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I have 2 clocks for my 47 Chrys, where do I start if I want to get either one running again. I have never worked on one of these clocks before, will be a nice cold winter night project................Thanx Fred

Hey Knighthawk lets get this straight. The cold front has originated from Alaska, last time I checked it still belonged to you guys. Actually when we get our most miserable winter storms and blizzards they originate out of Colorado, we get Colorado lows a few times each winter. The next few days in Southern Manitoba we are expecting night time lows to -6, but by the weekend were looking at day time highs of 32 f. Its 7 above right now, yesterday it was sunny no wind and about 25 above, it was a beautiful winter day. So Knighthawk, what do you do when life deals you lemons, you make lemonade. I think you should buy a nice quad, with a blade of course to move snow when you get it, and you can go cruising and enjoy the scenery. I have a friend in Yucaipa California, he was rasied in Witchita Kansas, he used to tell me they sometimes had hard winters, his family moved to the LA area in 1964 when houses were cheap and jobs were plentiful. I feel the same way you do when in April or even May, when it's been nice we get a big dump of snow. So hang in there, will send you some Ear muffs if you like, hehehe. Take care from the "True North, Strong, and Free Canadians"......................................Rockwood Fred

Manitoba , requires only a bill of sale for vehicles 1976 and older. In fact I registered my 48 Chrys,( it's actually a 47) yesterday. I had no bill of sale, just my serial number, make and model. I had to sign a declaration form, they did a search on the vehicle, it came up clear, it was free, then I registered the car with storage insurance, it has $100.00 deductable, good up to $50000.00, covers theft, vandalism, fire etc. It is $56.00 per year. I still require a DMV Safety certificate to put her on the Road, insurance and registration for that is $500.00 per year. We have public only insurance in this province for Motor Vehicles, they made a profit and they keep the price of insurance at a reasonable rate. Winnipeg City is the car theft capital of Canada, so the price for car insurance in the city is higher........Fred

Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba, have great snow removal equipment, even our country road which is a school bus route gets immediate attention after the storm, the Municipality (aka County) we live in gets on it right away. You if you had a 4 whl drive quad, these machine with a blade on the front make great snow removal equipment, my neighbour has one and I have watched him move snow over 3ft high like nothing.........Fred welcome aboard by the way, did you fill out a profile yet

Hi, just think of all the icefishing skiing and snowmobiling you could here and warming up to nice fire in the stove, hehehe. It's a long winter up here, cheer up you will probably lose your snow and it will probably be a lot warmer than here and your Spring will be in early March lol, the pic is about 5 minutes from my house, this was taken last January.............Take it easy Fred

Knighthawk, not all of Canada is full of snowdrifts. Toronto has no snow, and Vancouver and Victoria on the west coast hardly ever have snow in the winter. It could be worse, just look at a map of North America, find Kansas and go straight north to North Dakota and then even straight north into Manitoba. Now we here will have to put up with winter and snow till April, no problem , just pull out the snowlower clear the snow and get the cars in and out, I even had my 48 Chrys out on the driveway yesterday. LOL.Fred

I'd prefer a winter temp of 60 to 65 during the the day and 40 to 50 at night and a relative humidity of 50%. This way you could cruise all winter long with our old cars and it's still not too hot like it is in summer, nice cool nights for sleeping, snow, blowing snow and cold is not conucive to cruising an old classic. I do like snow just before and during Christmas, but it can go on New Years Day, I am definatley living in the wrong climate region,LOL..........Fred

Very nice photo card Gary. How are the kids doing, are they over the flu yet.

Hey Tim, this arctic cold front originated out of Alaska, the last time I checked it belonged to the good old USA, HE,HE,HE. So now you can claim it back, we had it for a few days now it's your turn.................Yee HAH Fred

Its 12 degrees here in wintery Manitoba right now high of 22 above, looks like Milwaukee is gettting a Blizzard, and were the same temp as Joplin which is about 900 miles south of here. but we are looking at around zero for lows over the next few days................Fred

Great White north I am 15 miles north of Winnipeg City just Outside of Selkirk Manitoba, in St Andrews Municipality. I know exactly where langdon is, in fact my 1973 John Deere Snowblower is from a farm just outside of Langdon. I have a engine, clutch, and trans and frame from a 1955 Fargo..........fred

Here is a pic from last January, my trusty 1973 John Deere 726 snowblower, in forefront...........Fred

Bob, drive carefully, it's when you get the freezing rain and snow mixed with temps near the freezing point, that I find it the worse for driving. Just take your time, and arrive safely. It's 0900 and the temp is up to 0. Your pic looks like what we had a couple of weeks ago, then it warmed up and meltedon Monday before the storm we didn't have any snow. I have been watching your weather it was nice there last week wasn't it. Take care Fred.

