When we first got on the Dempster (the gravel road 500 miles) it was raining heavily for hours and filming was difficult. Once we put the car back on the trailer at the Arctic Circle the weather cleared up but remained cold. The wild horses were filmed about 150 miles north of the Dempster Highway turn off from the North Klondike Highway. The paved filming was either the Alaska Highway or the North Klondike Highway or the Top of the World Highway. The North Klondike and Dempster Highways were so bad it broke 5 welds on the new aluminum trailer and we stopped for 45 minutes in the middle of the Highway just to tighten loosened bolts, no vehicles came by during that time or the hour before or after. We were only able to average about 20-25mph for the entire Dempster Highway portion. The build up in dirt is a hard, caked on substance that is proving difficult to completely remove. We spent over an hour pressure washing at Selkirk First Nations in the Yukon, repeated it at home, and still don't have things cleaned. Since arriving home I have had to rewire the entire electrical system on the Superbird, even after we redid a portion way up at Ft. Nelson BC, it was smoking out of the steering column by the end. Repairs to the Superbird during the trip: heater hose clamp had to be reinstalled, brake line repair and bleeding, multiple electrical repairs/patches/fixes, but no flat tires or broken windshields or drivetrain mechanical issues. Tell us what you would be interested in seeing and we will post more-we have 5 TB of video and working on a coffee table book like I did for my first AK highway trip with my white Superbird in 2015.
Well done Bob, after meeting you and the two Superbirds at the Western Morpar Madness, Edmonton, Alberta, two years ago, June, as you were preparing for the journey North to Alaska, I have anxiously awaited your comments on that journey. Thank you for the vidoes and look forward to more...
Thank you for sharing and documenting this trip. I’m looking forward to more. Details on how the car, truck and trailer performed and what challenges you faced are appreciated. I’m preparing for future road trips in my ‘69 Road Runner so any details are appreciated.
@@brianz426 Thanks Brian, and thanks for watching our other videos. The 69 RoadRunner is the best year made-drive that sucker and enjoy it! I am currently working on a summary of the entire trip-the planning, vehicles, prep, issues, etc and will get some info out on it. Our video guys (my son Ryan, and buddy Jason who went on the trip) are developing a 12 part video series from start to finish this fall. Thanks again Brian
Not quite as far, reminds me of 3 friends of mine and myself of us on our roadtrip to Yellowstone (buffalo) in our early 1950’s and 1960’s midyear Corvettes.
Way to go Bob. That is on our schedule for 2026.
Beautiful video! Awesome!
It is good to see that an old masterpiece is being enjoyed in the best way
When we first got on the Dempster (the gravel road 500 miles) it was raining heavily for hours and filming was difficult. Once we put the car back on the trailer at the Arctic Circle the weather cleared up but remained cold. The wild horses were filmed about 150 miles north of the Dempster Highway turn off from the North Klondike Highway. The paved filming was either the Alaska Highway or the North Klondike Highway or the Top of the World Highway. The North Klondike and Dempster Highways were so bad it broke 5 welds on the new aluminum trailer and we stopped for 45 minutes in the middle of the Highway just to tighten loosened bolts, no vehicles came by during that time or the hour before or after. We were only able to average about 20-25mph for the entire Dempster Highway portion.
The build up in dirt is a hard, caked on substance that is proving difficult to completely remove. We spent over an hour pressure washing at Selkirk First Nations in the Yukon, repeated it at home, and still don't have things cleaned. Since arriving home I have had to rewire the entire electrical system on the Superbird, even after we redid a portion way up at Ft. Nelson BC, it was smoking out of the steering column by the end.
Repairs to the Superbird during the trip: heater hose clamp had to be reinstalled, brake line repair and bleeding, multiple electrical repairs/patches/fixes, but no flat tires or broken windshields or drivetrain mechanical issues.
Tell us what you would be interested in seeing and we will post more-we have 5 TB of video and working on a coffee table book like I did for my first AK highway trip with my white Superbird in 2015.
Well done Bob, after meeting you and the two Superbirds at the Western Morpar Madness, Edmonton, Alberta, two years ago, June, as you were preparing for the journey North to Alaska, I have anxiously awaited your comments on that journey. Thank you for the vidoes and look forward to more...
Bob I would love to see more. Look forward to seeing some pictures during class.
Thank you for sharing and documenting this trip. I’m looking forward to more. Details on how the car, truck and trailer performed and what challenges you faced are appreciated. I’m preparing for future road trips in my ‘69 Road Runner so any details are appreciated.
@@brianz426 Thanks Brian, and thanks for watching our other videos. The 69 RoadRunner is the best year made-drive that sucker and enjoy it!
I am currently working on a summary of the entire trip-the planning, vehicles, prep, issues, etc and will get some info out on it. Our video guys (my son Ryan, and buddy Jason who went on the trip) are developing a 12 part video series from start to finish this fall.
Thanks again Brian
I think you’ve already put more miles on that car than I did in the entire 12 years that I owned it. Looks good.
Absolutely beautiful! Definitely on my bucket list.
Not quite as far, reminds me of 3 friends of mine and myself of us on our roadtrip to Yellowstone (buffalo) in our early 1950’s and 1960’s midyear Corvettes.