OT, getting them home stories, Car stories Options

[r_towle]

OT! So move it if you feel the need.

I laugh more now when thinking of the crazy stuff I did when I was young and broke just to get a car home or repaired.

One night, heading up to go skiing with a buddy, by beetle accel cable broke.
It was super cold, dark and we were in a section of NH that has about ten exits of nothing....so remote.

Thankfully there was a gas station about 2-3 miles ahead.
I put on my winter ski clothes, goggles and all.
I sat sideways on the rear bumper with my hand hugging the upright fan and I drove the carburetor while yelling when to shift etc...

What could go wrong......??

How about you guys?
I have a few more stupid stories that make me wonder why I am still here at all.

[Amphicar770]

Had a 1965 T-bird in the mid 1980's. Probably a bad relay but it had a habit of randomly turning off the headlights.

Driving across Route 22 from NJ to PA. My friend Len hanging out the passenger window with a large flashlight.

So close to a Darwin award. Fortunately we are all immortal back in our teens and early twenties!