Guest SalG (Sal Grenci) Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I know this depends a lot on geography. On Long Island it usually is the begining of November, with a few after the tree lightings in early December. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I like to run mine all year, as long as the roads are dry and not sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I used to got through a ritual every year in the first weekend in November, hooking up the float charger and fogging the engine, etc.. I've since learned that my Dynaflow, which used to lose 1/2-3/4 of a quart of tranny fluid every winter (I own a <span style="font-style: italic">lot</span> of drip pans!), doesn't lose a drop if I run the car up to temperature at least once every 3-4 weeks. I've already got the load of Sta-Bil in the gas. I'll be putting the cover on the Buick in the next few weeks, but it'll be coming off often enough that I don't really consider it "storage". It's more like "dry dock". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Since I transported the 1904 olds to my house from NJ I didn't bring it anyplace but drive it up & down my long driveway - too much traffic around here for me to take it out on the streets. I brought the car out in the driveway alot during the summer - to clean - work on the engine a bit & start it up. I'm lucky to have a 3 car garage - which is rare for around here - plus a long driveway. Dave - you got me thinking. The garages aren't heated - they are detached from the house. I'm curious - Any suggestions? if I should do something to the car? - engine etc.. to prepare it for sitting out there in the cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 i store my starting january 3, and pull it out and jan 4. (short winters in Arizona) <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Very Funny Peter! Look at it this way. You have to go so far for the snow and I just know you have to water those plants daily, the ones that don't look like Cacti. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Up here in Colorado, I just cover them and run them when there is no snow. I like driving my babies year round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novaman Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Mine don't ever "get put up" for the winter. Usally sits in the garage for the most part from early December to early March. During that time I might drive it into town if the roads are dry and salt and sand been washed off them. Just to charge the battery and lube up the seals so they quit leaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Some I drive year round,road conditions and my own "cold tolerance"permitting.Those few I do lay up are simply put on jackstands so the tires won't deform or "set" from sitting too long in one position,I drain the gastanks and run the cars dry for two reasons, modern unleaded with it's silly and unnecessary additives has no shelf life and so-called "stabilizers" can be a curse if too much is added.One of my clients used stabilizer in 3 of his cars,due to medical problems it was a full year before he attempted to drive them again.The gas/stabilizer mixture had turned to a gum-like consistency which required boiling out 2 gastanks and replacing a fuel line on a '32 Plymouth PA.Also keep antifreeze in them for another important reason to wit: Many old time collectors would drain the coolant dry,whether they used straight water or antifreeze.This is dangerous practice as it allows surface corrosion to occur once the water is drained and air is introduced, some of this surface rust coming loose when the car is driven and forming a mud which collects at the bottom of the water jacket and radiator, I have seen it time and time again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BruceW Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 We don't put away our 31 Ford really. Our region does some Christmas parades early in December and then we have our Icicle Run ( a breakfast tour) in February or March. During the time in between the Ford is parked in an unheated garage with antifreeze but not really winterized. The battery isn't even pulled out or placed on a trickle charger as I like to keep it ready to drive any time. The same battery I bought from WalMart 5 years ago still starts the car on the first try even though it sits in the cold during the winter with no additional charging.We have driven it on Christmas and New Years if the road conditions are not bad from excessive snow or ice. The Ford does not have a heater.. but it is still a tightly fit car, and a Model A Ford exhaust can produce a lot fo heat felt through the firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Heh Bruce, Does those WalMart guys carry authentic antique batteries now? I know you wouldn't use anything that would cost you points at the show. Oh, I know, you wrap it up and call it a cooler. Those cables coming out of the bottom are the water drainoffs, right? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 If you don't take the Christmas lights off the house you don't have to install them the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 If you don't wind your clock it will be accurate twice a day............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Away for the season?? There are no seasons in Virginia concerning driving the old cars. There's rainy days, snowy days, hot days, and for me, a lot of lazy days. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you don't wind your clock it will be accurate twice a day............ </div></div>Carleton, do you realize how many 45 and 50 year olds will read this post and will have never wound a clock in their lives? You've been listening to those Victrolas in your id photo too long! