Do you remember the first time that you drove in snow?

PILOON · Dec 22, 2021

In my teens we lived by a river and could drive onto the ice so I got a lot of practice without hitting anything or anybody.
We sure learned all about skid control.
Must admit that those practice sessions came in handy many a time.

Our fun thing was to rope a metal 'flying saucer' and whip the rider around trying to dump him.
Kind of a modern version of 'ski joring'.

coobie · Dec 22, 2021

Yes I do,1967 chevy impala SS with bias ply snow tires in the back and 500 lbs of sand in the trunk.Fun ride.

Oaktree · Dec 22, 2021

Don't really remember much about learning to drive in snow except that my parents lived halfway up a fairly steep hill and that you needed a good running start to make it up if the plow hadn't been by yet. This was mid-60s...rear wheel drive and bias ply tires.

One thing that does stand out in my mind though was coming down a somewhat winding hill (not our road) in an ice storm. Couldn't use brakes because that locked up the front wheels & couldn't steer. Ended up turning the engine off, putting it in 1st gear and feathering the clutch all the way down for just rear-wheel braking. Not a fun trip, but made it safely. I was 17 or 18 at the time.

dodge man · Dec 22, 2021

We had a 1977 Ford Granada, what a piece of crap. My dad put about 200 pounds of salt pellets in the trunk for weight. It helped but it rode low in the back so people were flashing their brights at him all the time. He took all the weight out of the back without telling me and I did a donut across 4 lanes one night going home from work. Luckily it was late at night with no traffic.

LouNY · Dec 22, 2021

I don't recall the first time as it would have been on tractors,
the first highway vehicle would have been the 59 Chevy C??? 6100??? 2 1/2 ton truck.
Going between farms and feeding heifers in the winter before I got my license.
Took my drivers test in a snow storm with a 64 Pontiac Wagon.

Citydude · Dec 22, 2021

Yes. It was slick. Just like every winter here.

mapper · Dec 22, 2021

First time must have been around 1968, my folks had a Greenbriar van (Corvair). One would assume that with the engine in the rear it would have handled ok in the snow, not true was one of the worst handling vehicles ever made. Folks lived at the end of a quarter mile driveway, first part flat second part about an 8% winding grade. Would not make it up that hill at all. Would go sideways about 1/3 of the way up.
My first car was a 1959 MGA roadster, never had a problem in the snow. Because the roof and windows leaked all of the time the seat cushions were damp most of the wet season, they were generally frozen when it was snowy. Always had a stack of old towels in the boot behind the seats to catch drips, and to sit on during the winter. Fun little car but not for those who wanted all the creature comforts.

deserteagle71 · Dec 22, 2021

50 years ago I lived in a tiny Nevada mining town that had no potable water. 9 wells served the town and mine - but the water came out of the ground hot and full of various minerals including arsenic. So everyone hauled their potable water from a spring at 7600 feet elevation in the mountains. I did that on my trusty Honda SL350 with a 5-gallon jug on the back. Needless to say, in the winter it was an interesting ride, especially after the ruts in the snow froze. But I was young then...if I crashed I'd laugh, pick myself and the bike up, and keep going. If I were to do that now I'd still be laying there in the snow.