holidays in Austria

RC Drown · August 30, 2009, 06:58:02 PM

Go,

I second Jim's suggestion. These photos should be shared with the bulletin subscribers, along with an account of your trips.

Bob

Jim Benjaminson · August 28, 2009, 06:49:30 PM

Go - you need to send these photos to Lanny for the Plymouth Bulletin....so all our members can see these photos!

Eddie M · August 26, 2009, 12:42:02 PM

I love those vintage steamers.? ?8)

Sebastiano · August 25, 2009, 09:58:59 AM

Nice places Go!
I was there four days ago... (without my Ply)
best regards
Sebastiano

Bender · June 01, 2009, 11:24:03 PM

Man alive,but that is some beautiful scenery!

Bill Davis · May 31, 2009, 09:06:21 PM

Go,
Thank you for posting the photos of your trip. Unfortunately, most of us
will never be able to take a European holiday. Happy to hear that your
Plymouth performed as expected.

RC Drown · May 31, 2009, 07:00:08 PM

Go,

Sounds as if the Plymouth performed flawlessly on your trip, Aren't these old Plymouths fun to drive:):)

Thanks for posting more photos, you truely live in an awesome area,

Thanks again,
Bob

Go Fleiter · May 31, 2009, 03:33:01 PM

The Plymouth did 45 mls today on country streets plus 402 on Autobahn back to D?sseldorf. I held the needle on 80 mph, but GPS says its only 72 mph. Engine feels well - I have smaller tires than ususal thus drives slower.
Medium was exactly 60 mph today. Autobahn speed is rather economical, but I too climbed a lot in these 10 days and it gave 16,02 mpg.
I love my Perrtronix ignition, it saves more than 10 % on my P23.
One more Foto form yesterday: Mittenwald church
and back home (older Samsonite foto)

What a nice Plymouth holiday, my wife too loved it and today she didn?t even find the 7 1/2 hours drive with car?s heavy noise stressing!
Greetings! Go

Wm Steed · May 30, 2009, 02:10:20 PM

Operating a car at higher than normal altitudes is not something a person should fret about. Higher altitudes will effect the power an engine can generate, however that is why they put transmissions with multiple gear ratios in cars. The older cars with stick transmissions require greater driving skill than cars equipped with automatic transmissions, this is especially true on older under powered engines.

In the days before automobiles did everything for the driver, the driver had to be able to "read the road", speeding up when approaching a hill to let the added momentum assist in getting the vehicle up the hill. Then as the power fell of the driver shifted to a lower gear to keep the RPM's up to maintain good engine power. If the vehicle is equipped with an overdrive, the overdrive should be disengaged when driving in mountainous areas.

Hmmm... I guess I just recapped driving 101? ;D....Bill

36 Ply · May 30, 2009, 09:56:48 AM

Awesome photos, Go-

If my wife sees them, I know where we are going on our next vacation (if the air fares ever go low enough). Thanks again for posting them; they are a pleasure to look at.

You and Bob Drown are just having too much fun with your Plymouths.

Regards,
Pat O'Connor

MRR41 COUPE · May 30, 2009, 09:44:44 AM

If you lost power at 5000 ft, you got me a little scared.

Go Fleiter · May 30, 2009, 03:24:58 AM

Buill, You are right, Alps are older and thus lower than Rockies! I did 5000 ft a couple of years ago noticing less power. No help by adjusting all of the carb setting skrews - made no difference because than every hole etc. was clogged...

Now, I make some 4000 ft at most with full power.

MRR, let us know Plymouth performance at 10 000 ft! Greetings! Go

Wm Steed · May 29, 2009, 01:55:20 PM

Go,... Great pictures. The pix taken with your car parked on the street in front of your hotel reminds me of Fulda, Germany. I was with the US Army in Fulda during the late 1950's.

As I recall, the altitude in Austria/Germany is not that high, not anything like the altitudes we have here in the Western US. As Todd pointed out, brief encounters with a high mountain pass might make a carbureted engine gasp for air and run a little rich, but the problem is so brief that it is not worth worrying about. If a person was to move from sea level to mile high Denver, then a tune up and re-jetting of the carb would be in order....Bill

TodFitch · May 29, 2009, 12:42:48 PM

Quote from: MRR41 COUPE on May 29, 2009, 11:13:33 AM
Did you have to change your carb. jets at the high elevations, How did it run. Hope to drive mine at 10,000 feet and was wondering about the problems I might have have.

If you live at high altitudes you probably want to change your jets. But for a visit it is not a big deal. I've driven my 1933 at elevations up to 9,000 feet with no problems. And I have driven a carburetor equipped car, fitted with sea level jets, to the top of Mt. Evans in Colorado which is, I believe, over 14,000 feet. You will be running a little rich and not have quite as much power as with the optimum set of jets but the difference is not huge.

MRR41 COUPE · May 29, 2009, 11:13:33 AM

Did you have to change your carb. jets at the high elevations, How did it run. Hope to drive mine at 10,000 feet and was wondering about the problems I might have have.

RC Drown · May 29, 2009, 09:55:27 AM

Go,

Thanks for posting the photos of your trip, glad to hear that you both had a good time and safe trip

Go Fleiter · May 29, 2009, 09:49:21 AM

Today?s trip, finding a 1958 Berna Bus , swiss postal service, now shuttle to one alm in austria

Go Fleiter · May 29, 2009, 09:43:01 AM

8 days ago we drove to Dinkelsb?hl, on of the most conserved medioeval cities in Europe. Downtown survived dozens of wars and even today has a complete fortification wall plus towers surrounding some hundred houses. Next day we didn?t sigztsee becaus of the weather. The leftmost house was our hotel Deutsches Haus, dating from 1440.

Hotel F?rstehof, Achensee, Austria is our holiday stay until Suday, 31th. see http://www.travelcharme.com/hotels/fuerstenhaus.html

RC Drown · May 20, 2009, 09:31:23 AM

Go,

Best of luck to you and your wife on your trip in the Plymouth.

Looking forward to seeing more great photos of Europe and the Plymouth.

I have the photos that you mailed me a few years ago in an album. They were some fantastic shots

Bob

36 Ply · May 20, 2009, 08:57:48 AM

Great photo, Go.

Please post some more of them.

Regards,
Pat O'Connor

Go Fleiter · May 20, 2009, 01:03:32 AM

this noon, my wife Claudia and I will leave for Pertisau, Lake Achensee, Tirol.
Ply has to do 470 mls (755 km) today because this time Autotrain schedules didn?t fit. It would have covered the first 450 mls to Innsbruck. No doubt he will perform perfectly. Anyhow, I have most spare parts (distributor, regulator, generator, starter, solenoid....) with me...
Having 10 days I hope to have the fine weather meteologists promise. Will give some nice shots and recreation.
The foto is 2 Years ago at Maurach, showing the 120 years old cog railway Jenbach- Pertisau.
Europe is narrow, so they tore down the shop building on the right, which obstructed the road.
Greetings! Go