Cars can be affected by carb-icing. Early model TR7's were badly affected during the winter as air to the carbs was fed via tubes from in front of the radiator. On the overrun, the needles could freeze solid in the jets and the engine would stop. 5 mins later, the engine would restart without any sign of a problem (sound familiar?)
Later models had a thermostatic flap that took air from above the exhaust manifold when cold.