Spectacular Sonora Pass, California Highway 108. Steep grades, hairpin curves, narrow, and gorgeous! 

Thanks Jeff, appreciate the feedback and you watching.

Glad you enjoyed the video, yes very popular with the motorcycle crowd. Just watch out for them hairpin curves!!

Yup… that’s a nice lap.. Monitor, Ebbetts, and Sonora. We saw lots of guys cruising it late May about 10 years ago when we were on road bikes coming in from Markleeville. Beautiful country!

Thank you very much!

Glad you enjoyed the video, and your memories are not wrong, the road is plenty narrow in many places. Since you were focusing on the road, I hope the video gave you the scenery. Jim & Lindy.

Wow! Thank you so much for the compliment/ feedback. We’re having fun making the videos, and blessed people take the time to watch them. Appreciate you so much. The table is called “ Roll-a-table”, I’ve had this one for a couple decades now, but I purchased a couple on Amazon last Christmas for relatives. They’re great and come in handy for all kinds of functions. Thanks for watching. Jim & Lindy.

Stephen, Thank you for the wonderful compliment, no more joyful sound than a running Model A Ford!

Appreciate the feedback and comment. Thanks for watching.

Hello Bruce, Thank you for your viewership and comment. Hwy 108 would be a lot of fun on a motorcycle as long as you knew where the hairpin curves are. It’s a little work in a 94 year old car but always a great trip. Thanks, Jim & Lindy

Mark, they were made to drive. Do a good restoration, and get out on the road! Until then we're happy to have you be a passenger with us. Thanks for coming along for the ride. appreciate the comment.

That’s a workout for sure. We saw I think two bike cyclists . Now that’s crazy hard.

Hey Tony, Yes a beautiful drive for sure. A bit of a workout with out power steering and mechanical brakes, but we enjoy it very much much and drive it at least every other year. Thanks for watching and commenting. Appreciate it.

Kenny, thank you so much for the compliment and feedback. What type of “old vehicle on the road” do you have? Thank you for subscribing, we have lots more trips planned in the high Sierra’s, so yes, please come along for the ride.

Hi Guys! Thanks for your Cameo! Look for us at Hot August Nights, love to see you guys there. Appreciate you being part of the video.

Thanks Mike, Appreciate the support and feedback.

Wow! My first international viewer that I know about, Thank you so much for the comment and for watching . I was in Cartagena earlier this year, but that's the closest I've been to your location. Appreciate you coming along for the ride!

Hello William, I’m sure it was a lot of fun on a Motorcycle. The scenery is incredible. Glad you enjoyed the video. Glad you got the trip in before the weather changed. Almost time to put the toys away for the season. Safe riding out there.

Thank you Paul, appreciate your comment and feedback. I'll relay your compliment to Lindy, it will give her confidence. It was a bummer about the gas, we missed filming some more nice spots. Always next year.

Very happy you enjoyed the video, sound like you were just a few days after us. If you visited Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, you got to see a lot of our backyard playground. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Appreciate the comment, and viewing. Jim & Lindy

Thank you for watching and for the compliments. Hwy 108 is a very beautiful drive any time of year, but especially during the snow melt, it just opened up this year last week.

Dear Mama Bear, Yes it is a beautiful drive, I highly recommend it. I'll be posting a video within the next week of Hwy 4, the next Sierra Mountain Pass to the north. It's beautiful as well and even more challenging to drive. Please come along for the ride. Thank you for your comment. Please subscribe!

Hello Norm, Been driving Model A’s for 40+ years, so had lots of practice. Pro tip… give the accelerator a quick pop just before the down shift, gets the gears moving the same speed. Works most times. Thanks for your comment and viewership. Jim.

@@modelajim1930 after driving Semi with Eaton gear box’s and 2 speed rear ends ( I did it a long time ago) Dad taught me a bunch, as I near 74, I hope I have occasion to help someone else with the encouragement it takes to know what y’all go thru just to drive one and keep it in good shape. I watched a fella drive his 31 sedan from East Tennessee to a model A gathering in Detroit some where his route was US 127 up to US 23 and north. I thought the route looked familiar; I delivered Jeeps in to Bristol and Gate City . I appreciate learning good pointers etc about driving: 58 yrs & 3,000,000 miles later I still enjoy it 😃

@@normsweet1710 Wow Norm, that’s a lot of miles! I’m sure I could learn more than a few pointers from you. Congratulations on a long successful career. Appreciate you feedback and support.

