Don't under estimate these cars the salt will ruin them but the
snow doesn't bother them. I drove TR3's 12 months out of the year for many
years and never got stuck in the snow. Yes there is a little snow in
Buffalo too.
...Art
On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, Phil Vanner wrote:
> Oh, If only it were possible here!
> My car is from Southern California (stll has the "Burbank Sportscar Centre"
> badge) and is rustless enough that last night may well be the only snow it
> has seen in it's 36 years, but it wouldn't take many Minnesota winters to
> reduce it to a pile of parts. Even if I were hardy enough to endure
> sidescreens at 30 below zero (Farenheit); the road salt and sand, ice ruts,
> monster potholes, slithering autos, and multiple feet of snow both
> underfoot and obstructing vision at intersections would seriously reduce
> the life expectancy of my little Midge.
>
> At 30 below the long empty stretches of midwest roads and the Lucas
> electrics might reduce the life expectancy of the driver. (Even with a cell
> phone; last year there was a couple in S. Dakota that waited a whole day
> for the county to come find them in a Snow Cat after giving directions on
> the cell. They finally used radio triangulation to locate them.)
>
> Phil Vanner
> ----------
> > From: Steven Tritle <stritle@epix.net>
> > To: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
> > Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: First Flakes
> > Date: Tuesday, October 14, 1997 9:37 AM
> >
> > Phil Vanner wrote:
> > >
> > > Yesterday defied the meteorologists and the afternoon was sunny and
> cool. I
> > > had a hectic, typically Monday, day at work, and as I drove home all I
> > > could think of was how nice it would be to take the Midget out for a
> drive.
> > > The MG season was coming to a close,
> >
> > The MG season doenn't come to a close for me. I drive my TD year round,
> > but the car has never seen rain or snow or road salt.
> > Too much fun to put the car away. I got it to use it!
> >
> > Steve
> > 52 TD
>
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