Originally Posted by MS Fowler

No wrong answers to this one.

I just finished reading Peter Egan's "On the Road", a compilation of some of his road trip columns off the Interstate highways.
At every chapter ( almost), I found myself wanting to duplicate the trip I was reading. Imagine driving halfway across the country in a Lotus 7, or a Bug eye Sprite, or a Citroen 2CV, or a CJ5 , or a Model A Ford, or a Ferrari Dino...

So what is on your short list for a road trip? Both the car and the route.

I live on the east coast, so a Fall drive down skyline drive is a natural. But the car? I think I'd like an open car for this kind of a trip, and probably a fellow male car-nut to share the driving. I have a willing friend with a TR6 ( whose wife would undoubtedly not object to him being out of the house for a while), and that may happen, but a 2CV would also have certain charm. My 300SD is too "modern" for this kind of a road trip. I expect an SL would also be rather mundane. Then again, I've always loved the Ford Model A--the "T" being just a little too primitive.

Another thought--what makes the trip "special"? Is it encountering and then overcoming the obstacles? So do you need a car that "might" break down at any minute? Is it the people you meet? Or the destination? Egan surely contributes to the mix. I wonder if he is available.

So what car and what route appeals to you?