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May 31, 2008 This year we
went coastal
in our 1948 Jeep Willys. Our route took us through 10 States and
total around 4,000 miles. Our plan is to hit
the road on May 31st and finish back in Arizona on
June 18th. Last years trip put us on the cover
of JPFreek magazine...we can hardly wait to see
what this year brings!
...check back soon as we
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 This
years route will take us through the Western
States starting in Arizona. From there we
will go through; California, Utah, Nevada,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Our theme
this year is "the 7 wonders of the West" which
means that we are going to visit and report on
the 7 most popular and unique tourist
destinations in the West as follows: 1. Grand Canyon
2. Redwood Forest 3. Yellowstone
National Park 4. Pacific Coast Highway
5. Lake Tahoe 6. Oregon Coast 7.
Moab |
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About our old Willys Jeep, and how this all started...
 It
all began in March of 2007 when
an ad
was posted on our website for a 1948 Jeep
Willys that was for sale by the original owner. As soon
as we read the ad we knew that we had to have it. Although the
Jeep itself is rare and unique it was more about the history of the
Jeep and its owner that intrigued us. Colonel Nick Fallier,
the 85 year old original owner of the Willys was a decorated Fighter Pilot in
World War II and he bought the Jeep new in 1948 when he returned
from his overseas tour of duty. He had cherished the Jeep for over
59 years and it was even a regular on the old television series "Gentle
Ben". Since nobody was driving the Jeep anymore the decision
was made to sell it.
 We immediately bought
the Jeep and booked our flights to Florida to pick it up. At
that point our plan was simply to spend some time with Nick and then
drive the old Jeep back to Arizona and call it a day. We
thought that the 2,200 mile trip in an old Jeep would be a cool way
to spend a few weeks and see some great sights along the way.
Once we got going it didn't take long to realize that we had made a
huge mistake by limiting ourselves to only a 2,200 mile trip...we
were having way too much fun to end the trip in Arizona. It
was soon decided that we should drive our 48' Jeep through all 48
States and do it in honor of the war veterans that
spent countless hours and miles in similar Jeeps, but in brutal
conditions. We anticipate the entire journey to be in excess
of 18,000 miles and we will be doing it over a 4-5 year period
starting in May 2007.
We will end the trip back where we started in Tallahassee Florida so
we can spend a few more days with Colonel Nick. There will be
no short-cuts on this trip. The shortest route
to go through all 48 states is approximately 9,000
miles. Considering the fact that our Jeeps
average speed is only 30 mph we are forced to stay
off of the Interstates and stick to the back roads.
Because of this we are estimating our total mileage
to be between 18,000 and 20,000 miles. Go
here
to check out our forecasted statistics. |
Other
than having the adventure of a lifetime in one of the coolest
vehicles ever created, we are using this trip as a means to promote
and support some of the non-profit organizations that we are
passionate about. With our 
