ooh yeah

My 67 has not been in the rain since 1977, officially caught and used the wipers for the first time. Luckily only about 1.5 miles from the house. Darn Fl. afternoon showers hit in the morning. No worries car is alright so not as big a deal as I thought.

USAF

Why wouldn't it be ok.
Rain doesn't bother anything.

now sticking to the road can be an iffy thing

USAF

ooh yeah

Just a Joke about the rain since most vette owners are scared of it.

USN

USAF

Around town I'm good with rain.
On the highway it can get very interesting.

but
have a friend with a c-5. went out in the rain and came back with a dash board that looks like a slot machine paying off.
Computer is throwing 19 error codes.

USAF

Frankie the Fink

Other than cockpit leaks and my skinny reproduction tires spinning out on launch my '61 does OK in the rain if its not too heavy and not too wind driven. (Although the car will need dried out later on). Heavy rain overcomes the zany cable and pulley wiper system swiftly and, in the closed up cockpit, it gets steamy and hard to see - the defrosters are lame at best. Rain-X is your friend.

6T5RUSH

Funny you bring up your experience in the rain, I got caught yesterday afternoon 5 miles from the house. Not just rain, a freegin' monsoon for about 10 minutes. Right in the middle of it, the right lanes were swamped like small lakes. Me, I'm in the left lane and sure enough those 4x4, up in the air pickemups just had to show how they perform in the wet. Looked like rooster tails shooting across to the middle of the street.

My '5 at one point had nice waves of water rolling out from the fenders. By the time I got to my neighborhood, there was no rain. Pulled into the drive and proceeded to give her a good wipe down with a microfiber towel. (rain water is the softest water, right?). She slicked up good. Oh, wipers worked fine, both high and low speeds. Did get a little drip at the 2 clamps for the top. Carpet was bone dry. Redoing that windshield with new rubber and sealing compound really helped keep her dry.

One other thing, I found these cars don't shrink if you're caught in the rain .

Jim
In God We Trust!

RatDog

That's one of the concerns of driving in the rain. . . especially OTHER drivers. A guy in a PU truck pulled out ahead of me the other day on wet roads and was headed towards me. He must have hit the gas hard because he lost control and the next thing I knew he was sliding sideways towards me in my lane. I took evasive action and he continued his slide over into the grass off of my side of the road. The car behind me ended up in the oncoming lane.

Had to change my pants when I got home after that one.

rayvaflav

I always figure that when these cars were at their best and most original (i.e. brand new) that they sat out on the Chevrolet dealer lots for months. And it usually rains at some point, even in the 1960's.

Ray

67's

I guess its never been to Carlisle

C-1 Generation 2

Around here it has been the wettest summer I ever remember. The month of June the 62 was driven in the rain four times.



Fathers Day Kimmswick, Mo.

groovyjay

Driving in the rain is fun for stock vettes, every drop of rain adds another horsepower

Kerrmudgeon

Hey...it's Raymeaux!...where ya been Okie? Did you dig out the 66 from the body shop yet?

Rain you say? Hmmm...last time I got caught in the rain was when I didn't have a softop, with the hardtop on the lawn at home. You know if you drive fast enough you hardly get wet at all....

Mike Terry

FIBERGLASS DON'T RUST . Give it a bath with the garden hose and you will see. It will be OK

ChattanoogaJSB

This was what the storm cloud looked like 3 hours into my ownership, I drove the next 5 through the storm and into scattered showers. The car is a driver, so I didn't sweat getting it wet, but I understand people with showroom-clean cars being a little more particular.

Still, it FELT pretty epic heading into the weather in a 49 year old car I barely knew....
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AZDoug

Was it Holy water?

Doug

SpartyGW

I was wondering what the Pope had to do with this thread.

steveale

but all the natural finish parts on the chassis sure do. after spending hours cleaning and lubing them to ward off rust I am going to be a little moisture leery at first. I am sure my OCD will moderate in time...

steveale

have you repaired the hole you bit in the drivers seat yet?

ChattanoogaJSB

Yep, did it up right, too, found some duct tape dated one week before the car was built. Paid a fortune for it on ebay. You know, to keep things proper.

Truthfully, a little rain is one thing on an unrestored car, but that kind of a storm on a 205 tire, with one "dodgy" wheel cylinder is NOT something I would rush to do again. And, Steve, if my frame was done I too would be MUCH MUCH more hesistant to ever slog it out there in a shower! Yours is awesome (we need to have a beer soon)

Mr D.

I use to drive my 66 around JAX and had more rain coming inside the cockpit between the convertible top and windshield frame than I did hitting the windshield. Can remember driving with a beach towel on my lap.

Now my first Corvette was a 75 that I picked up from a used car salesman in the 80’s, that thing when it rained it would fill up the pass floorboard. When I went to loosen a windshield frame trim screw one day it felt crunchy, that was before I knew what a birdcage was.