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Winter Blues already

Well, I am officially all bummed out now!    I had to put the birds in storage this morning.  I really hate the fact that I have to do that.  I envy you guys sooooo much that get to keep yours in the driveway all year round.  I love my cars and love driving them.  But living in the middle of the rust belt like I do I'm afraid I have to do that.  I hate rust more than I hate being without them for a few months a year.  What makes it worse is they are stored off property so I can't even sneak a peak now and again at them.  Is it April yet????

Go Fast the first time.  The tickets the same.
86 Thunderbird 5.0.  All original good weather driver. Tbird Reg #53035
86 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather driver.  Tbird Reg # 58555
87 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather daily driver.  Tbird Reg # 64647

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Reply #1 –
Well, the tradeoff for snow belt salt is either old people and hurricanes, or liberal snobs and earthquakes.

I'll have the snow, relaxed gun laws, and simply go without my fun car for 4 months or so, LOL.

Oh, and GO ROYALS!
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #2 –
It's even worse when you have to put a car away for the winter that you're making payments on. The Mustang will be going into the garage after this weekend...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #3 –
I feel your pain. Mine will be going in storage probably this week or next. My storage building is about 20 miles away too, so I don't get to check on it very often.
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

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Reply #4 –
I'll be putting the Thunderbird away for the winter in a couple of weeks with the wife's Mustang following a week or two later. I usually put them away just before Thanksgiving as the first two weeks of November are usually pretty nice still. They just sit in the garage under car covers. They stay that wall till around the first of April or so. Unless late March is unusually warm and the snow/salt has been washed away. That hasn't been the case the last few winters and they have ended up staying in the garage till the second week of April.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #5 –
I can't imagine having to put cars in storage. I am glad to live in Oklahoma. Short winters, no salt on the roads.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;451948
I can't imagine having to put cars in storage. I am glad to live in Oklahoma. Short winters, no salt on the roads.

Brag it up.  :D

Go Fast the first time.  The tickets the same.
86 Thunderbird 5.0.  All original good weather driver. Tbird Reg #53035
86 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather driver.  Tbird Reg # 58555
87 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather daily driver.  Tbird Reg # 64647

Winter Blues already

Reply #7 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;451948
I can't imagine having to put cars in storage. I am glad to live in Oklahoma. Short winters, no salt on the roads.

But you probably get more hailstorms and falling trees that we do. Neener-neener-neener :mullet:
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: CoogarXR;451966
But you probably get more hailstorms and falling trees that we do. Neener-neener-neener :mullet:

LMAO, he's got us there, Vinnie.  Guess we'll have to post up some mid-January/February cruising pics...........(though I may get more snow/salt up here in Tulsa than Vinnie does down in Ardmore).....I still leave the cat in driving status, year round, just in case we have that perfect 75* day.......

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;451948
I can't imagine having to put cars in storage. I am glad to live in Oklahoma. Short winters, no salt on the roads.

At least it's not 125* here in the summer :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #10 –
And we don't get tornaders here
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: mo2872;451968
LMAO, he's got us there, Vinnie.  Guess we'll have to post up some mid-January/February cruising pics..........


Now that would just be cruel and unusual punishment.

Go Fast the first time.  The tickets the same.
86 Thunderbird 5.0.  All original good weather driver. Tbird Reg #53035
86 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather driver.  Tbird Reg # 58555
87 Thunderbird TC.  All original good weather daily driver.  Tbird Reg # 64647
 

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Reply #12 –
Down here in Southern Indiana the weather does get cooler but usually by December Paula's cougar goes in to a rental storage unit until the end of next March. My garage out our house is not large enough for storage of the cat.