Time to wax nostalgic (again). The setup:
You are going back to 1973 to make a trans-continental car trip from Savannah GA to Monterey CA:
For the sake of convenience, let’s say that the trip will take place in the early summer (mid-May to mid-June), which would be months before the Arab oil embargo was imposed later in the fall. In other words, gasoline prices and availability will not be an issue.
You need not take any particular road (the above map is just a guideline), and you can take up to two weeks to complete the journey.
Your choice of companion is up to you: a buddy, your wife, your girlfriend, the girl of your dreams, or even that rather skanky-looking thing you picked up at the gas station while filling up before setting off. Your call.
As with all these little games of mine, imagine that your car will prove to be 100% reliable (as much of a stretch as it may be to imagine, in some cases).
Your choice of 1973-model cars comes from the following list (no substitutions are allowed):
Dodge Challenger
BMW 3.0 CSi
Chevy Corvette
Mercedes 450SL
Ford Mustang Mach 1
Jaguar XKE
Plymouth Barracuda
Ferrari Daytona GTB4
Pontiac Formula 455
Porsche 911T Coupe
Choose wisely, O my droogies…