Great day for a drive

[Jim Brierley]

Got up with the sun yesterday, changed the quick change gears to 3.04 in the speedster. Waved to the hot-air balloonist that had just got off the ground across the creek as I pulled out of the drive. Headed North to the Corona airport for a cruise-in, (free of course, I am a bit tight). Had the cruizer special breakfast, 2 eggs on an English muffin, 2 strips of thick delicious bacon and a glass of OJ, for 3 bucks! Bought $5 worth of 50/50 tix, won a tool kit, bottle of wine and the 50/50! Should have gone directly to Vegas but continued on to Monrovia for a 4 ever 4 meeting and some good chow at Chuck Sharpe's place. Won the drawing that drivers of bangers get in too! Got home around 3:30, just in time for a nap! The jaunt was about 180 miles (speedo way off because of the QC rear), I added 10 gallons of regular and had about 2 more in the tank when I got home than I had left with! It was a bit cool in the am but with a good jacket (El Mirage 200 mph Club), a wool cap with a leather bombers cap over that and fur (expensive jackrabbit) gloves it was really good. Sure glad I live on the left coast where we can drive our A's all year!

[30 A coupe]

Hi Jim,

I wish I could have been there!!!!!!!!!! Here in Belgium it's raining again and last week we had lots of snow

Eddy

[Clydes 31 P/U]

Jim, Feel sorry for you not being able to experience the joy of waking up to 50mph wind, snow and freezing temps.......enjoyed your story though Clyde

[Pilotdave]

Mmmmm.... raining and 32* here...ice on the ground. A will stay inside today!

[Jim Brierley]

Is ice on the road that slippery stuff? Not familiar with it? See you in a couple of months Eddy!

[van Dyck]

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Jim, never heard of tire chains? That's what they had to use in the "good" ole days in the northern states and Canada.

[George, Iowa]

Jim you brought nice warm thoughts to the forum. Thanks

[brokenspoke]

Sounds like fun....I'm trying to sort out my Halibrand QC ..having trouble finding a coupler for drive shaft

[Jack '29 Sport Coupe]

A great reason to live in California, indeed! I lived there for 20 years, so understand
the comment. Of course, living in Florida these days, I would have understood the
comment----regardless. It gets a tad breezy where I lived in Santa Barbara
County, but not bad because in those days I drove a '30 tudor. Your speedster sounds like a blast.

Jack

[John LaVoy]

Jim, the left coast is the place to be! Sounds like a great run. Today I'm off to look at a 31 chasis for my next project. I ordered the roadster pickup body and bed from Brookville, and the Miller overhead you recommended.

[Aerocraft]

It is a great day for a drive! Negative wind chill, roads closed to wimpy cars, and we are out and about with our Roadster here in Illinois. The dense air makes more horsepower. For those of you that can't take cold weather, here is how real enthusiasts enjoy their Model A. The chains on the tires make the A unstoppable! Gar Williams

[Ted]

Never drove with chains on. Bet there is a lot of road noise with the chains.

[Jim Brierley]

To Broken Spoke, If you need a 6-spline coupler, try your local tractor dealer, it is a common item.
About tire chains, I have actually used them, in Germany. I was there when the wall went up in '61.

[Aerocraft]

The chains are noisy and not made for driving on bare roads. They wear out very quickly on dry pavement, especially at speeds over a crawl. When I first drove with these chains on my Coupe, all that was used on snow and ice was sand and cinders. The less traveled roads remained snow covered for most of the winter until a thaw occurred. Gar Williams

[30 A coupe]

Yes Jim, looking forward seeing you guys again next March in sunny California and Arizona

Eddy

[Brad in Germany]

Got lots of snow coming down here in Germany as well.

Here is an original photo of the Swedish version of fun, in a Speedsters, in the snow:



Nice looking Speedster they're driving!

Fordially,
Brad in snowy Germany

[Ron/IA]

Brad - Do you know what year that picture was taken?

[Brad in Germany]

Ron,

Yes, the photo was taken in 1932 and supposedly shows Mas Harry during the Grand Prix Rämen in Hedemora, Sweden.

There is a video of the 1933 Grand Prix Rämen on YouTube with lots of Model A's shown racing in the snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgg8yf3suBc


....those crazy Swedes!

Fordially,
Brad in Germany

[Jim Brierley]

That was a great video! Cool comes to mind but that would be a bit of a pun! I noticed this was before seat belts.

[Richard Redmond]

I really like the photos of Gar's car with chains. Are these specially made up to fit, or can one get them fairly easily off-the shelf'? - I would love a set!

Richard