att!speedy!gerry says:
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> A friend of mine who has a early Midget with the erect-a-set top, drives
> all year round with no top and uses a tonneau instead, even during the
> coldest weather. I would not recommend it, because at anything above
> 10-20 mph, the cold wind whips around the back of your head and neck.
I don't recommend this practice either. My father-in-law, a former
SOL'er from the early '60s to the early 70's (Sprite, Alpine, Tiger),
told me when I bought my car that driving with the top down in cold
weather can contribute to a condition known as Bell's palsy. Apparently
this is a condition in which the facial muscles become partially
paralyzed, similar to Sylvester Stallone.
Now about my father-in-law. He was one of the lucky ones in that he
bought all his cars brand new. However, unlike some of us, he owned
only one British car at a time. In fact he sold his Tiger to a former
co-worker who still lives in town and drives it to work when the weather
is good (he's a professor at the local university).
Needless to say, I'm prepared to go into some serious hock to get my
hands on that piece of family history.
(I tried posting this a couple of months ago, the last time this subject
came up, but I never received it back from Alliant, so I assumed it
didn't make it to the list. If it did, and this is a repeat, my
apologies.)
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