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12-08-2017, 10:01 PM | #1 |
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Model A's in the snow
This is how the weather was in N. GA today and I just couldn't resist taking a few pictures
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Very nice photo, that car is beautiful. Is that a hemlock in the background?
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My A's in Snow!
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Model A in the snow is fun.
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12-09-2017, 12:59 PM | #8 |
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Beautiful picture! My A stays high and dry in the shed come wintertime. First thing they do here in MN is lay down a heavy layer of salt. In looking at your pics I see how slushy the snow is on the ground, here the ground is froze solid so the snow stays hard on the ground/roads. Drive on it for a bit here and it turns to slick ice. That's why the salt is needed. I hate it, but understand its necessary. Most vehicles are starting to show serious rust in 5 to 7 years. I'm looking forward to buying an aluminum F150 some day. No more rust! My brother's $60,000 Chev Denali pickup rusted through the cab corners and over the rear wheels in 5 years from new. He had to have the frame reinforced too due to rust. The Chev steel is the most susceptible.
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Here is our 1931 68B on the 2016 New Years tour 1-1-2016
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12-09-2017, 05:36 PM | #11 |
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Aluminum doesn't "rust", but it sure as hell will corrode.
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12-09-2017, 06:03 PM | #12 |
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Yes, and very quickly in salt. Just ask any boater.
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12-09-2017, 08:48 PM | #13 |
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I found another model A in the snow photo. My doodlebug in a snow drift after the blizzard of 1978.
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Purchase day in the snow.
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My wife was freaked out that day, we drove over the hill in puyallup on fruitland ( I think that was part of the grand tour for the 1914 National meet.) There were a few inches of snow, and she was worried because her grandmother had died in an twenties car after sliding into the ditch on a snowy road over by Pullman wa. Also did you see the pitting on the bright work of mike T’s cabby? They must have put something down on the route he drove. It was a fun day.
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Great photos. We had a small dusting of snow today here in Georgia but it was gone quickly. Thanks for sharing.
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Here in N.GA we had 5" but on the Weather Channel this morning they said some parts of GA got 10". I am located in the foothills so it was probably in the N.E. GA mountains.
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Old photo of my car
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North Wales. Snow stops play.
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I'm as fascinated by the snow as the cars! I see Model As on the road here but never snow. Keep 'em coming.
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About 12 years ago. |
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Took mine out on a beer run today... 22° outside and we got a couple inches of snow earlier...
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12-11-2017, 04:22 PM | #25 |
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Melbourne is south.
It does usually snow at the top of low mountains about 40 km east of Melbourne during winter. Although nothing as spectacular as driving on the coast road from LA to Frisco and driving thru snow and seeing the beach below. |
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The yearbook editor had me and some friends pose this shot in front of the school.
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We bought a new Ford and a new Chevy pickup trucks for the local Phone Co. about 5 years ago. Within 4 years the Chevy was popping out, rusting in the lower cab corners. Heck even the wheel wells were just plain paint no undercoating. How cheap. Driving on gravel roads ya wanna guess how long that paint stayed on? The Ford is fine no problems at all. The Chevy frame is also giving out, totally rusted and the local body shop guy (die hard GM) said that is a major problem with GM and Toyota trucks, said they have cheap cheap frames. He bought a Ford for a flat bed tow truck he said the Chevy is too 'weak' and won't tow the mark that they make for a bad truck to haul cars on. |
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Here is my addition to the collection:
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I love the pictures...Keep them coming
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That's a great picture. My Model A stays in the garage until Spring. The only exception is if there's a relatively mild Winter day. In that case I'll bring it out for a short drive.
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Oregon snow fall.
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I used my 1928 Woody Huckster in the snow for a Christmas Card a few years back. Christmas time makes one sentimental and I wish I had never sold it. Merry Christmas to the new owner and I hope they enjoy it..... Owning 3 other A's helps the pain some what. |
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"Over the bridge and through the woods to granny's house we go." Attached are some snow pictures of my 28 phaeton taken on Thanksgiving morning several years ago. Nobody wanted to go out with me for a ride that morning. As a matter of fact these pictures were taken about 5 miles from house and my tire marks were the only ones on the road in this area.
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[QUOTE=BILL WILLIAMSON;1563229]Be sure to use SKINNY tires in the SNOW!!!
Back in 1968 my rancher neighbor in Northern Colorado bought a brand new Ford 1/2 ton PU, brought it home and installed a set of model A wheels, wrapped a chain around through the spokes. He said 4x4's weren't needed and this was all he needed to feed cattle in deep snow. He lamented the fact that he no longer had a Model A flatbed to feed with as he claimed that was the best thing short of a wagon pulled by a team of Belgians |
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heya Frank55A, that's way too close to get to that cold lake for my comfort. I'm sure you knew your distances, but that was brave man!! BEAUTIFUL Phaeton!!
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12-15-2017, 09:45 PM | #44 |
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One of the first times this car saw snow in 50 years
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Where I live, I only remember snow twice - once in the early 60's and once about 1987 or 1988. At that, the snow was probably gone by about 9:00 am. So unfortunately, there won't be any pictures of my Model A in the snow, but I can drive the car all year long. I do enjoy seeing the pictures of the cars in the snow. Enjoy them wherever you are!
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Rare snow event in South Carolina. My 1930 standard coupe.
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12-19-2017, 09:46 AM | #48 |
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Nice...Must have been the same snow event we had in GA.
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Today in S.E. Washington.
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