Mine still warm under her cover for a few more weeks. 
spring thaw
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2015
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From: Catlett VA
spring thaw
With the weather in Northern VA getting almost warm enough to take my 68 BB convert out on the road, I fired it up after a couple months hibernating in the garage, just to hear it run. I sat there taking in the deep rumbling sound coming out the Flowmaster 40s for a couple minutes then turned the key off. It was then I noticed my exhaust sound had set off the car alarms of all the neighborhood Prius. 
Racer
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Meadville Pennsylvania
My insurance lay up expires on March 1st. I have been fighting the urge to start my hotrods and do some spring cleaning. The batteries are all charged and I am starting to put some noteworthy cruise dates in my phone calendar. March is a crap shoot in NW PA but I will be ready if that 60 and sunny forecast comes around.
Jerry
Jerry
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Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Virginia
I've done a few test drives in the '80. Perhaps Cars and Coffee this weekend if it isn't raining (no heat, no T-Tops, no carpet). The salt may be gone, but there is a LOT of gravel on the roads, at least in my part of Northern VA. With no sound insulation, that can get loud.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Glen Allen, VA
Wanted to get my 79 out over the weekend down here in the Richmond area, but didn't have time. I've found that I only put about 1600 miles on mine in the last year and I typically do about 2500 to 3000 per year. It will soon be time to get out and roll up some miles on it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: PHX AZ
spring fever!
With the weather in Northern VA getting almost warm enough to take my 68 BB convert out on the road, I fired it up after a couple months hibernating in the garage, just to hear it run. I sat there taking in the deep rumbling sound coming out the Flowmaster 40s for a couple minutes then turned the key off. It was then I noticed my exhaust sound had set off the car alarms of all the neighborhood Prius.
ER ah NOPE.....dirt driveway, sunk down to it's frame in the middle of the driveway. 3 hours later, 16 'blue words' got it back into the garage.
Hand on bible facing ST. Louis....STILL am pulling mud chunks out of that Frame! 35 years later!
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