Tempting Fate Tours
Road trips. In odd, unexpected cars of dubious reliability, usually decades old, often British. They run at the start of the trip. After that, anything can happen—and frequently does. What could possibly go wrong?
See our writeups of each trip in the links below ... AFTER you watch the videos!
When Fate won't be tempted: Why our 1953 car won't work + WTH happened
We road-tripped 10 1990s cars. Here's what you need for your own trip!
Why drive obscure 1990s Japanese cars thousands of miles? Here's why!
Can we make it to the boat on time after England's huge classic-car show?
John FINALLY drives a car he first saw in 1980; it's superb...and LILAC!
We took our '49 car to the U.K. plant that built it—on its 75th birthday!
Will a 'washer full of scrap metal' gearbox get us to port, thru London?
Can we REALLY drive 100s of miles in 70 + 75-year-old British cars ??
Which obscure British car part from 1949 won us a basket of beer?
'Grenaded' gears! Tom removes, swaps woody wagon differential
Our woody wagon broke! Then it poured. Could a 75-year-old car save us?
How to ship a car overseas! We tell you what it took for 2 Morrises
Barn-find woodie wagon visits the DMV; why CA black-and-gold plates matter
Will Tom get Morris Traveller brakes working to drive it to DMV?
Barn-find Morris woody: How did we get it on the road? What went wrong?
Our 2 old, very slow, survivor Morris Minors hit the road: Where we're going
The Survivor: Rare 1949 Morris Minor lowlight has only 19K miles
Barn-find woodie wagon: Can we make the engine run after 55 years?
Barn-find woodie wagon! Hidden in an LA garage...since 1968
Lemons Rally Ending! Did our EVIL PLAN work against that damn Edsel?
Lemons Rally Day 3: MGB smells, Riley artifacts, huge car fire, add oil, and the crazy J-Body boys.
Lemons Rally Day 2: MGB joins Riley; Miata owner TRIGGER WARNING!; #MGBdown; Blues Bros at Big Berry
Lemons Rally Day 1: #RileyDown first time; we meet other teams (weird too!); Scott flies up MassPike
New Adventure! An aging MGB + Riley enter a Lemons Rally (1,100 miles, 3 days). What could go wrong?
It's time to take the two Sterlings to Radwood Austin. Finally! (Wanna buy a Sterling?)
We're back and heading for Radwood Austin. AGAIN.
Day 8: The End of the Road (Lubbock to Zabcikville)
Day 7: Gallup, NM to Lubbock, TX (460 miles)
Day 6: Our longest day (Kingman, AZ to Gallup, NM)
Day 5: More Miles (Fresno, CA, to Kingman, AZ)