I used mine as a daily driver for about 5 years.  Both in the summer and through the brutal Montana winters.  Worked great.  In fact while I was driving mine all the time my wife was driving a 66 everyday.

Redvert67 wrote:

they were not good winter cars.

Easy fix.  When I was driving mine in the winter I put 200 pounds in the trunk and studded tires all the way around.  the car was great on snow and ice.
 

I think driving any classic car in the snow these days would be foolish. For one it's ah classic, the idea is to preserve it now. Road salt will kill these cars, Remeber they didn't have the rust perventetive technology when they built these cars like they do today. Notice modern cars don't rot out like they used to. And the big reason in my opinion is NO (ABS) or (Traction control). Yeah maybe you can drive good with out it. But thats not the problem,it's the other cars/drivers on the road. It's soo thoughtless to drive these modern cars with 8 cup holders, blue tooth,satellite radio,and dvd players that people get complacent.

Last edited by Derek (5/05/2013 10:32 AM)

I drive this daily for the past 1.5yrs now, even on the crappy NJ roads and during winter. It gets washed weekly though during the winter....

I drove my '67 daily for a year and a half before tearing down for a rebuild, even left it at the airport for a week a few times when I traveled. I plan to drive it daily again once running but will have completed a few 'safety' upgrades:
1. added front PDB and upgraded size/quality of rear shoes
2. swapped solid shaft '67 column out for a '68 collapseable
3. headlight relays and better headlights
Edit: remembered another -
4. Highback (foxbody) seats with headrest, both for comfort and added safety.

Next up (should have been first and what I would suggest for your car)
3 pt. retractable seat belts to replace the factory lap belts
Jon

Last edited by Jonk67 (5/06/2013 1:04 PM)

My first 67 coupe was a daily driver from 1979 -1989.My 2nd 67 coupe was daily driver from 1989 till ealier this year when my wife got a 2013 Escape and I started to drive the 05 v6 some  ,That's 24 years 2 quicky weekend paint jobs the last one about ten years ago .I would post a picture but if yours is a 40 footer then I could not get far enough back to not show the flaws maybe 80-100 footer.But I did drive through snow and ice storms and anything else on the road.

My 66 Coupe has been a daily driver since I purchased it, back in 07. I live in TX, so driving during the winter is not that bad. My Coupe is currently on vacation in my garage awating an EFI/ T5 conversion. I hope to heve her done by July 13.