Monday we hit the road with the goal to make it home, about 700 mile from Wytheville, VA. The morning fog was not a major problem but we did have to exercise caution until burned off.
We tried to keep our stops to minimum to save time and that was working, as we clicked off the miles to home.
For the most part the roads were pretty decent except for those in PA. We had just passed through Scranton and got on I-84 when another driver pulled along side of us and was signalling to the trailer, he tried to yell something out the window but I couldn't really hear what he was saying at 60 MPH.
I waved and after talking to Jack we pulled over to see what the problem was, if any.
Jack checked and came back with good news and bad news. I got out to look and the problem was very apparent. One of the trunk rack brackets was broken and the trunk had almost fallen off. Yikes. If it the other bracket had broken the whole thing would have fallen in the road possibly causing an accident. Phew, we were glad the guy took the time to alert us. Jack was sure the road vibrations had caused the bracket to fatigue and eventually break.
We removed the trunk and secured the trunk rack to the bumper with rope and a ratchet tie down.
The rest of the trip was no problem and we arrived home just before 9:00 PM.
My final few days of a fantastic canyonland trip was not how hoped it would end, but it is what it is and I'm glad the Model A is back home and will now start the process to replace the engine and find out what the problem is with the overdrive cutting in and out.
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| We forgot to take a picture at the time but this is what Jack and I saw after stopping |
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| We removed the trunk and loaded it on the pickup |
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| Here is the bracket secured to the bumper and spare tire |
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| And all the time the car was right on our tail ! |
Thank you all for sharing your road trip adventure with us. We enjoyed tagging along and the pictures of the scenery and sights. Good luck.
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