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I realize driving a vintage car as your only daily driver is different than having vintage cars as hobby/fun/extra cars. My older cars are hobby cars, but I still say "drive 'em year 'round" as much as possible. Here in Colorado we get our fair share of snow and gravel on the roads, but there are still plenty of clear and dry winter days to get out and keep the cars warmed up and exercised. It's better for these cars to not "hibernate" for long periods of time, and better for the owner/driver's, too.
Same idea in the summer - think of the rally events (Colorado Grande, etc.) where some very rare, very valuable cars are driven 1,000 miles in a week, ending up covered in mud and dirt and who knows what they run into. I bet those driver's are smiling.
Jim
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I drive my datsun roadster as mush as possible but I avoid the snow if I can. Mostly because the heater doesn't work, the wipers are almost useless and I don't want someone hitting me but the car is too much fun to drive to leave it alone all winter. Plus my subaru loves the snow so it's a trade off.
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Drive them!! They should enjoy the snow just as much as we do! Only thing is in the Netherlands the road authorities like to salt the roads. Intensive and in a heavy way. But back roads are free of that. So the '77 Ford LTD Country Squire can hang out its tail
And because of the automatic it is very easy to navigate. Problem is that the covers of the headlights sometimes freeze up... 
My '60 VW Buggy also gets a spin, a shorter one with no heating whatsoever...0 Like -
Don't sell yourself short! You get some mildly crappy weather in SoCal! But don't let that stop you. This beautiful 1950 GMC braved the rain at the Grand National Roadster Show, so I snagged a long exposure shot-in-the-dark. The raindrops on the wax made it shine-shine! The color is Pavo Purple from HOC.
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