Is there actually someone south of Washington D.C. that has a working heater?
Mine been bypassed since I bought the car in 92. You only need a heater 1 or 2 days a year here in Central Florida.
Mine still works (knock on wood)
I was coming home one night in my 66 and went over some railroad tracks. I hit a hole on the other side and went off the road, ripping the exhaust out from under the car. Put it back up with coat hangers until I got home.