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Old 12-02-2016, 03:19 AM
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That's right my hardcore go fast automobile enthusiasts, its that time of the year again and December is here, and that means the white (chit) and salt can hit the fan on any given day now, so while you can (for those few, proud, hardcore non-waxers, who don't automatically put their cars in storage in early November, drive you Vette or other bad azz ride, and DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE, like there's no tomorrow (while you can and while your alive), b/c the chit is about to hit the fan and its going to be 4 months until you can DRIVE your baby again!

That being said, I will be driving my bad to the bone machines hopefully for at least Friday and Saturday and hopefully longer , until the chit hits the fan, which its about to do now that December and winter is here and according to the forecast for next week! Good news is that now it is just 4 months away now until April 1st (when new true new car season starts up again).

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Old 12-02-2016, 04:16 AM
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I still have full coverage so I am still on the road. My avatar photo was taken on Christmas Day. The last few years I have driven my Corvette on Christmas Day and or Eve
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I just bought a C6 two days ago, so you know I can't help but drive it right now. We have also had nothing but crappy wet weather the past few days too. It is going to be a long winter...
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Drove my 62 Corvette every day year round when I was a Soph. at Elmhurst College the school of Mega Horsepower
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Drove my 62 Corvette every day year round when I was a Soph. at Elmhurst College the school of Mega Horsepower
Old 12-02-2016, 07:15 PM
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My baby was out today took her to work and ran a few errands and will be out all day tomorrow (Saturday) if the weather holds up!

Drive em like you stole em guys and gals!

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I took advantage of what might be the last salt free roadway day for awhile and :steerin g: and had a big on my face the hole time!

Man a get a real high from very special and unique, high performance, bad azz go, fast machines!

Less than 4 months now until April 1st, always my favorite time of the year (the end of winter), when all the bad azz toys come out of hibernation and get ready for the 2017 car season!

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No doubting that!
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With the dry and colder temps the rest of the week, bringing less moisture on the roadways and minimal if not no salt on the roads, I believe I will be breaking out my 2016 Mustang GT 5.0 the rest of this week. Very fun machine with its manual tranny and 3.73 gears and performance package from the factory (a nice replacement for my previously owned 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8).

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Originally Posted by Yukon Corleone
I still have full coverage so I am still on the road. My avatar photo was taken on Christmas Day. The last few years I have driven my Corvette on Christmas Day and or Eve
Yes, last Christmas was decent & salt free, took a cruise to Michigan City Lighthouse.
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Saturday I drove it for the last time this year. Picked it up from Extreme Graphics in Lombard where they just put on the stripes.
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
Saturday I drove it for the last time this year. Picked it up from Extreme Graphics in Lombard where they just put on the stripes.
Looking good!
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Blasted out to Naperville tonight in my my 2016 Mustang GT 5.0 to Iron Gate Motor Condos, as they had a Christmas Party type of event tonight that the crew from Chicago Motor Cars invited me to. Had the Stang out all day today as a matter of fact and it felt good rowing through the gears in my the Stang all day and always feels good to steal away a driving day in December.

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Enjoy it while you can:


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Hmm. Forecast is going up.





I hope it holds - I loves me a good snowstorm.
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
Saturday I drove it for the last time this year. Picked it up from Extreme Graphics in Lombard where they just put on the stripes.
Looks like a satin black in the pictures?? Looks great!!!
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Originally Posted by kenownr
Looks like a satin black in the pictures?? Looks great!!!
Thanks, it's a dark gray metallic

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I didn't die driving my SS in snow so that is a good start.
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C6 in NW Burbs of Chicago. A friend sent this picture, he found on another site.



1963 @ College of Dupage, in Illinois. Picture found on a FB page.

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I saw the top picture... AND I realized you were going down the road with a C6.

I guess you got where you going...

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