Winter ride
It was 5 degrees out, dry roads , good day for a ride in Maine
Some pictures from today and last winter before paint
Jack
Some pictures from today and last winter before paint
Jack
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My mom is in Winterport ME, too freaking cold for me! I was born in the Caribbean!
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Great car, great paint job, priceless view from your driveway! Meanwhile my 69 languishes away in winter storage. Just a little jealous...Comment
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Hi Jack
Seeing your car in the snow scene brings back memorys of the days when I had a brand new 66 which I still own, and we drove them every day rain, snow,or shine.I had a set of studded Goodyears for winter driving. Those Midyears sure run good in the snow with studs.Never got stuck.
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That's a nice car Jack. You should consider taking it on a trip sometime.Comment
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Hi Steve, yes we drove them all the time. It is hard for some new owners of these cars to understand that they where daily drivers, we had to get to work, no matter what the weather was. And yes, my car was and is great in snow. I have owned mine for 41 years. Congratuations on still having yours. Remember it loves to be driven.
In case you have not seen my 48 state trip post. Enjoy
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They must not salt the roads in Maine like they do here in Minnesota.Comment
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Jack, I'm getting my John Deere ready for a ride tonight
It will get a complete detailing after the driveway gets cleared of snow.
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Nice pictures, I miss maine I spent 12 years up there, while stationed in the Navy. I plan on trailering my 62 up there within the next 2 years, However it will be during the summer, I want to run up RT 1 all the way to cadillac mountain.Comment
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Re: Winter ride Feb 4
I tried very hard not to drive, but today it is 28' and roads are almost dry.
No it is not my house
Drive your car, all you have to do is throw a bucket of water on the wheel wells until you can take it to the car wash.
Here is the photo bucket album
And here is a sample
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Actually the type of salt used on east coast roads is more corrosive than the regular stuff, the OEM's have had some surprises...Comment
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Out here in Southern Ohio they put all kinds of crap on the roads.
Start with salt, regular old sodium chloride.
Now they add beet juice to the salt to help depress the freezing point after the salt melts the snow or ice.
Also before there is snow they treat the roads with a brine solution. Most of the time the brine dries and the remaining chemicals blow away.
More ways to throw away the taxpayers money.
I'm from the Ridgefield-Stamford area in Connecticut and I can tell you the people here in Ohio do not know how to drive in any weather then sunny.Comment
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Come on Bruce, just put some studded tires and mud flaps on that 62 and drive it. I'll bet if you knew the original owner he'd tell you some stories about back in the day when these cars were used for every day driving.Just kidding.
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