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judow

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I drove Agatha in the snow. Took her out of the house garage, brought her over to the garagemajal and drove her onto the lift. She is now ready to have her parts removed (brake drums and rims - all four) and ready to have surgery at the Hendrix Wire Wheel Hospital. Her parts will be travelling via UPS or FedEx, not determined yet. We're expecting her parts returned with her new Vredestein tires and all surgery completed.

P.S. The snow was only about 2 inches and she had no problem. Stop laughing guys, this was a really big deal for me.

 
judow said:

P.S. The snow was only about 2 inches and she had no problem.

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Too scary for me. No way I would chance it. They again, being southern, the only way we can handle ice is if it's in a Dixie cup.
 
Well done. I'm very proud of you. :smile:
 
kellysguy said:
I don't know whether to be proud or mad. :jester:
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Depends if there was road salt involved. No salt, no problem.

Nothing wrong with driving them in the snow. For reference, here's a pic of my grandmother with the '54 MG-TD that belonged to her friend and eventual second husband, taken in March of '72.

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Look at the pic, it's actually snowing in it! BCF snow doesn't seem to stick though.:friendly_wink:
 
Pure snow, no salt/sand. Actually she didn't even hesitate, just gritted her teeth, I mean tires, and she was good to go. Don't think I'd drive in anything deeper with the minimal clearance she has. I avoid anything over 4", speed bumps, road crowns or snow.

P.S. I'm curious - any comment on the Lexus SC? Just looking. Not planning on getting rid of anything but thinking it might be a nice 'luxury' sport.
 
All my MGBs were daily drivers "up north", never really got stuck in snow, but the salt did real damage. One of the primary reasons we left to come here.
 
Last year (before I bought my house) my spitfire lived in Dad's garage during the warm months and my grandpa's barn over winter. I didn't get the time to move it from the garage to the barn before the snow hit. Had to move the car because dad wanted to get his car inside so on a very snowy day I went to move the spit. 6" of snow and still snowing that day and all uphill to get to the barn. took 5 tries to get up that hill as the back end kept wanting to step out of line... NEVER again.
 
Western Pennsylvania winters and terrain were an 'inconvenience' in the MG but it never had to be towed or rescued. I kept a set of chains in the boot, used them only once. The tires of choice were Semperit M&S at the time.
 
I had a Spitfire as a daily driver in the UK, likewise an MGB. Drove them both in the snow. The Spit was a challenge uphill, but with low power and skinny tires LBCs are actually better in snow than most people expect. Fit snow tires and you have no issues, ground clearance notwithstanding.
 
Steve said:
I had a Spitfire as a daily driver in the UK, likewise an MGB. Drove them both in the snow. The Spit was a challenge uphill, but with low power and skinny tires LBCs are actually better in snow than most people expect. Fit snow tires and you have no issues, ground clearance notwithstanding.
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I spent several years in Great Falls, Montana. When the wife and I were first married, our only car for a few years was a 77 Spitfire. Drove it in all kinds of weather conditions. The one thing I remember most about that great little car was how quickly the interior would heat up on a cold sub-zero morning. Of course, like most cars in that part of the country, we had a plug heater in the engine and kept it plugged in at night.
 
New snow adventure: Parked the Impala on new year's eve and hadn't touched it until this morning... Woke up to 4 deg and an Impala that won't start. Got the Spit started and backed it through 18" of snow to where the jumper cables would reach. Spit would not go back into the garage so I pushed it in with the now running Impala... Still somehow got to work on time.
 
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