| Old Henry | -- 10-01-2015 @ 7:15 AM |
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I just climbed Pike's Peak again in the 47 sedan with my 90 year old dad by my side. Here's the trip: http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179372 Be sure to watch the video of the climb itself here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-mBMj7xSq0
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| flathead4rd | -- 10-01-2015 @ 5:04 PM |
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Great video. Brought back a lot of memories. I did the same climb back in 1960 in my new 1960 Chevy Impala. I see they have added some guard rails since then. Pretty scary when you meet another vehicle that's coming down and had to hug the edge. I remember after reaching the 10,000 feet altitude mark my car hardly had any get up and go left. Pretty much had it floored and very little power. Going down was a different thing. No disc brakes then. They stopped all cars at the 10,000 foot level and checked your brakes. If they wern't satisfied you had to pull over and let them cool off. It was quite an experience. Thanks for posting it.
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| joe b | -- 10-02-2015 @ 10:39 AM |
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Henry, As always a GREAT video!! Thanks.
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| 1934 Ford | -- 10-02-2015 @ 6:41 PM |
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Great story and photos. Even your dad seemed to enjoy it, was it his first trip up? I did it in 1977 in our 240Z but the weather was not as good as you pictures and the road was still mostly dirt. I also missed the only clear day to climb Mt. Washington in NH in our 34 Ford Tudor the day before the 1998 Glidden Tour started at the base of the Mtn. Found out later that there are very few clear days up there and it's less than half the height of Pikes Pike. Maybe next year. 1934 Ford's since 1972
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| Old Henry | -- 10-04-2015 @ 4:50 PM |
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It was Dad's first trip up Pike's Peak. He used to drive us on some pretty scary roads when we were kids but he was really scared on this one. At least he kept saying that. Once he said, "Have you ever been so scared you can hardly breath?" I assumed that was his feeling at the time. Now, a week later, his poor memory has come to his aide and he doesn't remember how scared he was and says it was the greatest trip he ever took. Go figure. Maybe 'cause he was 90 years old on the trip.
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