I once -foolishly- towed a 260Z 2+2 from Buffalo NY to Oneonta NY
about 350 miles behind a '77 Datsun pickup and going around a
downhill curve, the Z almost pushed the back end of the truck right
off the road. not to be recommended- lesson learned. reminded myself
how much fun by towing a '51 Caddy Fleetwood 60 Special 450 miles
from Virginia to upstate NY behind my '89 Ford F250 pu this week on a
U-Haul trailer....around 6500 lb behind the pu. the hills are no fun
when you in essence more than double the weight your engine has to
pull. at least this time I had a class 3 hitch instead of a towbar
made out of 3 snowfence posts welded together and attached to the
back of the truck with an old railroad spike dropped down thru the
hole where the ball should have been on the hitch......sometimes I
wonder how we survive our more youthful years. trading the Caddy for
getting 2 roadsters and my brother's jeep painted.
Craig Halsted
upstate NY
roadsters and other stuff...
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