David EilersMarch 30, 2022

In 1957-58 4 Italians Drove to Toledo the Long Way

UPDATE: This was first posted in August of 2016.

This September 13, 1958, article from the Toledo Blade told the story of four italians who drove what appears to be a WWII jeep a distance of 80,000 miles from Italy to Toledo. The men, all newspapermen, planned to drive another 15,000 miles back to Italy. What a trip! I wonder if their counterparts in 2013 knew of their countrymen's adventure?

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2 Comments

SE Pennsylvania SteveMarch 30, 2022 at 6:16 PM
Dave, don't let the facts get in the way of a good newspaper story! ?
Alaska PaulMarch 31, 2022 at 3:04 AM
Eighty thousand miles driven in 15 months averages out to 5,333 miles per month. I rode 41,000 miles on my motorcycle in 13 months (3,153 miles per month) from Alaska to America and back to Alaska (1983/84) on paved roads and my body was beat. My motorcycle was faster, dryer and required less maintenance than a WWII Jeep so I find this claim rather doubtful.