Out and about...

[Dave F.]

...in Seattle today.

[Dave F.]

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[Dave F.]

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[Dave F.]

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[Roy B.]

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Dave

It's great to see that you enjoy driving your Corvette which is the reason to have one. Been to Seattle many time and was caught in the snow coming back to Ca. In my 55 Corvette.

[Brian M.]

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Where are the towels inside the car?

[Gordon Peterson #4961]

GOOD FOR YOU, Dave!!

Hey, I don't do rain. But I've been out in my '63 (as some have seen here) numerous times since Christmas up here in the snowy Northeast. A lot of folks don't understand that 1) there are days in winter when the conditions could not be better for a drive 2) like us, these old machines need exercise and 3) unless you live in the sun belt, winter storage is a slow death for a car, wrought with many nasty things.

There, I've vented, and I feel better.

So, Dave, I seem to have missed your Performance Verification pic!!

Pete

[Dave F.]

Re: GOOD FOR YOU, Dave!!

"So, Dave, I seem to have missed your Performance Verification pic!!"

I'm new around here and don't understand the vernacular. What does that mean?

-Dave

[Dave F.]

Re: GOOD FOR YOU, Dave!!

I don't do rain on purpose, but around here, you have to take a chance if you want to get out. There were only three dry days in January this year! I'm hoping February is better.

-Dave

p.s. It wasn't raining when I left.

[Tom Merkel]

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Dave - Loved it. Nice job. Good for you.

Tom

[Doug Flaten]

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LOL So true Brian!

Because I am still up at work and bored, I am going to take a stab that you either were not in 4th gear doing 3000 rpm @ 50 mph, or you have a 4.56 rear axle.

[Dave F.]

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I don't get the towel thing either. There was no water in the car. Am I missing a joke here? I hate being the newbie.

It has a 4.11 rear axle. I may well have been in 4th. I don't remember. I was too busy trying to figure out how the heck to take a picture of both the interior and the outside view. I do know that in 4th gear I can get up to about 75-80 mph before I'm really Jonesin' for another gear.

-Dave

[Brian M.]

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If your's has no leaks it's the only one.

[Dave F.]

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I'm sure mine's no different than others. It's probably because I haven't really driven it in rain for an extended period of time. Todays rain was only for about 10 minutes. One other time I did get some water on the rear deck lid, but that is because my hardtop plexiglass is not seated correctly (I hope to get that fixed soon).

I do carry a towel in the glove compartment, but today the only thing I used it for was to get bird s**t off the car. Damn birds.

-Dave

[Dan Pepper]

I was driving along Alki beach the same day...

Recognize your flight plan: N. on 99, over the viaduct and onto Western Ave. I usually make that loop from/back to W. Seattle just to get up to highway speeds for a few minutes beore I nose 'em (66BB, 69SB) back into the garage. Always have to dodge rain squalls this time of year - or not sweat gettin' wet.