As I said before we covered 3641 miles in 8 1/2 days. We lost some time in visiting places like the Meramar Caverns and the Grand Canyon but they were well worth it and I think it has made the same impression on Tommy and Jean. I must say that all in all they behaved well on the whole trip and on the last end of the trip had them sitting up front with me. Generally speaking we averaged over four hundred miles a day and could have done better if it weren't for the wind -resistance that the load on the top created. Average speed was between 55 and 60. Then of course was the almost continual hollering by the ladies to slow down followed by a whack on the noggin to emphasize their point. Their never ending worry was about the tires which they were afraid would blow out and we would all be killed. These are the original tires that came on the car and had gone 17,041 miles We had no tire trouble of any kind - not  a skip in the motor and I added only one quart of oil for the engine and quart for the Ford-a-Matic