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Okay, it's not a Porsche, but let me make a point.
My C4S is sitting in my garage under a cover with a battery tender attached! Frankly I feel a little sheepish. Now it was a day with no snow forecast and the roads are mostly dry, but come on it's a 50+ year old car that he threw his skis in the back of and drove on roads covered in sand. Impressive. I looked closely and this isn't a "driver" level E, the paint was perfect and the interior immaculate.
Maybe next year I'll install a set of snows and drive my C4S some. I'll need a ski rack though, I'm not maneuvering skis inside.
I have my doubts about the wisdom of driving the E-Type on winter roads if they are salted. My ex drove a new Austin Healy 3000 as her DD in New Jersey in 1966. Rust bubbles were visible in less then a year. I eventually ended up with the car, had rust damage repaired after a fashion regularly, but finally sold it after the frame rails were partially eaten away.
Salted roads often quickly led to serious rust problems in cars, particularly British cars, built before qalvanized steel was commonly used. Rust in the unit body construction E-type would be even worse to deal with than the body on frame Healy.
Pre-galvanized Porsches, pre-1974 I think, were just as vulnerable. The saying in the late 60's was that after a Porsche was exposed to snow and salt and garaged, you could actually hear the rust progressing if you listened carefully.
I have many fond memories of my father and I driving to Alta in his Tangerine 1973.5 911T (skis in the rear rack over the engine lid!) back in the late 70s. Snow tires and we were good to go.
That car did ultimately have *a lot* of rust remediation prior to its untimely demise due to collision in the mid 80's - but the $$ spent doesn't compare to the memories created.
That brings back memories. My father's friend had a 64 E type. My father got to drive it for a couple of days.
Man I was hooked on sports cars after that. Loved all the switches and the wood steering wheel.
They should retro that body style, still looks great.
Just such a beautiful car. Iconic like few others.
I presently drive a C63 all year through rain, sleet, snow and ice. About to make the move to a 911. Eager to see how a little RWD coupe does in comparison to my huge in comparison, sedan.
I also admire the E-type owner's insouciance, but if there's any salt on the road he's asking for trouble. There are steel body panels on that Jaguar that are completely unfinished. No galvanizing, no E-coat, no primer, no paint, no nothing. They won't last long in a corrosive environment.
My 2017 C4S is outside in work lot, with SottoZero2’s. The car is an amazing winter tool! I did touring laps at corvette museum track, and had an amazing time (winter tires were shocking good).
01-23-2018, 05:08 PM
Best Ski Car Ever!