It’s a steep one for sure. Especially with mechanical brakes. But we enjoy it. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for watching and commenting. Appreciate it very much.

Hey Ben, I recently re-did the brakes on the Roadster, so they were solid on this trip. A few years back, with old brakes it was a bit more scary. Thanks for your comment and for coming along for the ride, greatly appreciate the support.

As steep and curving as it is today, I’m sure it was considerably worse. Probably not much more than wagon tracks in 1930. Thanks for your comment and for coming along for the ride. Greatly appreciate it.

I can usually get around 18 mpg in my model A's but when you throw in a bunch of extremely steep mountains, all bets are off. I'm sure up Hwy 108 we were in the 12-14 mpg range.

​@@modelajim1930 That number surprises me, I would have guessed higher on both scenarios, but the smiles per gallon is the important number. Happy Motoring! "Model A's? Are you a hoarder Sir?

@@septembersurprise5178 Model A's are very light weight cars, but they are not at all aerodynamic. In the 30's the roads were horrible, so it wasn't about speed. It was about getting through the mud and ruts. At the speeds we drive them today the lack of aerodynamic's is its downfall as far as gas mileage is concerned.

We were not going down the hill as far as Sonora. I had planned to go as far as Kenny Meadows North, but I'm unsure if they have fuel there. Couldn't take the chance that they didn't. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

Sonora is 65 miles from Sonora Pass itself. Kennedy Meadows, Dardanelle and Strawberry have fuel, also.

The car is a 1930 Model A Ford Deluxe Roadster. It’s 94 years old and I’m the third owner. It’s a joy to drive in scenic places. Thanks for sharing the video. Hope you get a chance to drive Hwy 108.

I’ve seen bike cycles on the route. That’s a work out for sure.

@@modelajim1930 That was my first bike tour. I rode 6 days, solo from Redwood City east to Stockton, Sonora, over the pass.. 395 south to Lee Vinning. Then west to Tioga pass & home by way Yosemite, Tracy (my current home) & home. BTW my dad had a 1929 Model A Town Sedan.

Hi Jim, We live in Reno so left Reno early morning, went up over the summit and down the other side about 5 miles. Wanted to go all the way to Kennedy Meadows North, but was unsure if they have fuel there. Couldn't risk going and finding out they don't, so we turned around and went back the way we had come. Model A's are so low geared the steep grades aren't really a problem, going down is more concerning. But my car has all new brake components, so we were good. Thanks for watching the videos, Appreciate you coming along for the ride.

Kara, We were practicing the "Just in Time Inventory System". Didn't want to be carrying extra weight up the hill.

@@modelajim1930 ah, got it!

Must have been a non-English reading driver, there’s only a half- dozen signs saying no trucks. We didn’t see any simi- trucks, but a couple of motorhomes that I feared would be the same result! Luckily for us we were ahead of them. Thank you for watching and your comment, greatly appreciate it! Jim & Lindy

@@modelajim1930 I’d wager you are correct, the trailer had out of state plates, remember telling the wife, this dude can’t read.

Used to travel 4 and 88 late nights would see many Nevada licensed rigs hauling hay in order to bypass the bug stations. That’s really a sweet little Ford❤

Hello Rick, it does NOT have an overdrive, but I do have the higher speed pinion gears in the banjo. It's such a light car, the higher pinion allows it go about 5 mph faster. It does suffer more going uphill, but overall its a good setup.

@@modelajim1930 Interesting. I think it would be much more pleasurable with an o-drive. Wish I had one :)

@@ModelARickLasCruces Overdrives certainly can help with the mountain driving we have around here!

I believe it! It’s a fun one to drive without power steering and mechanical brakes for sure! Thanks for watching and your comment. Jim & Lindy

So you started on the eastern side? I've driven this pass in both summer and winter till the road closed gate. It's so beautiful. 1st time in winter to go ride some sleds in the ever expansive back country. Was just in awe. Awesome video. Best one of 108 I've seen. I only live a couple hours from the pass. I need to go back.

@@josef9001 Yes, we live in Reno, so Eastern side for us. Had planned to go farther West, but as I say in the video, we were a little light in the gas tank. Thanks for watching, appreciate it very much.

Hello, Yes agreed. It was open only for a few minutes during that particular shot.