Musclecars in Winter snow, salt and slush
 

It’s both amazing and unsettling to see them as regular cars, lol. Would love to see more.

BTDT....I remember it all too well, and would really prefer to forget it!

Here's my wife Marilee, our dog Cisco, and our 73 Z28 Camaro at the old farm property we were renting in the winter of 1974.

1966 GTO convertible with Rally I wheels.

This was taken in front of my friends house.

Kurt

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I drove this 427 Chevelle year around, rain, snow or shine.

March 1978, I'd only owned it a few months. It came from a dry climate in far western rural ND so the minimal I drove it in the winter didn't harm it much thankfully!
I always had a DD beater scavenged from the dealership back lot trades. - Bill W

Yeah, they were just daily transportation then. Who knew how things would change?

Back up in Wisconsin ...

Here are a couple pics of our L78 convertible courtesy of the original owner. He owned it for one year, put almost 40K miles on it and used it daily to travel to work locations all across Manitoba, Canada. He says he didn't like it much in the winter! Note the snow tires, and trailer hitch. Also, fog lights and front tires. Apparently he traded it off in 1971 on a large Chrysler product-A Newport or something. He can't remember the Chrysler much and says he has no pics. I've tried to attach a pic of when Vonnie and I took the car to his home a few years ago and took him for a spin but the site won't do it-file must be too large. I'll see if I can sort that out later. That was a great day when he got to see and go for a ride in his old car after almost 50 years!

BTW Bill, nice sled!

Pre-muscle car(s)

(there's one in the background, too)

K

Merry Christmas

K

Snow = yes.

Muscle = no.

K

Figured out how to resize the photos of the original owner of our convertible. He has a bad back and couldn't drive but very much enjoyed seeing his old car and going for a drive.
Oliver

My friend Bill Lange's butternut yellow '67 Z. Faded pic makes it look white.

I remember driving my '69 Corvette from University of Wisconsin to Chicago in the snow and sliding off Hwy 90 in a blizzard. A wrecker hauled me out and I was back on my way.
I had a pretty passenger in the car with me and the heater was not working in the car. She found another ride back after the Holidays.

My Chevelle was a daily driver from new until 1980, as well, but no pics from in the wintertime.

K

1968 Z28 vs AMC
 

I may have posted this clip before but Snow! is involved

BM
 

Original BM in the snow…

New car bought in winter. Survived to be restored:).

Demo day at the Simeone Auto Museum in Philadelphia. Dr. Simeone driving the '65 convertible.

My parent's house, circa December 1977. The day we brought my brother's newly purchased LA-built SS396 4-speed, home from purchasing it from Vinny Racalbuto in Orange, Connecticut. (I'll always remember that distinctive name).

My 16 year old brother got this "consolation prize" after I got accidentally got my 1969 Z11 Pace Car at age 14. We were a large family of 5 kids and my Dad could never remember who was who and what our ages were. So when I said I'd like to someday buy a Camaro with my saved up money from 14 years of birthdays (I was a frugal kid), he let me buy my Z11 for $2,700. We got it home and the first thing my Mom does is walk out in the driveway and confronts him. "YOU KNOW IT'S HIS OLDER BROTHER WHO JUST TURNED 16 THAT NEEDS A CAR. THIS ONE IS 14"

So my Dad immediately went out and found this S396 for my brother in the want ads in the New Haven Register and bought it for $3,500. I don't even think my brother chipped in any money either. Damn!

Winged Winter Wonder

Was your L78 convertible originally shadow gray with blue interior Oliver? I've never seen that combination before but have long wondered if there was one out there.

4.10's in a 12 bolt and a close ratio Muncie. Always got me home.

Drove a '64 Corvette with a block heater and snow tires and a '69 Swinger 340 with just snows.

Yes, it was. It is kind of unique-Shadow grey, blue vinyl bench, M21, power windows, power top and no ZL2. At some point we will do a "light" restoration but we drive it and want to keep doing so won't be doing a full resto anytime soon.

Wax,lotsa wax.....

Rarest muscle car in the snow that I've seen pictures of has to be the Hemi rag Challenger. Pics taken in Toronto many years ago (not by me).

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This Day 2 survivor L78 is in a friends collection since he pulled it out of that container a few years back. The "wax" was applied to preserve the paint before being put into storage way back when. - Bill W

Me digging out my 70 SS-350 Camaro in Colorado Springs in September 1984. It was a stock car when I bought it in 1980 and by '84 had repainted it and added a bunch of Z28 parts, (rear spoiler, rear bumper and added the stripes)....original parts were plentiful and cheap back then!

Here’s another hemi rag… shocked Steve didn’t post this yet!

Did this exercise help??:hmmm:

Some more from the trip home through the ice blizzard coming back from Wisconsin!

My old 67 Malibu 327/275hp. This photo is from about 1988, Stevens Pass, Washington.

This is a great post from our own "Prototype", Fred!



Click on the link and enjoy the pics! REAL Cobras in the snow....:eek2:



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