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Post by peppib on Aug 7, 2015 6:49:42 GMT
Inspired by Chris' trouble free jaunt from Yorkshire to Cornwall, I wondered what is the longest none stop (other than comfort breaks) journey anyone has made in their crab.
I have 3 worthy of a mention.
1) Drive from Newcastle on Tyne to Falmouth, Cornwall, attach another car via A frame, - (OK it was an Allegro VDP, Sunday afternoon 'happy' when I bought it and I didn't look beforehand to see where it was located, no excuse other than alcohol for it being an Allegro) - and do the return journey. 30 hour round trip. I did have to call RAC for assistance to bleed clutch as Her Ladyship 'didn't know how to depress the pedal and hold it until I said release'
2) Moved son and his belongings from Newcastle to Weybridge, Surrey then returned via Lichfield to drop something off for estranged other half. 14 hours
3) From Newcastle to Nottingham to collect car parts, then on to Burton on Trent for more parts, Lichfield for a cuppa (OH and I were still talking at that time,) Crewe and attach another crab via A frame, deliver crab to Durham, then home to Newcastle. A mere 8 hours
Anyone?
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Post by Nick RS on Aug 7, 2015 17:00:19 GMT
Those trips are impressive, no way I could match any of them, at least not in a Landcrab.
Nick
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 8, 2015 0:52:05 GMT
Back the 70s I used to travel daily for about 5 weeks of the year from Horsham to Tonbridge the long route via the motorway or across country to break up the monotony - and my route of choice in the snow. However, my longest non stop trip was from Bradford to Ashford, Kent in the late 1980s. I remember it well as it was my last trip in my ex military crab as I had already purchased its replacement (an Austin Ambassador - a terrible mistake)and I was going to sell it for virtually nothing. (It had done > 200k miles).
The journey was really non stop apart from the Dartford Tunnel toll. I had the clearest run with no hold ups and a journey time that was really impressive. It never missed a beat and I didn't stop for any break.
David
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 8, 2015 19:38:48 GMT
The run down to Cornwall is the longest run I've done with a 'Crab; both back in the '80s with my first one and now with my current ones. The longest run I ever did was in a Morris Minor. I was a re-enactor through the 80's and 90's and finished up making reproduction matchlock muskets (like anyone does, really.). Due to a strange convergence of events, I finished up in Mandy's Morris 1000, leaving Leeds at 6.30am and driving to London, then out into Kent, across into Somerset, back to Reading delivering muskets, and then over to Worcester to collect a new batch of barrels before heading back to Leeds. 740 odd miles IIRC and made it into my local for 10.30pm.  Mind you, I couldn't move the following morning and it wasn't a hangover. Chris. |
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Post by peppib on Aug 9, 2015 8:11:27 GMT
Ah, the humble Moggy was built for long journeys (there is a video somewhere of trials where one was run continuously for thousands of miles)
Collected mine from Cornwall in 2003 and ran her home in 1 go. Also had her to John O'Groats, but had to overnight for that one. Not surprised you were stiff, though.
My crab journeys were all in the last 7 years, moved Son 3 years ago
Not going to National. That place is only a couple of miles from where I worked in the 70's, invoking memories of my late Wife
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 9, 2015 10:30:28 GMT
I know this isn't quite in the spirit of the question but...... (with thanks to the LOCA for publishing this)
David
RECORDS WORTH REMEMBERING
A BMC 1800 broke seven International Class 'E' (1500cc-2000cc) at Monza, Italy in September 1967, in seven days and seven nights of continuous motoring.
This BMC 1800 travelled 15,589.76 miles at an average speed of 92.80 mph and set the following records:
1. 4 Days at 93.90 mph - 9,012.53 miles.
2. 5 Days at 93.42 mph - 11, 210.26 miles.
3. 6 Days at 93.24 mph - 13,426.95 miles.
4. 7 Days at 92.80 mph - 15,589.76 miles.
5. 15,000 kilometres at 92.64 mph.
6. 20,000 kilometres at 93.38 mph.
7. 25,000 kilometres at 92.78 mph.
What's a family car doing
breaking records?
The drivers were Roger Enever, Alec Poole, Rauno Aaltonen, Julien Vernaeve, Clive Baker and Tony Fall. Registration No. LBL 416E.
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