I remember seeing those tow dollies in the mid 70s when front wheel drive
cars were far and few between and people towed RWD cars with the rear up and
the steering wheel locked in place. I towed my Roadster home like that in 79
and had no problems at all.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Harper" <roadsterdude1600@yahoo.com>
To: <LCinPhxAZ@aol.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: Now an official Roadster owner
> I've used both the tow dolly and the auto hauler
> trailer from U-Haul. The car will fit (just barley)
> on either. It really depends on what you are pulling
> with. If you have a full sized PU or SUV, I'd
> definitely spring for the trailer. Keep the datsun
> off the ground, and the trailer pulls very nicely. I
> used the tow dolly w my 4 banger Datsun Frontier
> recently as the puller. a little of a strain, but it
> worked. I towed with the rear wheels off the ground,
> but for a short distance I may prefer front wheels off
> the ground and put the roadster out of gear. A lot of
> conflicting opinions here, so go with the trailer if
> at all possible.
>
> Mike Harper
> '66 1600
> Charleston SC
>
>
> --- LCinPhxAZ@aol.com wrote:
> > Well, we finally did it!
> >
> > After oh, about 10-11 years of on-again, off-again
> > searching we finally
> > purchased our first Roadster. It's a '64 with a
> > transplanted 1600 engine.
> > The new baby turns over but doesn't start, and Len
> > is just itching to get
> > under the hood and start tinkering. His dad was a
> > big Datsun fan, and the
> > two of them did major overhaul work on several cars
> > so he has plenty of
> > experience working on engines and transmissions. We
> > specifically wanted a
> > project car and I think we got exactly that!
> >
> > We got a LOT of help from the people who attended
> > the AzROC picnic last
> > Sunday, including a lesson from Andrew Murphy on '64
> > Roadsters. As he
> > mentioned in his post, the people were really great
> > and Laurie did a
> > fabulous job coordinating the event. We are looking
> > forward to participating
> > in (and helping with) such events, especially once
> > the Roadster is running!
> >
> > The challenge we face now is getting the car home.
> > I called U-Haul and we
> > could get either a tow dolly or a trailer, but since
> > their books don't go
> > back that far they aren't sure the car would fit on
> > the equipment. Could
> > someone provide the specs on the width from tire to
> > tire?
> >
> > Charlotte and Leonard Hoover
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