The Ford Barn

Tom Wesenberg · 11-02-2015, 06:11 PM

Every state has it's drawbacks, gut the south and southwest sure would be nice for at least the 6 months of winter. The dry southwest should be the kindest for our cars. Tomorrow morning I'll see if the rusty tank strap bolts will come out of my Olds so I can repair or replace the rusted fuel lines on my gas tank sender. Life would be much better if it wasn't for man's folly of ethanol and road salt. South Dakota only started using road salt in the 80's and my insurance agent told me it was pushed through by the insurance companies. Used to find a lot of nice old rust free cars in South Dakota, but not anymore. Model A's were plentiful until the late 60's. My uncle said most of them went to California.

11-02-2015, 06:11 PM	#20
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Road Salt Still Doing Damage After 20 Years Every state has it's drawbacks, gut the south and southwest sure would be nice for at least the 6 months of winter. The dry southwest should be the kindest for our cars. Tomorrow morning I'll see if the rusty tank strap bolts will come out of my Olds so I can repair or replace the rusted fuel lines on my gas tank sender. Life would be much better if it wasn't for man's folly of ethanol and road salt. South Dakota only started using road salt in the 80's and my insurance agent told me it was pushed through by the insurance companies. Used to find a lot of nice old rust free cars in South Dakota, but not anymore. Model A's were plentiful until the late 60's. My uncle said most of them went to California.