I perhaps have already mentioned that a well known Swedish saying goes something like this “There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing!”. After all the years I have lived here I’m finally beginning to agree. With a ski hat and goggles, gloves, scarf and nice thick jacket I have driven at +3 oC not including wind chill, which at 80km/h is probably quit high. If it’s only cold we’re talking about then I’m all for going lower but yesterday it was a test of both cold as well as rain. Kevin was over from the UK for two days and as it was he who re-planted the idea of building a kit car of course I had to take him for a spin! What happened yesterday?
Arrived home wet and cold, ready for a pizza and couple of pints!
It was the worse damn day for anything especially driving an open top car. I should have realized when I hopped in the car after work and noticed a centimeter or two of water swilling around inside (I forgot to take my trusty tarpaulin) this wasn’t going to be a good day to show off my pride and joy. But I’m a Britt abroad and nothing, but nothing was going to get in my way. It took and hour to drive from the south of Stockholm to the north through heavy traffic and heavy rain. At one point I drove through a large deep pool of water and it was like something out of the Poseidon Adventure; just as I looked up a huge wave of water flew up and over the windscreen and crashed down over everything. If I had been a small boat I would have capsized. Eventually found Kevin but the only thing we could do was to shelter at the nearest petrol station until the rain subsided.
He looked well happy as we drove back south again, still drizzling and with the feeling that every driver on the road must have thought we were complete idiots! But on the positive side the car performed well with not one electrical problem. Just the large hole in the roof to fix.
Chocks away - Like the pioneers of the past, no challenge is insurmountable!
Started to design a possible extension to the dashboard at the weekend for a clock and air temperature gauge. Cut out from cornflake packets I'll eventually cut it in aluminium sheet, solder it and then cover in black leather or similar.
May put a small lockable door on one side for small items.
I'm going to try and keep driving the car when ever the skies are clear and the sun's shining at least until winter tyres are needed - I'll probably be alone though!
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