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48LCCOUPE Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 And if they're any younger, you can't tell them to turn the nut clockwise since all they know is digital or a flashing 12:00. Dave Hugo <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Just an inch and a half of black electrical tape cured that flashing 12:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 my fleet stays warm and dry in an old apartment complex garage that has four floors of 80 antique cars per floor in it.heat, water, electric, and ventilated, you can drive the car around inside the garage. We think of it as our club house, were someone is alwalys working on something. The retires are the day shift, then there's the after work people in the evenings, and sometimes the night owls working at 2am.Space runs about $140 a space.... The is cheap for NYC.I've worked is a cold garage, were you hands crack and the bloody knuckels dripping on the floor <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />To you who have "free" garage space, and have no room to run the creeper around because the lawn moer is in the way, this money is thought of as our "green fees" or club dues.Most guys just come by on the weekend to chit chat...You know what a open hood does..... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I put the Packard away yesterday. We have already had snow and below freezing temperatures so it's time. I work on it all winter though as I do have heat in the garage. Depending on the winter it doesn't come out usually before the 3rd weekend in May. Gas tank full, battery inside, engine fogged! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SalG (Sal Grenci) Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Tommy, You must be talking about the old Joe Macaluso place. Did you ever go to the xmas parties there. The first one I went to was interesting, a xmas parting in a parking gararge filled w/ old car, a hot buffet, music and drinks. Wow what a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Tommy, I've always wondered how many old cars (Pre 1940)were in New York City. About 20 years ago some local guys pulled a J Duesenberg out of Harlem, what have you found in NYC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 As you can see in the picture below, I never put mine away for the winter. If the roads are dry and sand free, I'm out. (yes that is ice all around me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I usually put mine away in early June and then pull it out when the first cold front comes through. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />Seriously, I drive mine more during the other 3 seasons then I do during the summer. Even with A/C it is just to hot and humid to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxops Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 My Electra usually just gets a startup once a week in the short Winter here, but I usually stop driving it on weekends by Thanksgiving until early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeSoto Frank Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Dave... one can never spend too much time listening to the Victrola (Even if it's an Edison or Columbia "Victrola"... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )....My '64 Plymouth Valiant ragtop never goes out in rainy weather (needs a new top !); my '41 De Soto stays in service year-round, but doesn't get driven when the roads are salty-crappy (most of November through March, here in NE Penna.).The "new" truck - 1972 Chevrolet C-10 also runs year-round, but I try to limit its use when the roads are lousy...BTW, I never had cold-weather starting issues with my 6-volt cars in winter; this includes several 1940's MoPars and a 1950 Chevy Fleetline that were all daily drivers during the '80s & early '90s.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Amphicar - Great picture!! Thx for sharing that <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />Brrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48LCCOUPE Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Seasons <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> what's seasons?? Dave Hugo Floriduh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Seasons? they're for cookery! Thyme, Oregano,Basil, Chili,Cilantro etc.Got a big 'ol Gravely for snow removal {150' driveway} and a fifth of vodka to "help the process" as they say............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeSoto Frank Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Crabby,"T"head Gravely ? Blade or sno-blower?I have a mint 1964 Gravely LI with the snoblower...too big for my little city keep, but I keep it tucked in the garage, just in case we get "a big one"...Thank goodness for the electric start option! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48LCCOUPE Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 snoblower, snowblower, <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> what's a snowblower? or snow? Dave Hugo Floriduh (chad? whats a hanging chad?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanK Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Here in southeastern Wisconsin most of the cars get put away in November or December. We like to garage our everyday cars in the winter, so our two collectors get put into storage starting in December. We usually bring them home again around May 1st, weather permitting. (We can still get snow that late in the year here.)Some of our members have enough space at home or "easy out" storage situations. They're the ones who drive for the local Christmas and St Patrick's Day parades.Vern was glad the convertible was home yesterday. It was over 80 degrees and sunny. Today we're back to upper 50s and overcast. So much for Indian summer.Jan K.Wis Region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 sal,i don't know the complete history of this garage, but I was told it had antique cars in it in the 1970's. then they got kicked out because of all the motor oil getting poured down the drains.A general contractor had the lease for sevral years and used it for a equipment warehouse. The complex did not like having all the commerical traffic thru their streets, and they signed a new lease with Peter Horiwitiz, who past away three years ago...The complex now runs that lease.I was told that they found a guy dead under his car. A heart attack, when no one was around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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