BRRR! Snowy 300

[Boomer]

True, I'm originally from northern New England just a couple hours or so south of Montreal, where winter is winter every year. But still - cold is cold, and the wind makes it that much nastier.

Was out with the good wife and offspring today 'playing' in the little bit of snow we got here in north central NC. Maybe 3 inches at most. Wandered over to take a look at the 300 stashed safely under the car port, only to discover that the wind had sprayed it pretty well with snow anyway. Not bad, but it looked interesting, like that spray-on snow we used on the windows for Christmas back when Christ was a corporal.

Here's a few shots of the old girl 'dusted up'. It looks so peaceful in these shots, you wouldn't know that it's just waiting for me to fix something else so it can *POUNCE*.

 

[Fury440]

Further north in Ontario this got fined for driving with a dirty windshield.

 

[live4theking]

You get caught driving like that in PA and it can cost you $1000.

 

[GregG48203]

It looks so peaceful in these shots, you wouldn't know that it's just waiting for me to fix something else so it can *POUNCE*.

I was expecting the most current pictures would show it with the lights on - permanently (re: bad switch). I think I would sweep the snow off; at least until I had the chance to chase down any potential water leaks into the interior.

 

[commando1]

Thats how my cars looked 50% of the year it seemed. Brrr. F%$# that S&$#

 

[Boomer]

That's one of the biggest drawbacks to living up north if you like old cars, trucks and such: a much more limited season to enjoy them, followed by 7-8 months of weather to work on them inside if you have a heated garage (or don't mind the cold). And of course you have to wait in the spring for a few good rain storms to clear the NaCl and CaCl2 off the highways.

I was expecting the most current pictures would show it with the lights on - permanently (re: bad switch). I think I would sweep the snow off; at least until I had the chance to chase down any potential water leaks into the interior.

Fortunately the snow was just dust, and it evaporated as it melted. Not a trace of water anywhere.
As to the light switch, I used an old injun trick: remove big, red cable from black +/- electron storage box. The *pounce* takes place when you hook it back up, and something new happens like the horn starts blowing, causing you to add a hood scoop to your car with your head. Fun stuff like that.

One thing is for sure - never a dull moment with this car!

 

[1978 NYB]

Big fines in Maryland too.

Plus those dumb asses are driving with their 4 way flashers on.....

 

[livininharrow]

Further north in Ontario this got fined for driving with a dirty windshield.

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I am thinking that was a joke guys.

 

[300rag]

I am thinking that was a joke guys.

Don't think so. I saw that on the evening news. Look at the cruiser behind it.

 

[livininharrow]

Don't think so. I saw that on the evening news. Look at the cruiser behind it.

nobody is that stupid. the car never left the parking lot. don't you think some of the snow would have blown off if the car was actually in motion. I am not buying this one sorry.

 

[300rag]

nobody is that stupid...

Well, maybe they are. From the Globe and Mail...

Ontario motorist pulled over while driving in a car covered in a foot of snow

Sure, everyone hates having to clear their cars of snow following a winter storm, but it’s a necessary evil.

However, apparently not so for one motorist in Brussels, Ont., on Tuesday.

Ontario Provincial Police pulled a driver over in Huron County who had barely cleared a third of the windshield.

"He (Sgt. Russell Nesbitt) was on patrol and saw the vehicle driving down one of the main streets," says OPP media correspondent Sgt. James Stanley. "The driver is an 80-year-old male, he was going out on an errand run. The excuse he gave: 'I'm kinda weak and old' so he didn't make the effort to brush off the other side of the window...It was essentially laziness."

The driver was fined $110 and charged with driving with no clear view - Section 74 subsection 1A of the Highway Traffic Act.

"As you can see by the photo it is dangerous to be driving around like that, you don't have a view," says Stanley adding that this is the worst he's seen of an obstructed view. "It's a hazard for everyone...He's lucky he wasn't involved in a collision."

Stanley says potentially there could be a case made for the charge of careless driving, but the officer made the call at the stop.

OPP posted the photo to Twitter late Tuesday with the goal of sending a message to all drivers. The tweet has since gone viral.

“Can’t make this stuff up,” wrote the OPP. “Driver charged today in Brussels actually driving like this.”

When you actually see that picture...it makes them (other drivers) more aware, more conscious of their safety," says Stanley. "(We) certainly don't want to embarrass anyone. It is a serious issue, when you are going to be driving in somewhat blizzard conditions you need to have your vehicle clear of snow, you have to be able to see."

Brussels is a town of about 1,100 people located about two hours west of Toronto.

It is unclear if the Nesbitt knew the elderly driver, but after writing the ticket he went out of his way to help the man and improve the safety of everyone in the town. Russell cleared all the snow off the car and let the man continue running his errands.