At 3:04 PM -0500 12/6/02, Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
>List,
>
>Not that I would ever dream of doing this today but Fred's last post on the
>snow storm yesterday here in the northeast got me to thinkin'......many moons
>(geez, like over 30 years ago - that's a lot of moons) when I used my
>faithful '58 TR3A to commute daily to college, I fitted a set of Firestone
>Town & Country snow tires with studs to the rear wire wheels. With a couple
>of cinder blocks in the boot, it ran pretty well in the snow as long as the
>snow didn't get too much deeper than the ground clearance. Heck, with my
>overdrive, I seemed to have unlimited gear choice combinations to get
>launched from a snowy stop.....of course back in those days, (other than
>jeeps and full size 4wd trucks), the VW bug and Corvairs were champions of
>the snow......
>
>chip
Yep, back when I was young and didn't know any better, my A-H Sprite was
unbeatable in the snow. Funny how time changes your perspective...
Phil Barnes
Cortland, NY
peb3@cornell.edu
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