My winter time story comes from the sixties. I was in the mountains for a
weekend retreat with my car club. As the club left the mountains after the
weekend it was snowing and the roads were unpredictable. We all caravaned
down the mountain. The leader of the string of cars passed a slower car.
Everyone followed in suit. I went around the car as we came out of a curve.
The TR4A behind pulled out to pass before the next curve. As the TR4A pulled
along side of the slow car another car emerged from the upcoming curve in the
oncoming lane. I prepared myself to witness a head on collision. The TR4A
made the pass with the narrowest of margins believable. Later the TR4A driver
told me he wouldn't have made if he hadn't hit the overdrive switch at the
last moment.
Best regards,
Tom
> From: jimmuller@rcn.com
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:45:07 -0500
> Subject: [TR] ...and other wintertime stories
>
> N197TR4 wrote:
> > I have another snowtime story and parking...
>
> Interesting story. The Finest of Charles City must have been in a good
mood!
>
> One of my minor *unintentional* winter-in-a-sports-car episodes was this.
Driving my Fiat 124 Spider on a cold, damp but non-snowy night I coasted
sedately to a stop at a stoplight. Calmly the car's speed hit zero, and
within milliseconds calmly the car began sliding directly sideways down the
crown of the road. No warning, no control, no nuthin' but sideways movement
until both right wheels bumped lightly against the curb. If I'd wanted to be
parking there it would have been worth bragging about. Instead I was just
grateful the only thing to hit was the curb. I drove away very gingerly.
> --
> Jim Muller
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