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.

[914_teener]

Here is mine...air cooled.

Got this car back in 72 as the "gas crises" forced me to sell my big block Ford.

Started out as a dual port Type 1 1641 and ended up 2180.

Friend and I started up to Big Bear in January during a big storm to go skiing. Since nothing else mattered except looks and power....( 17 years old is a scary age) we figured that we could make it in my car as it was light enough and handled great in the snow..no chains.

Blithering white out near the top of the mountain and a flat tire on the front during the height of the storm.

I had decided to run a spare...but...NO JACK.

Both of us were able to lift the front end enough to pile some rocks underneath the beam front end of the bug...get the spare on...and hit the powder all be it a little late.

Enjoyed fresh snow all day as nobody else could get up the hill.

Here is the car in 1977.