Caught in the rain

[BrianCT]

Had to drive about 10 miles at 40mph in heavy showers. Got home and was able to dry the interior , mostly the back seat with one towel . Thank you Henry Ford for a great design. Yes ,I do have side curtains but never carry them with me.

[paul2748]

Had a similar situation with a Model A roadster. - Heavy rain but a lot more miles. Got very little water inside.

[RalphG]

I got caught in the rain on the way home from a car show last year too with the 52 Merc. That was the time i found out the vacuum windshield wipers were not working. Just a disconnected hose.

[ford38v8]

Out West, we call that stuff liquid sunshine. It'll run rivers in the gutters for 5 minutes then go dry as a bone.

[mercman from oz]

Glad that you were able to arrive home safely after being caught in a downpour.

[1931 flamingo]

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I got caught in the same rain going thru Hartford.


Paul in CT

[BoxCar Tom]

Good to hear so many are actually out driving their old Fords. Even in the rain. I got caught in it as well just driving 4 miles to my remote garage. Running the dehumidifier ever since.

[Ronnieroadster]

Been caught in the rain many times topless but I discovered if I drive faster than the rain drops are falling my wife and I can stay dry. Red lights of course become a problem but at times we have been able to just luck out getting all green lights
Ronnieroadster

[38 coupe]

The most fun you can have with a driver is to drive it. I got caught in the rain up near Baraboo Wisconsin a couple summers back, my first experience with rain in an open car with no side windows. Like everyone else I found the front seat stayed dry if I just kept moving. I put a tarp over the front seat when we stopped for the circus museum.

[DavidG]

Kind of easy to forget the fundamental risk differences between drying out a body loaded with both structural and non-structural wood as in this instance and one made completely of steel.

[38 coupe]

True, my car is almost completely steel, I think there is a bit of wood in the front seat and top bows, nothing more. I forget how much wood is in a 32-36? open car, almost all of the structure is wood, yes / no?

[DavidG]

'32s phaetons and roadsters are basically all steel except for belt rail where the backs of the tops attach. The '32 cabriolets and convertible sedans have even less. The vulnerable ones are the '33-'36 phaetons and roadsters have structural wood in the cowl and the doors' structure is entirely wood. The backs of the '33-'36 phaetons' front seats have wooden structures and the rear belt rail on the phaetons is arguably structure given its size.

[Ray in La Mesa]

I used to drive in the rain with no problems in my '28 roadster p/u but not any more, there are too many IDIOTS out there aiming at me!

[RalphG]

Even an all steel car like my 52 Merc I don't want to get wet. Water gets into many places where it can take days to dry out. Mix in with a bit of road dust takes even longer. This promotes rust. I never pressure wash this car. Just hand wash with a shammy and easy on the water. Preliminary clean up is done with high pressure air compressor and long air wand to get the dust out from all the traps. Last summer was the first time in 9 years that the car had been in the rain.