Winter storage PROS/CONS

[Tom M.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

Pull in the garage, wipe it off, disconnect the battery, if its warm I put the top up…not this year. Toss a cover over it and that’s it until April.
Thats been my storage system for years. Sometimes I take the gas out to use in the generator when power goes out.

Todays road brine is so destructive that I now hose my truck undersides with Fluid Film or some equivalent every fall. No plans to do that to the ‘69.

[Terry M.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

At French Lick we had a lively discussion on just this topic in a session Tom McGowan and I presented entitled "Preservation and Maintenance." Various people covered exactly the points made in this thread. We reached no conclusion, but I do think some points and their rational enlightened some of the people there, just as I am sure it has here. That is the point of learning, isn't it?

[Wayne M.]

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Tom, I couldn't resist asking where in the USA you're based as the spelling of our last name is the same and quite rare. Best. Wayne Mackie

[Leif A.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

Tom, I couldn't resist asking where in the USA you're based as the spelling of our last name is the same and quite rare. Best. Wayne Mackie

Wayne,
According to Tom's profile, he's your next door neighbor. Your in Massachusetts and he's in Rhode Island.

[Thomas B.]

[Dan D.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

How to Store a Vintage Automobile.pdf
Folks, I wrote a PDF white paper last year on how to properly store vintage cars. I didn't get much feedback from other members, so I figured the paper was acceptable.

There is varied opinions on how to store a car, so use this document as a guide and do what you are comfortable with.

I re-attached the document here.

Dan


How to Store a Vintage Automobile.pdf

[Anthony C.]

[Jim L.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

A body in motion stays in motion . Merry Christmas to all

By any chance, was your grandfather's last name "Newton"?

[Anthony C.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

No 😂 why is that

[Jim L.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

No  why is that

It was a poor attempt at humor.

Sir Isaac Newton's first law of motion states that a body in motion will stay in motion [unless acted on by a force].

Sound familiar?

[Anthony C.]

[Larry E.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

Depends on where and what type of storage you have. eg.> Heated/Non Heated; Concrete Floor that is sealed somehow. eg. By concrete sealer or covered with outdoor carpet? Any any rate I have stored my cars for over
25 years the same way. (Non-Heated building/Concrete covered with outdoor carpet) In Illinois with yearly temps
with various outdoor temps from 105 to -10 Degrees.

Stored with straight Av-Gas (Will not gum up for years)/Take battery out/ Put in Omni Bag with "Dry-Z-Air" white
pellets that draw ALL MOISTURE OUT. I have done this for years with no problems. I have stored cars for over
3 years with no problems. Basically your car comes out of the bag exactly the same shape as it was put in.
Of Course this is JMHO>Thanks-Larry

[Anthony C.]

Re: Winter storage PROS/CONS

Was interested in opinions on the mechanical part by not starting the car .more than the storage part .