I've been spending weeks scouring Craigslist, looking for an appropriate car to roadtrip in. My original thought was to get something like a Chevrolet Suburban, being that the 5.7L V8 has been in every Chev for the past three decades and would be easy to find parts for, and also that I could set-up a bed in the back of the car for some quality powernaps.
Given that I was looking at cars in Michigan, where it snows and a dedicated 'plow car' is not uncommon for residents, most of the Suburbans I was looking at had their guards completely rusted out on account of the salted roads. So I expanded my search and came across the Ford F150. The 5.0L Windsor V8 is equally as common as the Chev small-block, having been used in Ford Crown police cars for the last gazillion years. Most come with a bench seat in the cab that will suffice for powernapping duties.
Well, today Josh got in contact with the owner of one of the utes that I had my eye on. He went down, looked it over, and slapped a few Greenbacks on the bonnet.
This white 1993 Ford F150 Flareside 5.0L is going to be my rig as I drive across North America. I'm really looking forward to seeing it in its livery, provided by the excellent folks at Graphic Effects.
Eric Dewhirst, founder of the ride-share site PickupPal, has very kindly donated roadside assistance from CAA so I'm not left completely stranded by the side of the road when my bush-mechanic skills fail me. My sincere thanks to him.
The Effie is a quintessentially American V8 pick-up, and I love it. I can't wait to jump in it and get gone! Big thanks again to Josh for all his efforts.
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