Raymond :
Sorry to hear about your mishap, but I doubt seriously you'll get any
satisfaction from U-Haul. After all, their dolly didn't fail in any way,
and suitability of application is strictly up to you. The fact they
refused to rent you a trailer after promising one on the phone is certainly
bad business, but doesn't make them liable for what you did because of it.
I believe fiberglass fenders are still made in England, I think it was by
Racetorations. Ken G. at BFE (BFEKENG@aol.com) will know for sure.
Randall
On Wednesday, June 16, 1999 9:40 AM, iron_horse819@yahoo.com
[SMTP:iron_horse819@yahoo.com] wrote:
>
> In my previous post I mentioned that I had thought the J.A. Pierce mag
wheels
> on my TR4-A were of the bolt on variety, but that I had found out that
they
> were knock-off instead. I found this out the hard way unfortunately, and
this
> is the story of what happened.
>
> When I drove to Birmingham to look at the car, I had reserved at the
U-Haul
> there an auto-transport - after verifying that my truck was capable of
pulling
> it. I looked at the car and made the deal with the seller (a great guy
who is
> into Studebakers), then went to pick up my trailer. However, the people
at the
> U-Haul center refused to rent me the auto-transport, claiming that my
truck
> wasn't capable of pulling it with a car on it. While I was arguing with
the one
> rep about this, another one rented the only remaining one on the lot to
someone
> else! So, after making it VERY clear that I was doing it under protest
(and
> taking out their Safe-Tow insurance), I rented a dolly and went back to
pick up
> the car.
>
> While loading the TR on the dolly, I noticed that the 'spinner' was
missing off
> the right rear wheel, but thought it of no concequence since I (and the
seller)
> were under the impression that these were bolt-on wheels. In all
fairness, I
> do not recall seeing any part of the spindle showing on that rim to clue
any of
> us to the fact that it was a knock off wheel.
>
> I'm quite sure that all of you know what happened now. I made it from
> Birmingham, AL to about 50 miles from my home in Arkansas(distance
traveled 356
> miles) before that wheel came off. As it came off, it tore the fiberglass
rear
> fender off. fortunately, that was the extent of the damage to the TR, but
now I
> am stuck with trying to locate a replacement fiberglass fender and a
matching
> knock-off wheel. So, can anyone help me? I'd like to have some concrete
> information when I deal with the U-Haul insurance adjuster.
>
> thanks in advance!
>
> Raymond L. Hatfield
>
> '65 TR4-A CTC53742LO
>
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