Thread: New to Hot Rods

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John I live down in the Sierra Vista/Ft Huachuca area (about 25 miles from Tombstone). It's usually a bit cooler down here in the summer (but that also holds true in the winter )

The car scene in AZ is really pretty diversified and as Jay mentioned is something that is a year around thing with cruises, runs and racing and shows. There is a lot of beautiful country to drive thru all over the state.

Everybody has their own ideas on how they want to enjoy it, but if you’re going to drive a lot be prepared for some occasional extremes besides the summer heat. We get the occasional snow fall (yes even once in a great while in Phoenix), and some pretty good rain storms during the monsoon season.

I’m going to throw a couple things out just for consideration when you go looking for a rod. I know the roadster guys will throw stones at me, but personally I prefer my closed vehicles (sedans) for most driving.....I have a pretty bare bones Harley when I want to be out in the weather LOL.

First of course is AC. Summer time in Phoenix can be brutal, and with all the concrete and pavement in the area to hold in the heat even driving around at 1AM can feel like being in an oven. (as I mentioned earlier between the heat and the stop and go traffic the cooling and fuel systems definitely get put to the test).

The summer storms (with the occasional hail) can come up very quickly and in a lot of places there “ain’t nothin for miles and miles but miles and miles” . Having something with at least a canvas top is a good thing.

We also have some pretty long stretches interstate and secondary roads where gas stations are pretty spread out, so having a decent fuel capacity is a good thing (and cruise control on some of those stretches is also pretty nice).

All and all I think you enjoy it out here a lot.