I drive my cars regularly. Like every day regularly. Up until the time I put a Russ Potter carburetor on the car and Coil Dr. coils they were hard to start.
Not anymore. My starter-less ‘13 starts on the third pull, regardless of temperature.
We had a late first snow this year. This morning was the first. I had to drive my daughter to the Santa Claus parade which was pretty close, a few miles, so I took the 13 touring car. It’s got relatively new Firestone tires on it, so I was surprised when taking off from a stop the wheel spun a little. What was even more surprising was braking. I wasn’t going faster that 15 mph and didn’t brake hard but it started to come around on me, almost at 45 degrees.
I got home safely, but don’t think I’ll venture out again very soon on snow covered roads. Since I got home they salted so I’m grounded until spring…
Barry Loucks
Drove the Model T in the snow today.
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Barry Loucks
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Herb Iffrig
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
Snow chains might be an option.
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varmint
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
I have snow chains for a different antique, but they do not protect the car from salt 
Vern (Vieux Carre)
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Moxie26
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
Aww geez Barry, I was hoping to see some pictures of your ride in the snow.
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Barry Loucks
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
I didn’t drive in salt.
Chains? That would have made it worse. The snow was only an inch deep.
Sorry no pictures.
Chains? That would have made it worse. The snow was only an inch deep.
Sorry no pictures.
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mbowen
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
Scenes from the Polar Bear Tour that was held in conjunction with the MTFCI Annual Meeting in southwest Ohio this past January. The tour started at Ron’s Machine shop in Shandon, OH and covered 65 miles, about the first 1/3 of which the snow was still falling. That’s Bonnie, my ‘24 touring on the sidewalk in front of the Packard Museum in downtown Dayton, and in the hotel parking lot in Miamisburg.
Miles
1924 Touring “Bonnie”
1925 Express Wagon “Clyde”
1924 Touring “Bonnie”
1925 Express Wagon “Clyde”
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TXGOAT2
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
Putting four to six 50 pound sand bags in the rear floorboard would greatly improve traction. It's best to keep the wheels turning when braking. Locking a wheel can pack the tire tread with compacted snow and prevent the tire from contacting the road, allowing you to literally slide along on snowshoes. This is very likely to happen on a light cover of wet snow over wet pavement. Wheel spinning rarely accomplishes anything beyond getting the tires nice and wet, which makes them even slicker.
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KWTownsend
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
Driving a Model T in the snow is the most fun ever!
: ^ )
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jelenbaas
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
Posted this about 11 years ago. Still fun to watch.
http://www.magisto.com/album/video/eXl4DQYARAkfDnIFBQ
http://www.magisto.com/album/video/eXl4DQYARAkfDnIFBQ
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Steve Jelf
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Re: Drove the Model T in the snow today.
I haven't driven a T in snow very often, but here's one occasion when I did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZIGCyp8u8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZIGCyp8u8
The inevitable often happens.
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring