Leave it in the rain?

Jim Baskin can you tell me the color of your car.?My coupe is this color and for the life of me i dont know its color.Thanks Ray
 
Funny how the guys from the states where it never rains or snows say to leave it outside. I drive the wheels off mine, but do not leave them in the rain or snow on purpose.
 
2manycars said:
Funny how the guys from the states where it never rains or snows say to leave it outside. I drive the wheels off mine, but do not leave them in the rain or snow on purpose.
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For me it has nothing to do with the state I live in, even if I was back in Washington where I grew up mine would be outside. I have one inside parking spot and that belongs to the wifes car for hauling the kids around. My A is just another car, yes it is 80 years old, and yes I have to order most parts, but it doesn't get special treatment.

If I had an extra inside parking space I would definitly use it for the A, but it doesn't worry me that I don't.
 
FWIW:

I keep all my vehicles & equpment inside & out of the weather. Old or new they last longer and look better when well protected from the elements. I would only drive my A in the rain, if I were caught out in it.
 
I keep my Model As in my heated garage but I don't worry about a little rain if I'm on a club tour. When I get home I dry it and blow out all the tight places. I also show them once or twice a year which gives me the insentive to clean and detail them really well.
 
Mines a every day driver not just on sunny days or on tours but to and from work and (for work) other day I went and pucked up a bed full of graviel to fill in pot holes at work. I do just about anything with her, you name it and hell if she gets a little beat up and ill just tear her down to the frame and do her over again. so i dont realy see why leaving her out in the new england weathers a big deal. Maby the crome will rust Buy stainless.
 
Mine stays outside whether it wants to or not. I aint got a garage to put her in. Other than having to wash and wipe her every weekend its really not that bad. I also bought a very expensive car cover for her so that probably helps. As far as theft goes... I dare someone to even get near my Tudor without one of my 5 retired neighbors feeding them buck shot. LOL My neighbors love my A!!!!
 
Jim Baskin III Pa. said:
3 new vehicles set outside,4 old vehicles sit inside.
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Ditto -But I still use mine whatever the weather . In fact they are my work vehicle at least twice a week. They where made for the rain as well as sunny weather I reckon you ain't lived until you've driven a Model A in pouring rain with a vacuum wiper that doesn't really work -Karl
 
I keep mine in a garage except on overnight trips.

It's been in rain storms, hail storms (Madison 2004 anyone?), and snow. Its been driven in below freezing temps and when the mercury is pushing 90+.

All good fun and another story to tell later.

-Tim
 
mine is a daily driver , everyday . i drive it in the rain . i do keep it in the garage when not driving as just a few blocks away are flaky peeps ! ......... steve
 
my 53 ford sits outside because i dont have a garage. if i had a garage my model a project and my 53 would be inside. my dads model a's sit in the garage. the restored one has not left the garage in 5 or 6 years, what a waste. the hot rod he drives almost everyday.
 
I wish I had a picture of my A when I had to pile it up with snow in my driveway. There was no other place to put the A or the snow. Maybe this year I'll take a picture.
 
Took my Tudor to its first car show last Saturday a real pretty day but came a downpour about midday this was the first time being in the rain since restoration I was so worried about the new top leaking all on the new interior but what the hell it is a driver so that is what I plan to with it when I get some of the "new" problems fixed. But I was relieved no leaks in the car! But when not driving it it is in the new 20x48 garage that I just completed for all my toys, Hit and Miss Engines and now the Tudor A.
 
I live in Oregon. It rains. A lot. If I didn't drive my A in the rain, I would almost never drive it. So I drive it in the rain, but I store it in a dry garage. I've had my sedan for 49 years, and refurbed it in 1980. The paint and top still look like they did in 1980, and that is due, I think, to always having it stored inside. But I've had more damage from bugs than from moisture.
 
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