offroad automotive pieces by night. Chris is the producer/cohost of the Off The Road Again Podcast. A dad trying to get his kids outside more. IG: @overlandingdad.
Jeff Glucker
How about a turboprop gooney bird?
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By Timothy Smith – Tas50 – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5282589
How about a turboprop converted gooney bird?
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How about a triple post? Some Disqus/user error bad mojo going on…
Disqus is terrible. It’s normal.
Disqus still beats the living daylights out of the abomination known as Kinja.
True, albeit a low bar.
Disqus doesn’t really work on Safari at all, for me anyway, doesn’t keep me logged in. Even on the same page. I log in, try to post an image, and it tells me I can’t because I’m not logged in. And now that they’ve got the laborious captcha thing it’s even worse. I pretty much keep Firefox on my machine solely for Hooniverse.
That’s odd, as I have pretty much the opposite problem. The only time I use Safari is when I want to comment on Hooniverse, as I haven’t been able to log into Disqus with Firefox on any of my computers for the last several months. As with your experience, Safari occasionally seems to lose track of whether I’m logged in, but for me reloading the page usually fixes this without actually needing to go through the login procedure again. With Firefox, however, the login process never concludes successfully in the first place.
Dobbertin Surface Orbiter is more than 25 years old now, and the tanker trailer it was built from was from the late 50’s.
Certainly a classic now.
If we need to pick a classic to tour the world, remember that 2/3 is covered in water.
http://www.dobbertinhydrocar.com/DSO/ORBITER_Panama_Canal.jpg
Not much scenery for most of that 2/3 though, just the edges.
The Surface Orbiter sounds about as successful as most amphibious vehicles.
I’m pretty sure you get to some pretty amazing sea monsters before you sail over the edges.
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Classic GMC motorhome for the win ? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/992886a8afb6a9d4488dce2ff0d1ffd4c237d58b537205fad93381a23a8fb1e5.jpg
Good answer. Since the question above mentioned touring the world, that could include some unfriendly areas. Be sure the RV is fitted with the EM50 option.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Em50.jpg
I’d consider anything comfortable, reliable and easy to get parts for. An Africar is slow but easily fixed, although 2CV stuff is less common than it was
https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7065/6888193005_a37da4b84c_b.jpg
Alternatively a suitably reinforced Mercedes W123, a Peugeot 504/505 or for extra weirdness a Saab Toppola, Dream Trip style.
Plus one for each w123 and 504, the Africar seems too much a compromise when the world tour is going on highway sections.
Simple enough to fix with parts you find on the side of the road (I have done it!). Big enough to sleep in or haul all your crap around. Sure it only gets 9 mpg, but it has a 42 gallon gas tank as standard. Get a 3/4 ton 4X4 for the rough bits. Comfy seats, good A/C, and cruise control. Probably stick with a small block version for better parts availability.
http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/uploads/photoalbum/1979-chevrolet-suburban-k20-silverado-34-ton-4×4-400-v8-at-ps-pb-ac-4wd-66l-1.jpg
Same principle, except cheaper cost of entry (no overland tax) at the expense of the rough road capability.
EPA rates an ’87 G20 with the 350 at something like 14/18mpg, which if it’s even remotely accurate, seems astoundingly good though,
https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/img_5053.jpg?quality=100&w=650
Better sleeping accommodations, but harder to work on when half the engine is inside and half is outside.
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You’re not wrong, although just to cover up for that deficiency, working on the engine from the inside is an asset when it’s raining and near freezing?
For an unhurried trip without the kids, I’d go with a Volvo P210 Duett estate or an Amazon wagon. They are reliable, mechanically simple to work on, and relatively easy on fuel. Either would make for a fun adventure, IMO.
https://assets.hemmings.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//2018/08/100984.jpg
https://cdn.bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1967-Volvo-122-Station-Wagon-For-Sale.jpg
A Thomas Flyer?
I will travel light.
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L911 Kurzhauber, but only if it has a turret over the passenger seat like this one.
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These guys have been at it since 2003: https://landcruisingadventure.com