Re: Road trips...
Guessing, Sunnyvale CA to Arlington WA ... Just under 900 miles. In 11 hours, in a VW bug. A nice bug, perhaps, but a bug nonetheless. That's averaging about 80MPH. For 11 hours. On that little fuel tank? All I can ask is "why?" ... and add that you are a more adventurous man than I am ;-)
Side-note: There was a little gizmo that wrapped around the exhaust and directed warm air up to the carbs in conditions prone to icing. Worked by the driver, it was cable-driven kinda like the choke. Ever have to pull over at Blue Canyon to adjust the jets for altitude when heading to Tahoe?