GoodMorning All, it's 8 below as I write his and heading for a high of 8 above only.This is very cold for here this time of year, but does happen..............Fred

How's this for short sleeve weather Tim, next year I am coming down to your birthday party.............All the best Fred

Hi all, got 6 inches of snow yesterday in southern Manitoba, it went down to 10 is only about 20 today,Wife took this pic of me,front of the house facing the road. Good thing I have an insulated heated garage where I keep my 48 Chrys, had the heat on today it was about 55 inside, going to do some welding tomorrow, finishing patches in 48 Chrys.............Fred

Tim, loads of Coyotes here, this critter was big, at first I thought it was a Deer, then I could see it was a good sized wolf, heavier and darker as you have described, not as big as some I have seen, saw a white one once must have been well over a 100 pounds. There is also wild turkeys and pheasants around, they are not native here, but get loose from there captive homes. We also have Wild Boar here, there is a free for all on hunting them here as they are viewed as nuisance wild life, they are not native to Manitoba. Today on my way to work at about 0700, a deer ran into my truck and broke the rear tail light assembly to bits and put a dent inthe rear quarter, this popped right back out, the truck is a 1994 Ford Ranger, I was doing about 50 mph, did not see the deer as it was in a very built up area with lots of homes............................Fred

Here's my new/old seat, they fit like a glove, they will eventually be recovered...............Fred

Hey Pat, I now have real 48 Chrysler seats in my car, and windows, took it out for a spin about a week ago, of course the car isn't registered yet. I saw a Mountie cruising down our road on Saturday, might have to be careful, I also saw a big wolf the same day, not too far from my place...........Fred ps once you get oyur car runnin, just through in a pop case and go for a spin, nothing like the first ride.

Happy Birthday Tim, like what are you going to do with all that spare time in retirement," let me guess, a few cars to put on the road". All the best, I just celebrated my 45th last week........................Fred

Norm sounds like a great way to enjoy the Christmas lights, was thinking about going for a drive soon to do the same thing, but in my 05 Caravan, as my 48 Chrys is not on the road yet. Just had a cold spell roll in it's only 10 above right now, very little if any snow around here but cold, and not expected to warm up much for a few days, 30s around here this time of year is doing great, such as life in the prairie region of Canada........Fred

Hi P15step I sent you a PM regarding seat mounts..........Fred let me know if it didn't go through

Hi all, here is a pic of the snowbirds kicking off the CFL Grey Cup (Canadas Superbowl). This year it was held in Winnipeg Manitoba, the Montreal Alloettes versus the BC Lions ( Vancouvers team). I live 15 minutes north of Winnipeg City and am about 35 minutes to the Winnipeg Stadium, but these jets were flying over my house back and forth there a sight to see. The weather for game day was only 30 farenheit, today it's 45, but there were the teams, the media and 45000 fans to enjoy the fesitivities...............Fred

Pat, just took my C38 Coupe for a ride, but this time I have front and back seats from a 1947 Chrys Coupe, I even have windows in the car now, was a thrill to ride with this original type front set, felt as if I was too low for some reason, I may have to mod the mounts, would like to be up a couple of inches, plenty of leg-room although. Didn't go that fast maybe 30 mph, was very interesting ride, I can now see what it's going to be like when finished and on the road............PS thanx for the weather, but I also have to thank our mid-western USA forum members, as it is warm today and the wind is strong from the south

I don't think your wife would like a trip in the prairie region of Canada in mid January, when it's -30 outside even them our 2005 Dodge Caravan warms up but not like at 30 above farenheit, it's still warm don't get me wrong, it's not stifling like at 30. We also have a 1994 Ford Ranger truck , my daily driver, at -20 to -30, this truck will get mighty hot inside with the heat on full blast. Right now we don't have snow except a patch here and there and it's supposed to be 45 today, so even here in Manitoba winter hasn't really set in yet, and we hope not until after Christmas...........Fred