One Strongly Bonded Family/Road Trip Tribute

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It started with the picture.
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Along the way, I found:
A 3,450-mile journey across the country going 30 mph | Suffolk Times with this gem

There’s a gene for restoring cars in the family, which Ms. Bassemir described as full of “old car nuts.” She herself once restored a 1931 Model A Ford, having picked up an interest in how things work from watching her father solve problems as simple as straightening a bent nail.
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Doug Bassemir Archives - Riverhead News Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4QsDGBrmCQ

Before finally landing here:

2016 Maxwell road trip reenactment - From the desk of Rich Bassemir

Experiencing this was a joy for me. I hope you find it uplifting too!

-Jon

and finally, the journey documented