We drove the 41 to Italy way down to Ancona (490 miles)for the big 40es and 50es Summer Jamboree in 2003, where we played with our Western Swing band and as a backup band for Sid King and his Brother
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From Germany you have to go to Austria and than over the Brenner Pass (mountain pass over the Alps) 4495 ft high and than down to the "Po Ebene" (lowlands in northern italy) where the temperatures jumps up to 110 F. (I was glad we had the Thermadore Swamp Cooler at the Window)
Kind of italian death valley in late August.
We drove back over the Alps in pouring rain for hours.
My family said:
1. you are totaly nuts
2. you never make it over the Alps
3. if you make it over the Alps the temperatures in Italy will cook your radiator
4. you will have to trailer it back
5. your vac wipers are not good enough for heavy rain
I´m proud to say we had no problem at all with the old girl. Such trips were made back in the days when our rides where new and with some TLC they can be made today.
And these guys even came all the way from Sweden with the stretched Cadillac (1200 miles)!
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More pics of the Summer Jamboree here:
Jamboree
