Thread: Went to a really great cruise night--150Km away

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I really don't drive that much at night--like I say "now an official Old Fart" with an early bed time. If I plan on anymore night excursions, I think I will pick up a set of 7" halogens to fit in the KingBee housings.---Brian

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

I really don't drive that much at night--like I say "now an official Old Fart" with an early bed time. If I plan on anymore night excursions, I think I will pick up a set of 7" halogens to fit in the KingBee housings.---Brian

Funny how the temp drops when the sun goes down, huh?? I went to a show one January, and it was nice all day, but as the night went on the temp dropped real quick and got down to about 45. In Florida 45 is like minus 45. I did the same thing, put on my leather jacket, and started home. I was shaking so bad from the cold that I couldn't hold the gas pedal down, and the tires kept doing little chirps from my foot shaking up and down. When I got home I left a trail of clothes from the garage to the bathroom, where I filled the tub with hot water and soaked until I thawed out.

Sounds like you had a fun time though, and you are doing what cars were built to do...........DRIVE !! BTW, you are right, the halogen bulbs are lots better.

Don

Don wrote:

In Florida 45 is like minus 45.

I know that feeling well. We go to Florida frequently and even though I live in Pennsylvania, I can honestly say that I have never experience cold as I have in Florida.

Several years ago, we drove from Tampa to Old Town for the Saturday nite cruise. It was the Saturday after Christmas that year, and we were joined by other family and friends, all expecting to have good time. But as the night went on it got colder and by the time we left at about 10 pm, it was a chilly 29 degrees. The car I was driving, a 39 Ford, had no heat, plus to make it worse it had a solid aluminum steering wheel. I had a heavy coat, gloves and knit cap and was still cold. Kept hearing a strange sound from the rear and it turned out to be my nephew's teeth chattering.

At a gas stop, he and my daughter got out of our car and got in his father's (heated) car for the rest of the journey. We laugh about it now and refer to it as the 1st Frost Bite Run. We've made the run several times since, but that was the coldest. I love Florida, but the cold down there goes right to your bones.

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

I really don't drive that much at night--like I say "now an official Old Fart" with an early bed time. If I plan on anymore night excursions, I think I will pick up a set of 7" halogens to fit in the KingBee housings.---Brian

Sounds like you had a great trip Brian. I have a set of Halogens in the Studebaker and they work great, really light up the road. Since I still have my 50+ year old windshield with the associated scratches and pits, having good lights is a must. I recommend them.

Pat