I wanted to reply to a lot of these heater posts. I picked this one because
Kevin is the only person other than a friend who has owned a Sabra.
If you guys can stand one more post on a serious note. Back in my youth I
winter drove an S1 Alpine up in Canuck-land where winter is winter. My
observations:
1) At any temp below -40 you needed 2 block heaters to have a chance at
starting.
2) The only way to make the interior 'toasty warm' was a VW gas heater. I
didn't have one but had friends who did, and some regretted it.
3) The design of the VW heater has been copied by terrorists who use it to
blow themselves up.
4) A 1940's Ford box heater fits about where the stock radio sits. It will
produce a lot of heat although you can't aim it at the windsheild or your
feet. Had one, worked best plumbed in parrellel to standard heater.
5) Sealing drafts helps more than any of the above.
6) The hardtop was no warmer than the soft.
In my old age (today at 52) my Alpine is in permanent 'restoration' and my
driver, a Minx convertable, decided to hibernate when the daily highs refused
to get above freezing.
Warmly
Al
61 Alpine
59 Minx
Kevin McLemore wrote:
> Paul -
>
> Sigh.. where *is* your sense of humour, mate?
>
> No, it is *not* my sale, and I am NOT promoting it - I am in *no* way
> connected to that eBay offering whatsoever. I just saw it, thought it was
> hilarious, given the brand name, description and the discussion here, and
> decided to (try) and give you all a giggle.
>
> And the bit about 'sealing the un-sealable' was strictly a tongue-in-cheek
> reference with how difficult our cars can sometimes be to work on and keep
> in good order... that's all. I have been working on LBC's since I was 16
> and I'm 47 now, so that's more than a few years of greasy hands and stubbed
> fingers. Since my first car (64 Sprite w/ a Judson) I have had in that time
> 12 more Spridgets, 2 Mini's, 2 Tigers, 2 TR-2000's, 2 Spitfires, a Turner
> 950S, Swallow Doretti, Sabra Sport, Elva Courier, Austin A-40 Farina and
> even an Austin Marina (ugh!), in addtion to my current brood, and I feel it
> is well within my purvue to say LBC's can indeed be a bit difficult that
> way.
>
> Gawd, now I understand why I *don't* post here more often.. I really did
> think everyone would consider that note to be wholly in jest...
>
> (l-a-r-g-e **SIGH**)
>
> -Kevin
>
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