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Old 11-27-2008, 08:08 AM
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You guys from SoCal, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida etc. don't count. I'm in Illinois. We have plenty of days when it is dry but cold. Even if we had a snow, once it melts and we have a rain to wash the salt residue off the road it should be OK.
Now, if I lived in Buffalo or someplace where there is always 3 feet of snow on the ground I wouldn't do it, but around here more often than not it is pretty clear.
I'll even have to avoid the rain for a while, considering my trunk drop offs are still "ventilated."
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Old 11-27-2008, 08:34 AM
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I'm in Massachusetts, and I'll drive mine anytime if the conditions are right. The main problem I have is that my street is very shaded and the snow/slush/salt sticks around long after the main roads are clear.
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Old 11-27-2008, 08:41 AM
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If there is no snow on the roads I will drive it all winter. First snow storm and it gets parked.

In 1993 I was driving my '69 in the snow because I know how to drive in the snow. I was at a light and a minivan couldn't stop and rearended me. I haven't driven a classic car in the snow since then.

I only worry about the other drivers.

We use sand on the roads here.
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If mine was drivable..... But we will drive my mom's 68 since the heater works great and it's fun to drive!
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Old 11-27-2008, 09:17 AM
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yes anytime.never alot of snow here for the most part unless ice then as 73 Sportroof said its the guy driving a $200 beater that cant drive anyways that scares me
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Old 11-27-2008, 10:11 AM
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why dont we count
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Old 11-27-2008, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Iskwezm
why dont we count
Uh, no snow and ice? Maybe we could ask the SoCal guys if they would still drive their classics if there was a chance of an earthquake? Oh wait, that's everyday, isn't it?
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Old 11-27-2008, 12:30 PM
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im in Illinois too, but she wont be on the road this winter. i dropped the car off at my dads warehouse so i can start my winter suspension/steering/brakes project.

but yeah last winter if it seemed that all the salt was washed off the roads i went out from time to time.
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I live in SoCal and drive mine all year, even in the winter. I also live in the mountains where we get snow and ice and have steep hills. With good performance snow rated tires, and a LSD/Locker type rear end, you should be fine. My 67 manages to get places around here that a lot of people in 4x4's can't. It's mostly in the tires and not having an open diff. A lot of 4x4 cars/trucks have open diffs, which is worthless as a screen door on a submarine. In stead of ending up with 1 spinning tire in the rear, you get one spinning in the rear, and another spinning in the front. Wooo.

Btw, with the tires I have the car does VERY well in heavy rain and ice storms.
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I took my plow off so I won't be driving mine.

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