3 weeks driving around Italy in a classic 911

[fc356]

John
Beautiful car and wonderful trip and journey ahead. Congrats!!.. I've been to the Amalfi Coast many times and was married in Ravello a few years back. I am pretty familiar with that area. If you need any dining suggestions please let me know.

Ciao
Frank

[silverc4s]

JP,
Congratulations! Will look forward to the driving related stories when you return. Enjoy.
Bill

[pu911rsr]

Enjoy the trip, sounds incredible, been trying to get to Italy for last two year.
Phil

[reedminor]

would you happen to be somewhere around lake maggiore near cannero?

I am here on vacation with my partner and I could have sworn I heard an early 911 being "exercised" around 7pm tonight.

Justin

[LiveFromNY]

Thanks for the responses guys. I wish I had time to reply to them all but to knock off the easy stuff...

Great looking car and a beautiful color combination. Is this the Euro version '72T with Webers?

Yes, it's a ROW car delivered new in Genoa. And it's carbureted. But they're Zeniths. Weren't they all?

John, I hope you're leaving plenty of opportunity for sex.

pretty neat... did you notice this was your 911th post?

Damn! I was saving my 911th post for a comment on Beck's sex life.

And be sure to post some fuel costs, too, huh?

Ughh.. Here's a shot from the first fill-up. $115.27 euros or $146.21. Insanity.

I'm in Milan, let me know if you have any spare time to have some P chat and maybe see some cars...

Let us know ( to me and to Andrea Vipergruen) when you'll be in Milan ...

We actually do have a free night in Milan near the end of our trip. Would love to meet up. I'll PM you both.

If you stumble across a good BBQ or Tex-Mex place on your drives, please post it for our future reference.

+1 Spoken like a true Texan.

I bet I know where you are staying around Porto Ercole...

I'll bet you do also. Is it as great as they're telling me?

I am here on vacation with my partner and I could have sworn I heard an early 911 being "exercised" around 7pm tonight.

Wasn't me. Must have been some other incredibly lucky guy. Nice to know there are more than one of us.

We made the run from Milan to our villa in San Giustino Valdarno (near Arezzo) on Friday in about 3.5 hours. Most of it was on the A1 so not the most scenic route (although the second half was better than expected). The car ran like a champ the entire way.

Today's my wedding day and I plan to start it with a spirited run through the surrounding countryside. Assuming a successful union this evening (my mates have the odds set at 3 to 2) we'll be heading out on the honeymoon tomorrow. First stop is Positano and the locals are telling me the driving is going to be excellent.

I'll leave you with a couple quick shots taken at our villa.





And thanks to all for the kind wishes, suggestions and offers of assistance. More to come...

[andrea70]

"Here's a shot from the first fill-up. $115.27 euros or $146.21. Insanity."

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahaha


when an European drives in USA, the reaction is opposite... " $ 80 .... Eur 50.... INCREDIBLE!!!"


ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah!

[Darren65]

Wonderful thread, subscribed

[reedminor]

best wishes with the impending nuptials and the car.

I've found myself thinking what it would be like to do a lot of the roads we've travelled in my swb.

you are living that dream!

justin

[LongRanger]

Awesome, JP --- great shots! Now . . . pass the camera to The Missus --- let her have a go

Or maybe let her drive?




Blows me away how un-crowded Europe looks in your pics --- even the gas stations. Here? --- I only have the roads to myself in the middle of the night. Beautiful weather you're having, too, looks like

And what do the Italians make of you two ---- + your car? I'm always reading about how car-crazy everybody is

Great stuff! . . . more, please

[Frank Beck]

I will never complain about the price of pump gas again.

Splendid thread!
You're a very hard act to follow John.




Now if we can just get you into a race car...