On June 9th, 1909, 22-year-old Alice Ramsey set out on the journey of lifetime. Accompanied by three female companions, they drove from 1930 Broadway in New York City on an epic transcontinental journey. Forty-one days later, Alice, a Vassar College alumna, would become the first woman to drive across America.
In 2005, Richard Anderson, a Pacific Northwest antique car aficionado, and his 34-year old daughter Emily began preparations to rebuild a 1909 Maxwell DA. Their goal: to complete the car for June 9th, 2009 — the 100-year anniversary of Alice’s landmark drive — and drive away from 1930 Broadway with Emily at the helm. The final destination: the original site where the St. James Hotel was located in San Francisco, California — exactly where Alice’s 1909 trip concluded — with multiple events along the way to pay homage to women’s accomplishments during the last century. (read more …)
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Vamos a Delta! Jul 2nd, 2009
June 30th A lot happened this morning! We had another short day ahead of us with 106 miles to drive from Lehi, UT to Delta, UT. First things first, we said good bye to Stijnus, our friend from the Netherlands who has been with us in the Spyker since New York and hello to our [...] (keep reading ...)
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“The great, but sometimes weird state of Utah”. Bob Rampton, Salt Lake City Jun 30th, 2009
June 29th Today was a super short day for us, but what a break through for Babbs! Babbs has been strong and completed the milage for 4 1/2 days in a row(1/2 because we started in Kimball after lunch the other day). I guess she was just saving her get up and go for the mountains. [...] (keep reading ...)
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WHOA….Utah…Embrace the pace, please. Jun 29th, 2009
June 27th and 28th The day started out very well and ended very well. We woke up in Vernal, UT in our new, clean, gigantic rooms in the New Resides Inn and headed out, business as usual, at around 8am. We left all of the Dinosaurs behind and had our hearts set on some fun in [...] (keep reading ...)
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Rock the Dinosaur Jun 27th, 2009
Another great day in the Maxwell! We pulled out of Steamboat Springs at 8am with the top down. The weather fluctuates so much in the mountains. We are back to wearing many layers. In the 163 miles of talking, singing, waving and dancing, we add and remove clothing A LOT! Emily and I feel so at [...] (keep reading ...)
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