Top lid
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Burning Brakes
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From: dalton ma
Top lid
How strong is the top lid on a '62. I have been talked into bringing my granddaughter and a date to her high school prom. Choice is to squeeze them into the pass seat or to let them sit up on the lid. Only going to be a couple miles from the restaurant and the school. Neither of the kids is very big, maybe 250 pounds for the both of them. What to do ?
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How strong is the top lid on a '62. I have been talked into bringing my granddaughter and a date to her high school prom. Choice is to squeeze them into the pass seat or to let them sit up on the lid. Only going to be a couple miles from the restaurant and the school. Neither of the kids is very big, maybe 250 pounds for the both of them. What to do ?
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And when some drunk rear-ends you, or someone trying to snap your picture runs into you, you will find out how much pain and liability you have signed on to.
A parade is different than driving on an open public road. A parade car is traveling at walking speed, 3-5 miles per hour. What is the speed limit on the road you and others will be traveling? Let your granddaughter sit on her date's lap if you're set on driving them.
A parade is different than driving on an open public road. A parade car is traveling at walking speed, 3-5 miles per hour. What is the speed limit on the road you and others will be traveling? Let your granddaughter sit on her date's lap if you're set on driving them.
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How strong is the top lid on a '62. I have been talked into bringing my granddaughter and a date to her high school prom. Choice is to squeeze them into the pass seat or to let them sit up on the lid. Only going to be a couple miles from the restaurant and the school. Neither of the kids is very big, maybe 250 pounds for the both of them. What to do ?
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Army
As I stated the deck lid will hold a lot of weight; however having folks sit on the lid while traversing public roads at any kind of speed is just silly stupid. Don't do it.
Somebody taps you or your foot slips off the clutch and you have a couple of kids in the street in highway traffic.
Somebody taps you or your foot slips off the clutch and you have a couple of kids in the street in highway traffic.
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As I stated the deck lid will hold a lot of weight; however having folks sit on the lid while traversing public roads at any kind of speed is just silly stupid. Don't do it.
Somebody taps you or your foot slips off the clutch and you have a couple of kids in the street in highway traffic.
Somebody taps you or your foot slips off the clutch and you have a couple of kids in the street in highway traffic.
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To all my fellow Corvette owners and drivers who have been doubting my intelligence and sanity, rest easy. The game plan from the start was to drive the youngsters in the PASSENGER SEAT to and from the restaurant.
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
Drifting
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To all my fellow Corvette owners and drivers who have been doubting my intelligence and sanity, rest easy. The game plan from the start was to drive the youngsters in the PASSENGER SEAT to and from the restaurant.
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
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To all my fellow Corvette owners and drivers who have been doubting my intelligence and sanity, rest easy. The game plan from the start was to drive the youngsters in the PASSENGER SEAT to and from the restaurant.
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
If you really loved your granddaughter, you’d let her date drive and take pictures as they drove away!
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To all my fellow Corvette owners and drivers who have been doubting my intelligence and sanity, rest easy. The game plan from the start was to drive the youngsters in the PASSENGER SEAT to and from the restaurant.
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees
The only question was the strength of the top lid as I planned to drive the LAST 100 YARDS into the school driveway up to the entrance with the kids sitting up on the lid AT A WALKING PACE, similar to a parade.
This last section of travel is a GAUNTLET of hundreds of cheering parents and fellow classmates honoring the prom attendees