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Originally Posted by dradernh
In the summer of '63, we took two days to drive from San Francisco to Denver. I don't recall the vehicle; it was a rental sedan, though.
It was two adults in front and four kids in the back. There was no A/C.
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In the 1950s -- before interstate highways and rest stops, etc., my family drove a number of times between east and west coasts under the same conditions -- two adults in front and 2-3 kids in back (sometimes my younger brother would join the dog in the cargo area), luggage + large dog in the back of the station wagon. No cruise control, no A/C. Small towns with speed traps, the whole nine yards.
You're right -- we were tougher (or dumber
) then.
