[Tigers] Engine Shipping

[Buck Trippel]

Hi Brian,

About two years ago I shipped a complete Ford NASCAR race motor from 
Charlotte to Los Angeles via Forward Air "terminal to terminal"

The complete motor was inside a purpose built plastic engine shipping crate. 
This was strapped to a pallet. The accessories (including headers) were 
boxed and placed on the pallet and the whole batch was strapped and shrink 
wrapped. It made it out here in just a couple days and the price was about 
$500. One weird thing was that they require payment at the shipping end. 
They would not allow me to pay for it in Los Angeles.

At the Forward Air Terminal, a forklift driver gently placed it in the back 
of my pick-up. The whole operation was very sweet.

I wouldn't expect yours to cost as much since the distance is probably a 
good deal shorter and diesel was very high back then.

I also looked at U-Ship where I might have been able to money but used 
Forward Air because they run off a schedule and we only had a couple days to 
ship the engine off to a race.

good luck.

Buck Trippel


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Glenn" <ora_archy at yahoo.com>
To: <Tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 4:31 PM
Subject: [Tigers] Engine Shipping


> Friends,
>
> I bought a Mk1 last year.  Doug Jennings drove it out from Ohio to SUNI V 
> and
> I drove it home to San Diego from there; quite an adventure for us both.
>
> I'm looking to ship the original engine from Cincinatti OH to San Diego CA 
> and
> was hoping for some references and advice.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Glenn
> B9472615
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