[Fot] tow vehicles

[michael a kowalski]

how about towing my FV with my '69 VW camper all over the S. Cal race 
circuit.

mike kowalski,
FP spit
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Babcock" <Billb at bnj.com>
To: "Bobby Whitehead" <igofaster at charter.net>
Cc: <fot-request at autox.team.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] tow vehicles


> I'm pretty well off now, but I don't have any trouble remembering when
> I LIVED in a Econoline van. I bought it for $150 and built an interior
> for it using mostly material from japanese motorcycle crates. Amazing
> how hard that wood was--I had to predrill every hole, no way to hand-
> drive a nail into it. Coleman stove, fold up bed, some shelves and a
> curtain. Lived in it over the winter in Anderson, CA (one of the
> coldest and hottest places on the planet) and then another six months
> in Long Beach, and a few other spells when child support ate up more
> money than I made wrenching. It was painted a strange shade of blue-
> green, with a brush. We called it the Turquoise Turkey. It served me
> well carrying my race bikes--Motocross all over, Ascot for the 1/2
> mile and TT, Riverside GP, Elsinore, and a lot of desert races. Pull
> out the bikes, fold down the bed, and I was home. Worked pretty well
> with the ladies as long as they weren't looking for stability and a
> guy with a suit.
>
> Now THAT'S hippy style. Especially since the typical tip for a
> motorcycle mechanic in California at the time was a lid of grass. That
> sweet incense was pretty much permanently embedded. Sold it for $150.
>
> Be kind of fun to have it back.
>
> On Oct 18, 2008, at 1:00 PM, Bobby Whitehead wrote:
>
>> Well..... being biased.... I've driven Ford Vans since I was a
>> teenager. I'm not a millionaire nor a pauper. I personally LIKE the
>> idea of camping out in my van when I get to the track.
>> Currently I own a 2005 Ford Van E250, gas 5.4 liter gas engine.
>> There is a V10 in Ford vans, plus the Power Strokes in diesel. I tow
>> a Wells Cargo enclosed trailer, plus I have a boat/trailer rig that
>> weighs over 5000 pounds... there are some vans 4x4 , but kinda
>> scarce....   yeah... I'm probably one of the only ones doing it
>> hippie style, but it works for me.
>>
>>
>> Bobby Whitehead
>> #53 CVAR GT6 EP Group 2
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