ed thats funny, hey you dont mean honesdale pa do ya? anyway thats what i wanna do ,i got some contracts for plowing.
driving in snow
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Melting Slicks
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From: CA.
driving in snow
i use my 72 all year round and with winter coming here in pa it gets pretty nasty. was wondering how car will go with snow tires or should i get some chains? was also wondering if there is any way to hook up a plow. just kiddin of course but does anyone here really drive there c3 in the snow?
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From: walpole ma
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From: walpole ma
we should still have him come up and plow ,and since you are close to our shop,you can come up and watch with me .Hey do you belong to the south shore corvette club?(due to your location).I belong to the Eastern Mass Corvette Club.
Melting Slicks
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From: Westminster Maryland
I would ask the question, but your screen name answered it for me
Seriously, I knew a guy with a 71 vert back in the day, and he bragged at how well it did in the snow, with all seasons all around. I hope you decide agin' it, tho!
Seriously, I knew a guy with a 71 vert back in the day, and he bragged at how well it did in the snow, with all seasons all around. I hope you decide agin' it, tho!
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I drove mine year round back in WA when I first got it. Took it up to the Mt. Baker ski area a few times. The posi worked fine as long as I drove it sanely. And, growing up in NY, I learned to drive in the snow (in a Nova, no less).
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Melting Slicks
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in all honesty if there is even a slight chance of a shower my car stays in garage. its hard enough keeping paint clean but under neath is another story. i just dont let it get dirty.
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Burning Brakes
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Back in '83 I had a '79 that I drove all winter. Had no choice. no other car. I'd take it to work and drivers door would always freeze shut and the passenger door lock would always freeze too. I'd leave the passenger door unlocked and climb over the console into the drivers seat.
Years later I took the car to Banff on a ski trip. Got caught in a horrific snow storm coming back. Power window switch died after the window was all way down. Snow was coming down so hard - didn't dare pull off the road.
I have a different '79 now , but every year I end up starting it up and taking it on a 200 mi trip to my buddies in January.
I never had snow tires on either car, but it probably wouldn't hurt.
( If I didn't drive the car in the snow - I'd only have about 3 months of driving LOL )
Ron
Canada
Years later I took the car to Banff on a ski trip. Got caught in a horrific snow storm coming back. Power window switch died after the window was all way down. Snow was coming down so hard - didn't dare pull off the road.
I have a different '79 now , but every year I end up starting it up and taking it on a 200 mi trip to my buddies in January.
I never had snow tires on either car, but it probably wouldn't hurt.
( If I didn't drive the car in the snow - I'd only have about 3 months of driving LOL )
Ron
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Drifting
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Back in '83 I had a '79 that I drove all winter. Had no choice. no other car. I'd take it to work and drivers door would always freeze shut and the passenger door lock would always freeze too. I'd leave the passenger door unlocked and climb over the console into the drivers seat.
Years later I took the car to Banff on a ski trip. Got caught in a horrific snow storm coming back. Power window switch died after the window was all way down. Snow was coming down so hard - didn't dare pull off the road.
I have a different '79 now , but every year I end up starting it up and taking it on a 200 mi trip to my buddies in January.
I never had snow tires on either car, but it probably wouldn't hurt.
( If I didn't drive the car in the snow - I'd only have about 3 months of driving LOL )
Ron
Canada
Years later I took the car to Banff on a ski trip. Got caught in a horrific snow storm coming back. Power window switch died after the window was all way down. Snow was coming down so hard - didn't dare pull off the road.
I have a different '79 now , but every year I end up starting it up and taking it on a 200 mi trip to my buddies in January.
I never had snow tires on either car, but it probably wouldn't hurt.
( If I didn't drive the car in the snow - I'd only have about 3 months of driving LOL )
Ron
Canada
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i use my 72 all year round and with winter coming here in pa it gets pretty nasty. was wondering how car will go with snow tires or should i get some chains? was also wondering if there is any way to hook up a plow. just kiddin of course but does anyone here really drive there c3 in the snow?
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From: Foxfield CO 1970 Convertible
Back in the early '70s (when Vettes were just regular sports cars) I drove mine in the snow all the time. IMO, it was about like any rear wheel drive car. Since they are so short, and you sit just ahead of the rear axles, the traction isn't as bad as you might think. I'd go with snow tires - if chains let go, you'll ruin your fiberglass.
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800 km trip home after a snowstorm in April. My 78 didn't do too well in slush or on ice. It was white knuckle driving a few times but my tires were pretty worn out. When I drove under the overpasses, the dripping water had frozen on the highway and the rear end kicked out under every overpass, even without any throttle. Fortunately we made it home without any accidents.
800 km trip home after a snowstorm in April. My 78 didn't do too well in slush or on ice. It was white knuckle driving a few times but my tires were pretty worn out. When I drove under the overpasses, the dripping water had frozen on the highway and the rear end kicked out under every overpass, even without any throttle. Fortunately we made it home without any accidents.
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Thats what I do for a living, deliver pizzas.
And you have to get to work.
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And you have to get to work.