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Nov 29, 2016 | 09:27 PM

jrdestar

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That was my 72, 40 years ago stored out behind the barn. Nowadays my 73 vert. sleeps in a heated garage .

Nov 29, 2016 | 10:17 PM

Dirty Dalton

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Caught out in the Blizzard of 78!

Nov 29, 2016 | 10:18 PM

Sunstroked

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Lol, my 73 Camaro used to sit outside under a cover during the MI winters. Until I did a restoration and bought a home with a garage.

Nov 29, 2016 | 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jrdestar

That was my 72, 40 years ago stored out behind the barn. Nowadays my 73 vert. sleeps in a heated garage .

Times change and it sounds like for the better.

Nov 29, 2016 | 11:42 PM

cobrachuck

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Ed where do you live that looks like my house in Ohio in 1978 blizzard.

Nov 30, 2016 | 08:22 AM

Alan 71

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Hi Ed,
Now THAT'S what DRIFTING is!!!!!
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Alan

Nov 30, 2016 | 08:32 AM

jrdestar

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Caught out in the Blizzard of 78!

Hi Ed,
Even in Greenbay we don't get snow like that anymore!

Nov 30, 2016 | 08:55 AM

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From: Some days your the dog and some days your the hydrant.

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The fun starts getting them dug out!

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Nov 30, 2016 | 10:54 AM

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Nov 30, 2016 | 01:05 PM

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resdoggie

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Were you late, after digging her out. to get to cruise night?

Nov 30, 2016 | 03:52 PM

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Richard Daugird

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Wow, I have shorts and flip flops on today. Even ran the A/C in my truck this morning on the way to work...

Nov 30, 2016 | 04:05 PM

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Wow, I have shorts and flip flops on today. Even ran the A/C in my truck this morning on the way to work...

Nov 30, 2016 | 04:32 PM

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Dirty Dalton

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Hi Ed,
Even in Greenbay we don't get snow like that anymore!

LOL, we, mostly, don't either but:

A snow bank 20 ish feet deep (street to hydrant) and over 6' high. (By snowplow) This was 2014, a spectacular winter. Last Winter, nothing.

Nov 30, 2016 | 06:40 PM

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How many vehicles are in this pic?

Nov 30, 2016 | 07:10 PM

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I was driving a '71 Challenger in 1978 the day of The Blizzard. I actually called in sick and when I woke up later in the day the snow was a couple inches from the roofline of the Challenger sitting in the driveway. And my Dad had gotten stuck on Rte 128 outside Boston. Ugh.

Yesterday I took the '69 for a drive seeing how it was 57 and very sunny. It was so friggen cold I pretty much turned around in 5 minutes, washed the car, parked it in the corner of the garage with the battery cut off and put it to bed for the winter. Goodnight, 2016.

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Nov 30, 2016 | 08:00 PM

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C3 and C4 ready for winter naps!

Nov 30, 2016 | 11:01 PM

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jrdestar,
hi neighbor
that's a beautiful car

Dec 1, 2016 | 12:56 AM

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Richard Daugird

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So funny, I look forward to winter so I can drive an old classic with broken A/C!

Dec 1, 2016 | 08:22 AM

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jrdestar,
hi neighbor
that's a beautiful car

Thanks JR73, I was only 19 and had a blast with it, but then a wife , baby became a priority and my first corvette became a house. But I still got the pictures.