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stingraymaniac 11-25-2012 05:59 AM

Bought mine in december and drove it home,worked great but that was the last time it was out in the snow :)

longbros 11-25-2012 11:11 AM


Originally Posted by qwank (Post 1582404507)
If all those cars are in the driveway, I can only imagine what you have in the garage

In the garage, was a 1915 Hudson 6-40 Touring car and a 1925 Model T Coupe, so everything else lived outside.

desue 11-25-2012 12:26 PM

We don't get a whole lot of snow here, so when we do, we are all like kids that have to go out and play in it. I would definitely play in the snow in my vette! Cautiously of course!

maxmachz 11-25-2012 03:50 PM

We had early snow here, last year, before I could get it into storage. When the roads were dry I got it there immediatley!

Now I waited too long again! Same deal. I really like driving it in the fall, no bugs to clean off!

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...z/DSC01898.jpg

Hezzy 01-09-2014 10:56 AM

I just bought this 76 and had to drive 400 km back to Halifax.
blizzard caught me. this was feb 2007??

[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...0203070948.jpg[/IMG]

vettebuyer6369 01-09-2014 12:43 PM

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From 1984: :willy:

929nitro 01-09-2014 01:02 PM

As mentioned if you know how to drive you can. All my cars are real wheel drive 75 vette, 92 camaro conv and 07 saturn sky redline. All have been driven in the snow at some time.

cor66vette 01-09-2014 03:08 PM


Originally Posted by AdamMeh (Post 1582322613)

Found this while looking for a Arizona photo - that looks like FUN. :willy: Hmmm... need to figure out what road that is and plan a day trip.

http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.90473...x550,075,f.jpg

" ,,, a shot taken over Arizona. Captured at around 9,000 ft from a Cessna on an air tour from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon in March 2007. This road hacked into the desert hills above Phoenix has left a permanent scar seen from a small plane at just under 9000 ft . The red has to do with the iron deposits in the ground.
Location: Arizona, USA"

http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasi...na-desert-road

kwplot34 01-09-2014 03:57 PM


Originally Posted by CQRT (Post 1582323090)
Maybe 89 . . .Wickenburg to Prescott ?

Check out prescott to jerome.

m and t's77 01-09-2014 05:26 PM

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h7...ps02911511.jpg

Picture of yours truly taken around '69-'70 perhaps.No idea whose car it was but it does have snow tires on it.Also still got the wooden sled.:D

Darcane 01-09-2014 06:40 PM

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Yup, I drove it in the snow. Quite fun too.

First pic is snowed an inch or two, then switched to freezing rain which made for pretty nasty conditions. Passed several 4WD vehicles that were in the ditch on the way into work.

persuader 01-09-2014 07:52 PM

Drive my vette in the snow? Never! That is what the Avalanche is for.
It can't run now anyway wit no engine it.:D

Mod75 01-09-2014 09:45 PM

First three years this was my driver, no problems with snow/ice.
Wife also drove it in the snow.

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p.../Vetinsnow.jpg

Blame 01-09-2014 09:48 PM

I got lucky and was born in Florida. No snow and great sunny drives year round.

Korevette 01-10-2014 02:07 AM

The last time I checked these Corvettes are not made of "Cotton Candy", they will not melt in rain, sleet, snow or ice.

As I looked underneath the under carriage of my 1976 Corvette it has been driven in winter. Big deal, North America has snow. Do your drive your Corvette 12 months of the year? Who cares. If it is not rotting through the frame and body mounts you have no issues IMHO.

Rain is inevitable. I always laughed at car owner clowns that said the car was "never driven in rain" H'mm. I have been caught out in the rain just walking down the street, I am sure they had a bit farther to drive to put the Vette away in a safe haven before it dissolved.

Back to reality, do what you can to protect your investment. It can all come down to a simple tarp or a full blown storage facility. Protect your investment and it will pay you back 10 fold.

briankeery 01-10-2014 08:40 AM

Never seen snow huh?????? :rofl:

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...SnowVettes.jpg

Darcane 01-10-2014 02:18 PM


Originally Posted by Korevette (Post 1585878672)
Back to reality, do what you can to protect your investment. It can all come down to a simple tarp or a full blown storage facility. Protect your investment and it will pay you back 10 fold.

I think I'd rather it sat in the elements than have a tarp on it... My current Vette has no clear coat over most of the car because it sat outside under a car cover for a few years. The car cover wore the clear right off.

gcusmano74 01-10-2014 04:41 PM


Originally Posted by Korevette (Post 1585878672)
The last time I checked these Corvettes are not made of "Cotton Candy", they will not melt in rain, sleet, snow or ice.

As I looked underneath the under carriage of my 1976 Corvette it has been driven in winter. Big deal, North America has snow. Do your drive your Corvette 12 months of the year? Who cares. If it is not rotting through the frame and body mounts you have no issues IMHO.

Rain is inevitable. I always laughed at car owner clowns that said the car was "never driven in rain" H'mm. I have been caught out in the rain just walking down the street, I am sure they had a bit farther to drive to put the Vette away in a safe haven before it dissolved.

Back to reality, do what you can to protect your investment. It can all come down to a simple tarp or a full blown storage facility. Protect your investment and it will pay you back 10 fold.

:iagree:

Yes. You should never own something that is just too precious to use. When that is the case, then, IT owns YOU.

CanadaGrant 01-11-2014 01:16 PM

I'm in Trail BC Canada. Here is a pic of my 79 sideways.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ps1e527b5c.jpg

My first Corvette was a 1969 and that was in 1970. It was my only car so I drove it to work every day. It was a 427 with an auto and with 4 studded snow tires it would go through almost anything. C3's are actually really good in snow.
:cheers:

Red Vert 02 01-11-2014 02:58 PM


Originally Posted by briankeery (Post 1585879528)

That's a great picture. When my new '74 Coupe showed up at Humphrey Chevrolet in Evanston IL in early March 1974 the drivers window was open about 4 inches. The interior had a nice coating of snow. It sat in the body shop with the T-Tops off for 5 days drying out the interior. It was a daily driver and was fine in snow.


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