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Old 10-20-2017, 09:38 AM
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May they enjoy their rest for the winter. Or get excited about having things fix for spring use!
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May they enjoy their rest for the winter. Or get excited about having things fix for spring use!

Not there yet...we still have an Indian Summer around here. I do have offsite storage that I use and swap between the 73 and C5. Dec-March the C3 typically gets stored. Forecast for this weekend is driving w no tops!
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I can relate.
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What is this winter you speak of? Storing Corvette?

I am confused.
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Originally Posted by crawfish333
What is this winter you speak of? Storing Corvette?

I am confused.
I am with you crawfish333, here we only have to worry if it gets in the 40's, too cold to go to the car show on friday nights. It does get pretty cold in Ft. Worth, i was born there, lived there all my life up until 1999, moved to Fl.
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Yes, sometimes in Jauary we get a snow fall or 2 and or an ice storm. This past year we actually had no winter. We always have a nice spring though. Heat is pretty tough in the summers though.

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I am with you crawfish333, here we only have to worry if it gets in the 40's, too cold to go to the car show on friday nights. It does get pretty cold in Ft. Worth, i was born there, lived there all my life up until 1999, moved to Fl.
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Nothing is getting stored this winter- I have a list of projects, starting with a rear gear change and moving forward.
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I live in Las Vegas so the weather is just getting nice!
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We get enough clear, sunny days in the winter in Seattle that my '71 doesn't winter. I just put the top down, crank up the heat and bundle up.
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This is the first week since spring it's been cool enough to enjoy mine during the daytime. Sorry for you guys who deal with road salt and snow all winter.
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Originally Posted by crawfish333
What is this winter you speak of? Storing Corvette?

I am confused.
Originally Posted by C376FL
I am with you crawfish333, here we only have to worry if it gets in the 40's, too cold to go to the car show on friday nights. It does get pretty cold in Ft. Worth, i was born there, lived there all my life up until 1999, moved to Fl.
When it dips below 70 degrees, we throw blankets on the bed and kick the furnace on!
Actually, working in the garage is better in the winter, when is isn`t so blazing hot in there!
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What’s snow?
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Originally Posted by C376FL
I am with you crawfish333, here we only have to worry if it gets in the 40's, too cold to go to the car show on friday nights. It does get pretty cold in Ft. Worth, i was born there, lived there all my life up until 1999, moved to Fl.
So....basically.....we both hide our cars for a couple days once or twice a year.

Then.....when the hurricane is gone we drive them again!

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It is almost that time.
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
So....basically.....we both hide our cars for a couple days once or twice a year.

Then.....when the hurricane is gone we drive them again!

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Yesterday was a warm 73 degree day here in MN. Went for a very nice drive. The last couple weeks were great but it's going to be colder looking into next week.

Washed it thinking it's going to be too cold next week. It's going into the shop so I can clean the bottom. We had a crazy amount of grass hoppers this year.

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Originally Posted by doorgunner
So....basically.....we both hide our cars for a couple days once or twice a year.

Then.....when the hurricane is gone we drive them again!



Mines been resting comfortably since I got it !

Maybe one day I'll have to take it out for a spin somewhere other than the parking lot !

Won't matter to me if it's hot or cold , raining or snowing !

Well, maybe not raining or snowing!
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Yea, I'm doing the project rearranging this weekend. Getting things set up for plans of Winter projects in the garage. Have to do that before the multi-feet of snow restricts movement of anything around the property. Next spring is the new pole barn so I don't have to do any of this anymore. Then all that is required is a snow blown path to the toy box!

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Originally Posted by crawfish333
What is this winter you speak of? Storing Corvette?

I am confused.
Exactly. Daily driver here. The only think I have to do for winter is put my hard top on.


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