 " The radiation heating from the sun travels 93 million miles only to heat my black interior." |
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While driving my car during the long Siberian season, I only encountered the same three
or four vintage cars out in it. We would beep or signal to each other as long as the ice
on our windshields did not prevent eye contact. Now that it is spring, it seems you
can't toss a "dog dish" hubcap without hitting a classic car. I know, I know, practical
wisdom dictates that the fact that winter kills these cars, one should tuck them away
all cozy and warm. I do not want to sound bitter here, so I will say; if you bought it
and maintain it, then show it off whenever you like, man. But, the reason we created My Daily Driver.com is that we DRIVE these damn cars. I love the fact that with spring, everyone with a vintage car wants to come out and play. I love the fact that with spring, a passerby a can share their classic car story with me while I sit comfortably on my hood. I love the fact that with spring, the Scrub-a-Dub is no longer covered with a glacial coating. There are a lot of things to love about spring. Yeah, it's always the little things, isn't it? Prior to this tirade, I mentioned driving along and singing, "Let the sun shine, Let the sunshine in." Well, as the radiation heating from the sun travels 93 million miles only to heat my black interior, I am content. This is the first time I have been able to retract all four windows without massive supplemental warmth from the heater core. Since my car does not have "posts", the lines created with the windows down looks great. You know what I mean. So in retrospect, I suppose that driving my car all winter, they are of course getting longer, may have tainted my point of view. In this commonwealth, spring has only just arrived, so perhaps I need a bit of decompression. It won't be long until I am driving along in 95 degree summer swelter and fearing complete cooling system failure. For now, I will beep and wave at every classic, vintage or just plain old car and hope for a return recognition. "Let the sun shine, Let the sunshine in."  Send it to us! webmaster@mydailydriver.com |
