First car was '54 Ford 4-door, flat head V8. Drove between Lynchburg VA and Butler Pa on trips home. Boiled over on the turnpike every trip, waiting at the tunnels. Popped a v-belt once late at night on one of those trips. Just kept on driving. Turned the lights off and finished the trip.
Second car was a brand spankin' new 1963 Corvair convertible. Used ta haul Piney River Apple Brandy to PA in it on the home trips. Pretty good stuff. Rigged it so the spare tire would hold it. All the other guys from PA would get stopped on the turnpike if the vehicle was riding low in the back. No prob. w/the Monza
with the spare up front.