All-Electric 1964 Volkswagen Bus Takes a 6,000-Mile Road Trip

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The trip would take 42 days and would go from San Francisco to New York City and back again.



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65-year-old Smith told Insider he was inspired to take the trip after watching a documentary on the first cross-country road trip in American history.

1903: Physician Horatio Nelson Jackson (at wheel) and his driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first men to drive an automobile across the United States. Starting in San Francisco, CA, they arrived in New York City on July 26 after a trip that took 63 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes. Over 800 gallons of gasoline were needed to complete the journey in this Winton.

In 1903, physician Horatio Nelson Jackson (at wheel) and his driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first men to drive an automobile across the United States.

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In 1903, Horation Nelson Jackson agreed to a $50 wager to prove that automotive vehicles were not just a passing fad and that they could be used to travel across the country.

Jackson and his driving partner Sewall Crocker completed the trip from San Francisco to New York City in just over 63 days. 

 

The trip wasn’t without its mishaps. In Nevada, Smith and Newland jumped out of the bus when a warning light went off: “GET OUTTA THE CAR! ITS GONNA BURN!!”

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“We just stood there on the side of the road waiting for it to catch fire,” Smith said. 

He later learned the warning light was actually an indicator that the vehicle’s regeneration feature needed to be turned off.

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