America’s Love Affair With the Road Endures
Americans continue to cherish their relationship with road trips, as exemplified by a recent vintage Rolls-Royce convoy. The journey highlights the historical significance of American roads and the sense of adventure they inspire. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and his family embarked on a series of road trips to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, showcasing the enduring appeal of travel by car.
- ▪A convoy of vintage Rolls-Royce automobiles traveled along the Cumberland Road, evoking nostalgia for early American road trips.
- ▪Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and his family undertook road trips to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- ▪The road trip series, titled 'The Great American Road Trip,' is available for free on YouTube and was funded by a nonprofit organization.
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BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — For the briefest of moments, a line of vintage Rolls-Royce automobiles chugged along the curving Cumberland Road. They passed over the Cumberland Run a handful of times and wound themselves down the mountains, away from Pennsylvania and toward the city of steeples, Cumberland. The sight gives the bystander a moment to imagine what it looked like in the early days of American road tripping.These 1922 Rolls-Royce vehicles, which included the New Phantom and the Silver Ghost (some of the first cars designed expressly to be owner-driven rather than chauffeured), were not what many Americans owned.
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