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Old 11-28-2017, 10:16 PM   #1
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The title should say,Am I alone in cruising my car in the wintertime?
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Old 11-28-2017, 11:00 PM   #2
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I drive mine in the winter but only if there's no salt on the road. Once the DOT starts using salt my "A" goes into hybernation until spring. If you drive when it is very cold I recommend using a thermostat in the cooling system. I don't have a manifold heater so I put on the gloves and heavy clothing instead.
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Old 11-29-2017, 06:42 AM   #3
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I'm in Mich and I drive it to the coffee shop every chance I get. I do stay away from the salt as much as I can. It's a town sedan with the manifold heater and it is nice in there. My coldest drive was in 14 deg weather. It's hard to hurt a model A. If it was a show car, I guess it would stay put most of the time. No fun.
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Old 11-29-2017, 07:37 AM   #4
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Hey Michael. I'm across the river in Mississippi. I drive all year in my model A. I haven't driven on ice, but we only get ice two times a year. Gloves and layers of clothes are the norm in my cabin.

Lowest temp in the last ten years 10 F. Warmest 115 F. Humidity is the bane of my environment.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:02 AM   #5
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I drive mine all year. Our club meets every Wednesday for lunch, unofficially. I try and drive mine every week, unless it is snowing too badly.
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Old 11-29-2017, 12:33 PM   #6
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I drive old cars all year because there's no snow in this part of So Cal. It's one of the very few perks of So Cal though...
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Old 11-29-2017, 12:37 PM   #7
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I drive old cars all year because there's no snow in this part of So Cal. It's one of the very few perks of So Cal though...
The weather is all we have left. I'm waiting for Jerry Brown to enact a weather tax.
After 70 years in SoCal, I'm looking very seriously at Waco, TX
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Hey, that's why we live down south...
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:38 AM   #9
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I love snow, when I can see it on top of the surrounding mountains. All year driver in Tucson area.
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I'm still using mine but getting close to putting it away. They use to much salt here.
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Old 11-30-2017, 11:36 AM   #11
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Snow can't stop my A. Years ago the club went to visit the town of Levenworth, WA over the mountains from the Seattle area. After the event ended three of us went home over Stevens pass through the snow flurries and packed snow. The rest went down to Snoqualmie. A couple of us did circles in the parking lot at the ski area just for fun. We got home hours before the rest. Seems like everyone else thought the other route was safer and clear. It wasn't the snow that stopped them but all the traffic from those afraid of a little snow. I also have a set of era chains under my seat just in case (haven't used them yet)......
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Old 11-30-2017, 12:02 PM   #12
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My A stays in a heated garage. We get 200+ inches of snow here in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and they use lots of salt on the roads.
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Old 11-30-2017, 12:26 PM   #13
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Also I drive mine all winter long when the roads are dry. Had the 29 Roadster out yesterday. Very warm here in Delaware for this time of the year, low 60s. Attached is a winter picture of my 28 Phaeton a couple years ago, not so warm that day but sunny.
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Old 11-30-2017, 12:43 PM   #14
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What colour is your 28 phaeton ???. It does look good, I have the same car and it does need a repaint ,just thinking .

John in very cold,snow showers Suffolk County England .
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What colour is your 28 phaeton ???. It does look good, I have the same car and it does need a repaint ,just thinking .

John in very cold,snow showers Suffolk County England .
The body is Dawn Gray, belt is Gunmetal Blue, and strip is French Gray per the Judging Standards these are correct for a 28 Phaeton.
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Thank you Frank it does look very good .

John in same place same weather .
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