C3 in snowstorm
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C3 in snowstorm
Hello guys,
i just want to take a few min to show you a picture of how retard people are in my area.
First, this 74 have 69 stile side pipe, seem clean when i saw it driven around by an older women.., look yesterday what i saw... sorry for the pic quality, took in a snowstorm with a blackberry.
I also include a pic of the C3 collector we have in town. The guys sell car for living but he has a crook reputation around. He had those C3 in a garage next to a welding shop and had to put his car out. So since now more than a year all his C3 are outdoor. I dont have pic of the car buried in snow but i saw them last week they where still outdoor. I wanted to buy one of them, they are for sale but the price is insane for the shape of the car. I wish i could save at least the white 76 L-82 4 speed but im glad i waited for my 71!!
Ill take one pic when i pass nearby.
i just want to take a few min to show you a picture of how retard people are in my area.
First, this 74 have 69 stile side pipe, seem clean when i saw it driven around by an older women.., look yesterday what i saw... sorry for the pic quality, took in a snowstorm with a blackberry.
I also include a pic of the C3 collector we have in town. The guys sell car for living but he has a crook reputation around. He had those C3 in a garage next to a welding shop and had to put his car out. So since now more than a year all his C3 are outdoor. I dont have pic of the car buried in snow but i saw them last week they where still outdoor. I wanted to buy one of them, they are for sale but the price is insane for the shape of the car. I wish i could save at least the white 76 L-82 4 speed but im glad i waited for my 71!!
Ill take one pic when i pass nearby.
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Well, i guess its yours, you do wathever you want with it.
When i was at university couples years ago, i had my z/28 camaro as a summer daily driver but when the autumn came i always bought a beater/jeep for a couple of hundred bucks, drive it all winter then sell it for the same price in the spring.
Didnt really cost lots of money, i guess i could have tons of fun drifting the Z in the snow but im happy because my good old camaro is still nickel!
When i was at university couples years ago, i had my z/28 camaro as a summer daily driver but when the autumn came i always bought a beater/jeep for a couple of hundred bucks, drive it all winter then sell it for the same price in the spring.
Didnt really cost lots of money, i guess i could have tons of fun drifting the Z in the snow but im happy because my good old camaro is still nickel!
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I haven't done it in my 69 or really plan to since I have a tahoe.
But back when my 96 was my only 4 wheeled vehicle I took it out in the snow a few times.
I think before I lowered it and with winter tires it could have been okay in the snow. But with summer slicks it sucked. These cars don't melt in rain/snow like some people think.
But back when my 96 was my only 4 wheeled vehicle I took it out in the snow a few times.
I think before I lowered it and with winter tires it could have been okay in the snow. But with summer slicks it sucked. These cars don't melt in rain/snow like some people think.
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Even I shudder at the thought of driving either my Camaro or Corvette in the snow today, yet 40 years ago, when I was a kid, most everybody drove their sports/muscle cars year round. I even drove my Chevelle SS454 in the winter, as back then, I could only afford one car....and it had to be fairly new, and as reliable as possible.
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When I was in school in the mid 90's I drove a 68 Camaro and my dad drove a 77 Camaro that was daily driver sence it was bought new in '77. We also lived 10+ miles out of town and had to drive several miles of country gravel roads to just to get to a black top. When you had to get to school/work and the plows hadn't been thru yet, you learned how to drive.
What I tell everyone that questions me about my Vette in the snow is this:
"It's no differant than driving a pickup. It has as much ground clearance as my wifes Saturn, and almost perfect weight balance."
Most people don't leave their truck/SUVs in 4wheel all winter and driving around in my $7k vette seems better to me than a 20 - $40K truck. Life is to short to drive some FWD pos that isn't going to make me happy... and if you do end up in a ditch (which I have, but because of my own error not the vette) you can say:
"Anyone can slide off the road.. I just choose to do it in STYLE!"
What I tell everyone that questions me about my Vette in the snow is this:
"It's no differant than driving a pickup. It has as much ground clearance as my wifes Saturn, and almost perfect weight balance."
Most people don't leave their truck/SUVs in 4wheel all winter and driving around in my $7k vette seems better to me than a 20 - $40K truck. Life is to short to drive some FWD pos that isn't going to make me happy... and if you do end up in a ditch (which I have, but because of my own error not the vette) you can say:
"Anyone can slide off the road.. I just choose to do it in STYLE!"
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I mean my 69 vette was only $6,500 when I bought it the other year, and even fixed up they sell for $20k-30K...
But my Hybrid Tahoe was $35k used and $70k new...
If anything I should be driving the vette all the time and not the tahoe.
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There is something to be said for reliability and practicality, but I've never enjoyed 'newer' cars. IMO they isolate you to much from the road and the whole driving experance. However thats alitte loff topic.
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When I see this all I think of is rusted frames and rotted out birdcages. With that being said back 39 years ago I bought a new 73 L82 convertible that I stored every winter due to all the road salt they use in Wisconsin. However my winter car was a 67 427(nom) convertible, I paid $1,500 for it, it was in rough shape but it had a good heater and besides it was far from brand new. It did go through the snow pretty well as long as it was less then 5 inches. So I guess you can do whatever you want, it's your car.
P.S. A friend of mine saw the old 67 vert 10yrs. later getting a restoration, so it wasn't in that bad of shape.
P.S. A friend of mine saw the old 67 vert 10yrs. later getting a restoration, so it wasn't in that bad of shape.
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When I bought my '69 in 1970 it too was my only car, so I drove it rain or shine, and on rare occasions in the snow. I never had a problem of it hydroplaning in the worst rainstorms we can get in central Cali. Driving on a moderate amount of snow was never a problem either. The early C3s had a rearward weight bias which helped traction (and could cause the rear end to come around on you if not careful with the throttle and/or steering input. I suppose deep snow could cause a problem with any low sports car. I never experienced that as I avoid snow, even in my F250.
Today I don't take either Corvette out in the rain, but have been caught out and gotten them wet. But that is a rare occurrence
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Today I don't take either Corvette out in the rain, but have been caught out and gotten them wet. But that is a rare occurrence
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lol
i just can't avoid the grief, this time of year but i'm getting used to it going into winter #6 with my 80
Nancy said she will do "winter pics " for 2012 , so stay tuned lol
hey Terry , have a safe & happy Christmas !
Pete.
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i just can't avoid the grief, this time of year but i'm getting used to it going into winter #6 with my 80
Nancy said she will do "winter pics " for 2012 , so stay tuned lol
hey Terry , have a safe & happy Christmas !
Pete.
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From: Forsyth Illinois
I also,used to drive my 75 L82 car all winter,and it actually did pretty good.I was kinda surprised....
....I got alot of looks when we would Christmas tree shopping,and strap one to the luggage rack.I had a truck to drive,but I enjoy driving these cars.I wouldn't drive the 68 in the winter tho....
Merry Christmas all!
....I got alot of looks when we would Christmas tree shopping,and strap one to the luggage rack.I had a truck to drive,but I enjoy driving these cars.I wouldn't drive the 68 in the winter tho....Merry Christmas all!
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Having driven front wheel, and 4 wheel drive vehicles off and on for 30 years, I have zero desire to drive rear wheel drive sports cars in the snow.
We get the same lesson over and over again until we "learn" the lesson.
We get the same lesson over and over again until we "learn" the lesson.
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Up to that point, cars were a disposable item, because next year, there was something longer, lower, wider, and faster. All of a sudden, horsepower, at least according to DC and the insurance companies, became a dirty word, and the cars of that era were pretty gutless. This left people looking backward, at cars of the 70s as something to be bought up, restored, and preserved.