With all this talk of "wrecking a car by winter driving it"  i beg to differ.

I have no interest in driving anything "modern" even in the winter.  I want to drive old cars all the time, its all i own, and all i like.  I have lots of cars that are "restored" or nice originals, and i dont drive them in the winter.

But my winter car is a 1967 beaumont.  I bought it in 1996, it was a somewhat rusty car that had been repainted, Not original motor, but good mechanically.  I bought it with the purpose of using it as a daily driver.  Now i have driven it for 23 years every winter, i keep it up, do regular maitenence, oil spray the crap out of it.  replace stuff to keep the driveability and reliablity in order.  It has extreemly hard city use exclusivley in the winter months and is parked all summer.  I drive it 20 miles to work each day.  its certainly rustier than it was 23 years ago, but the oil spray really helps,  and i plan to drive it for as many years as i can.  Back in 96 i knew where the frames would rust, so the oil is laid on thick, and the frame is solid to this day.

When i bought it in 1996,  some people would have used it as a parts car, but it was too good for that, so here we are 23 years later. 

Many people comment that i am "wrecking that beaumont", my responce is usually, after 23 years of driving it, i haven't wrecked it yet!

Pictures:  (and please do pay attention to the years i which these photos were taken)

Black and white from 1996 when i first bought it

All gold in about 2003

Fresh Black/gold 2tone in 2008

And the snow in 2017

Ya its gone thru a few incarnations, but i think it still looks better than every other beige toyota on the road!