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    Roofless driving

    A question for the seasoned Series campaigners:
    When driving without roof for more than just a couple of k's jaunt, what level of environmental protection do you wear?
    Wooly jumper, oilskins, leather jacket, jeans, board shorts, waders, scarf, gloves, goggles, hat, tin foil helmet...?

    I have seen a particular Series 1 without windscreen whose crew were completely wrapped in scarves with Biggles style aviator goggles, gloves and the rest. My only concession to comfort is a windscreen at this stage, and will be driving Sydney to Dubbo and return if all goes to plan in what could be very wet conditions .
    I may end up putting the truck cab back on if this weather persists

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    I've always found oilskins pretty good, and with the screen on a lot of rain tends to blow over the top once you get to warp speed.

    If I had to opt for the ultimate in protection, I would probably say khaki safari suit and pith helmet. With long socks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnno1969 View Post
    I've always found oilskins pretty good, and with the screen on a lot of rain tends to blow over the top once you get to warp speed.

    If I had to opt for the ultimate in protection, I would probably say khaki safari suit and pith helmet. With long socks.
    Perhaps tweed jacket, dungarees, leather gloves, beret and wellies for the pommie farmer look

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    In the veteran cars (no roof or screen on the raceabouts) we pacok an assortment for the chanign weather, one time we came back form Camden and we just in shirts and short driving through what felt like a large oven at 100k's. Other times i have a ski parker, army jumoper underneath it, jeans, waterproof pants and a driza bone on, with a full face helmet, depends on the weather though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh View Post
    Perhaps tweed jacket, dungarees, leather gloves, beret and wellies for the pommie farmer look
    Or there's the Churchill-look: boiler suit (pith helmet optional but preferable) and cigar.

    When I was a little kid, my dad used to sit me up in the back seat of the Valiant and tell me I was the tail gunner in a Lancaster, looking out for Messerschmitts (police cars). I seem to remember wearing a flying scarf and goggles. Anyway, we never got shot down.

    The old bloke is still driving, though ironically he now drives a Daimler-engined machine...

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    Tweed jacket, white silk scarf, flying helmet, goggles. Or else a long cafe racer style leather coat, and helmet/goggles.

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    I did the 'roofless' thing for a couple of months - commuting 100km a day out along the M5 to Holsworthy, in winter...

    Had a big green puffer jacket, gloves, a beanie and my ipod. Bloody loved it. At the time I was recovering from a bike accident so was walking with a cane - really topped off the eccentric landy driver look!

    I was driven back to a roof by weather like we are having now - I got sick of putting a tarp over the car every morning and night.

    Cheers,

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    Have done the roofless thing at this time of year be prepared to go from shorts and t shirt during the day to arctic gear at night Rain by itself is ok you get used to it just wear a hat

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    Quote Originally Posted by clubagreenie View Post
    Tweed jacket, white silk scarf, flying helmet, goggles. Or else a long cafe racer style leather coat, and helmet/goggles.
    Love it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by akelly View Post
    I did the 'roofless' thing for a couple of months - commuting 100km a day out along the M5 to Holsworthy, in winter...

    Had a big green puffer jacket, gloves, a beanie and my ipod. Bloody loved it. At the time I was recovering from a bike accident so was walking with a cane - really topped off the eccentric landy driver look!

    I was driven back to a roof by weather like we are having now - I got sick of putting a tarp over the car every morning and night.

    Cheers,

    Adam
    Yep, dead right. When you're driving around like that you never feel like putting the roof back on.

    Funny to read your mention of the cane after my earlier post. I once ended up limping around Scotland on a cane. I just pretended I was a downed airman....

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