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At least you got pictures!
I had a similar experience back in 1984, when I bought a 1947 Willys Jeep in California, and drove it back to Omaha, Nebraska in the dead of winter.
I had been driving in snow all across Colorado, but as I neared Julesburg, the snow changed to sleet, then freezing rain.
I kept scraping a hole through the ice forming on the inside of the windshield (no defroster system) and drove on until I saw a gas station where I could fill up.
When I got out of the Jeep, I was amazed to see than the entire areas under the fenders were filled with ice formed by the slush thrown up by the wheels. I found that I could only turn the steering wheel a little before the wheels hit the ice formations. Luckily, freeway driving rarely calls for sharp turns!
The entire top of the Jeep was also encased in ice, and in the centers of all four wheels the hubs had thrown off freezing water which ended up in an ice 'starburst' which went from the center of each wheel all the way to the road surface.
Once I got my gas, I spent a good 1/2 hour chopping ice loose so I could drive safely. There must have been more than 500 pounds of ice left behind!
I sure wish I'd had a camera!
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