JimS123 1st off front wheel drive in the snow is not a myth. I know it isn't. I had a heavy 81' Caddy Eldorado and was the only one that could get out of the driveway on our street in Hamilton. As far as never getting stuck in a big rear wheel drive you are lucky. I constantly got stuck, especially in the mid to late 70's when entire cities were shut down around the Buffalo and Niagara area in Ontario. I shoveled many a huge car out, even with snow tires. The worse was the family VW Bug. I've had both front tires off the ground. I know where you live and remember those storms from the mid 70's to 79'. My Nani lived in the projects in NT for a few of those years and had to get food and meds in by sno machine. Like others I wouldn't think of driving around here in some conditions we get without our 4X4 truck, in the 70's who cared, we were young and stupid. It doesn't have to snow for a few weeks but these Lake Erie winds blow snow from the west side of the roads to the east side and drift on the road, then the next day it blows it to the other side. A few years ago a few roads should have been closed as the drifts were over 20' high and down to 1 narrow lane with zero visibility. It's the wind that kills us here not the amount of snow we get. I cheer when we get rain, that freezes the snow in place once it gets below zero C. So I have to respectfully disagree Jim.
As far as that Corinthian leather, yes it was a Mad Ave. hoax. Even today when a auto manufacturer advertises "leather" interior it is only
some leather in the product unless you are ordering a Bentley or some supercar like a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
OMG, even more nostalgia. And, it so interesting how experiences differ among different people.
As a young adult, and with my Dad recently retired, our togetherness was highlighted by our hunting weekends. There was NO excuse to not going - we simply HAD to go to camp, even with Mom's insistence that we needed to stay home. Dad had VW Beetles for many years and THAT was the car we chose if the weather was bad. Throw a set of chains on the rear wheels and there was NO place we couldn't go.
The only problem was where to tie the deer carcass since the fenders had no tie-on points.
Our infamous "Blizzard of '77" was another great memory. When the weather started to get bad, my shop closed so I went home early. The city closed just before my wife called and said come pick me up. My RWD '73 Dodge got me all the way to downtown Buffalo (and back). That day there were cars stuck everywhere but I just plowed that old V8 around them all.
Thirty one years with a RWD driving from NT to downtown and only 2 single days did I ever shovel the drive before going to work. Just plowed right thru it......LOL.
I DO admit, however, that the last few years were not fun. That FWD was squirrely. Give it a little gas and the front end would slide around. Not comfortable if the steering ain't positive. Rather have the back end slide. But that's just me. Nevertheless, my Buffalo experiences prepared me for anything in any type of vehicle and I never got stuck in a FWD either.
But I admit times do change. My old Ponch sits covered in the back of the garage in Winter now. The front 2 stalls house 2 AWDs. Now If it snows, we sleep in and wait till the sun shines.
Then Chrysler invented the K-car.
