Truck enthusiasts this summer will re-enact a historic 1919 U.S. Army cross-country convoy that eventually led to establishment of the modern Interstate Highway system.
Members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association will drive vintage and modern trucks following the route of the old Lincoln Highway, now U.S. 30, to mark the pioneering trek's 90th anniversary.
The MVPA convoy will leave Washington, D.C., on June 13 and plans to arrive 26 days later in San Francisco, on July 8. Its first rest stop in Wooster, Ohio, on June 16, will include a military encampment and a gathering of military units and trucks, said Terry Shelswell, the event's coordinator, who will drive his 1952 Willys M-38 Jeep in the convoy. He works at Inergy Automotive, a supplier of fuel systems for autos and light trucks.
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