Hot Rods Are you able to Drive your hot rod or Custom year round?

Yes, as long as there is anti freeze in the cooling system, a heater/defroster that works, and studded snow tires are mounted & installed.

 

I keep my cars licensed all year and they all have heat/defrost. Parts of the winter here in Upstate, NY can be messy with the salt they put on the roads. A good rain can clean the roads and give us some clear days during the winter to take a little ride. Sometimes they just like to come out of the barn and idle in the fresh air.

 

Wouldn't know it, hardly ever see a hot rod out in the winter, very few of us die hards around here.

Show up for ROMEO breakfast 2nd Wed or breakfast at Mick's 4th Wed and you will see plenty of Albuquerque hot rods!

 

I'll take mine out on occasion over winter if we get some nice weather.

 

The streets are drivable a lot of winter days here in Omaha. But the liquid chloride they spray on the road is certain death on an old car. So I drive my old van for the cruel months.

 

Probably could on occasion, but don't. Winterized and hibernating Nov-April. Wish I could do the same.

 

Year round yes. But never if its raining or snowing. I always check the Doppler Radar, before leaving the house.{ Slicks} lol. Our first snow today. I have heat and A/C. so the wife will go with me. lol Ron

 

When I moved from Montana to Kingman , AZ I sent an email to my buds saying I could drive my roadster 360 days a year . One of me smartass buddies ask about the other 5 days my answer was I'm usually out of town.

 

I had my 49 F 1 out the last day of Dec. The temp dropped and we have a bit of snow now but it will hit 50 any day now & the truck will get back on the road.

 

Here in Nebraska ya just never know what the weather will be like from one day to the next. It has been cold as all get out for the last week with a skiff of snow. Next week they say it will be in the high 40's and may-be even hit 50. If it does I will get one out and go for a ride....I went for a ride in the coupe a couple days before Christmas last month.....

 

Living in Las Vegas my48Merc gets driven regularly. Keep the wiper blades under the seat during monsoon season.

 

I drove my 27 rpu for a few winters but because my temperature gauge didn't move, I stopped because I couldn't even get the engine warm enough to open the thermostat, and I didn't even have a fan on the hemi.

 

Ahhh, an amendment to the above ...... nothing is leaving the garage this weekend.

 

We put about 300 miles on the 34 at Christmas but have 7 inches of snow now and I don't think I'll put snow tires on it this year!

 

That's a nice car Steve,are you going to drive it to the Chili Fest at Alan's? HRP

 

Good news up here, the rain is back. It's pouring out and the snow is melting quickly. Weather man says the warmer weather is coming back, and if it stops raining i will be out putting around.
The cabin fever was starting to get to me.

 

North end of the KMS Tools parking lot?

 

I dive my two Year around , but not in Rain nor Snow , both have No heat .
32 with Flatty ,30 race motor

 

Only if it has ac

 

In Vegas , don't temp fall below 50?
12 deg hear Now !!!

 

54 right now watch out trying to drive a black car in the summer though

 

Pacific storms often bring 45-65 MPH wind gusts, and sideways rain. That can make some funky driving of any car, but driving a rod or custom is possible.

 

Yes !!! Black on Black Not enjoyable as I've gotten older

 

It was a cold ride, but I took Rita for a hot lap around Vancouver yesterday.

 

No it's the Langley Muni parking lot. Next to Sea to Sky Indian Motorcycle dealer in the background in Murrayville.

 

Oh, i forgot, it's still raining, yay! Washing all the snow away.

 

Sure can. No snow here.

 

Yep. Huge p.i.t.a! As I've got older I question myself more why I'm here. We've got a lot of snow this year and it's been pretty cold too. And when it snows, even if it is only a 1/2" the wind blows it into big hard drifts that make travel difficult. Pulling any parts off parts cars is difficult as they are all snowed in or snowed over. And retrieving any more old cars is impossible once the ground frost comes in hard....you can tear a car apart that has been sitting in the ground for years. Ground frost here went 10-12' deep a couple years ago. No bugs etc at all though once winter hits here. I've spent more time fixing and running my tractor and snowblower clearing my yard this year than ever. And that's time I should have been in my shop working on something enjoyable.
Drive an old vehicle year round here? I likely could if really wanted to be a real die hard, but often times driving my d.d. 4x4 isn't even fun or comfortable. ....the suspension and seats etc get VERY stiff at the Temps we get down to.

 

Before I moved here to Kingman people always told me "If it snows and you sleep too late you'll miss it".

 

Danny, I sure plan on it if the snow will get out of here !