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nkaminar · 12-01-2023, 10:53 AM

I used to drive my completely stock Model A coupe all over California in the 1960's. But that was 60 years ago.

I am visiting in the San Francisco Bay area and drive my wife to work on the 101. Traffic is 75 mph and people drive faster than that, much faster, and weave in and out of traffic. I would never drive my old coupe on this road today.

I have a friend who lives here and we are going to do a Toys for Tots tour tomorrow (Saturday) in his Tudor. He knows the roads and which ones to take and how to avoid the crazies out there, but it is not stock and has turn indicators and additional mirrors and other safety things.

12-01-2023, 10:53 AM	#19
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,926	Re: Poll Re Driving Original Model "A" I used to drive my completely stock Model A coupe all over California in the 1960's. But that was 60 years ago. I am visiting in the San Francisco Bay area and drive my wife to work on the 101. Traffic is 75 mph and people drive faster than that, much faster, and weave in and out of traffic. I would never drive my old coupe on this road today. I have a friend who lives here and we are going to do a Toys for Tots tour tomorrow (Saturday) in his Tudor. He knows the roads and which ones to take and how to avoid the crazies out there, but it is not stock and has turn indicators and additional mirrors and other safety things. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.