Thread: Roofless driving

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.

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

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

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.

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

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...

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

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

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

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

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

Love it.