03.29.08
The Trip Home (gas: $3.28/gal, electricity $0.10/Kw)
March 28-29 2008 – Upon initial inspection the car looked fantastic! One broken window on the passenger side. The Odometer read 00157. This turned out to be actual miles on the drivetrain which wasn’t included. The 1974 VW Pan looked to be in like new condition. The drivers door was loose so we closed it and latched it.
The trip was smooth sailing right up to the point where we got on 406 and I heard a dragging noise. Apparently the Drivers side headlight was not actually connected to the car except by gravity. This caused the headlight to bounce up and out through the hole it is supposed to sit in, fall down under the car and get caught on something. Before I could get the jeep and car stopped, the scraping had ceased. I got out and checked for damage. One headlight assy, missing. The rest of the car seemed OK
I looked for the headlight, but to no avail. I got in the Jeep and reluctantly drove off. We made it out of LA alot faster then into LA, even with the car in tow. Down the grapevine, into the valley.
I had to stop for gas and a drink of gatorade. I inspected the car and everything was fastened down and I still had “most of the car” The rest of the trip was pretty smooth. We arrived back at the homestead on March 29 2008 @ 0230. I had a beer and read my mail. There was the book I ordered from Amazon with a picture of the author on the front cover. His name…
Michael Brown. I went to bed with dreams of passing all of the gas stations I saw on this trip.
