The Trip - Part 1My Dad collected the truck and drove from Spokane, in Northeast Washington State, to Dane County, in the Southern part of Wisconsin. That was July 1995 while I was still in Korea. As with most information from my Dad, he wrote down everything about the truck. He kept a small notebook on every one if his vehicles. For this trip, Dad used the paper Grandpa Carl wrote his notes on as a temporary notebook. He recorded the odometer reading and gas/oil purchases at each stop. After arriving in Wisconsin, he sent me a letter to detail the trip with a "Polaroid" picture of the truck.
Dad's notes showed the odometer reading mileage was 77910 when he picked up the truck. He recorded 19 stops for gas along the way and explained in the letter why he made so many stops. Going through the mileage and gas/oil purchases listed in the note, the Washington to Wisconsin trip showed as 1582 miles. That proved to be just a little bit off.
Here is Dad's detailed letter and the "Polaroid" picture. This will close out this installment of my truck's story. Thanks for letting me share all these details! Hope you enjoy them; there's more coming.
