kill joy communists! paint it green and lean it up against the side of the
house! cover it with fake silk ivy stuff! camoflauge it to look like a
trellace! call it pop-art! defy them to give a definition of what art is!
lol! oh boy do not get me started!!! of course a burning bag with
"special contents "on the leader of the owners assoc home front porch might
be in order too!!! lol
chuck
a very large rebel with a cause! what me worry? (alfred e. neuman)
----- Original Message -----
From Mike Maclean <macleans at earthlink.net>
To: Larry Cogan <woodrat@spacey.net>
Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: LBC trailer
> Larry,
> I bought my trailer used for $125.00! It was first registered in
> California in 1937! It is all steel frame with two ramps and a single
> axle. I have no idea what it weighs, but the Bugeye weighs less than 1400
> lbs. Both must be less than 2000 lbs. It hardly feels any different
> using my Ford F150 except for stopping distance being a little longer.
> The trailer has no brakes. My only problem is the homeowner's association
> that says they are going to fine me if they see it out in the driveway
> again while I'm working on the car. I have to find storage, another added
> expense I had not counted on.
> Mike Maclean-60 Sprite
>
> Larry Cogan wrote:
>
> > By now I have way too many lil cars, mostly Brit, and all at or less
> > than 2000 lbs. (And many beyond my level of maintenance.) I must have
> > paid U Haul at least half the price of a trailer, by now. Then there
> > is the hassle of dealing with them, not to mention reserving one at a
> > distant location and arriving on a tight schedule, to find no trailer
> > available and they never heard of me. You see where this is
> > going...... I saw a purpose built LBC trailer, small and built of
> > aluminum at a car meet. Very cool, but the owner was loath to tell me
> > how much it cost. That means too much, I guess. But what about a
> > little steel one? I visualize this with an electric "wench" up front,
> > with a cargo box on the tongue. Painted to match...... oh well.
> > (More stuff in the back yard to terrorize the neighbors.) Does this
> > make sense? Anyone got one just built for LBC's? What does it weigh
> > empty? Are brakes necessary? How cheap could this be? (I already
> > have the wench!)
> > Larry
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