I used one in a 1968 short truck in 1970 to tow a 3500# race car and trailer
from Florida to Tulsa OK. We cut a stick to jam between the gas pedal and
the seat because our foot would start burning mashing the floorboard
continually, but most of the time ,on the flat, we could keep up with
traffic. Needless to say we got no speeding tickets.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: <GremlinGTs@aol.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 4:22 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Question - can a Chevy 250 inline be used to tow cars?
Power enough? ( '72 Sub )
> I've been thinking about replacing my '74 Chevy 3/4 ton truck with a
> cross-purpose vehicle, the wife needs a medium-sized reliable Van or
something
> similar for her craft show use, and I want a vehicle that can tow cars (
or old
> trucks. :) ). I'm not sure I like using Vans to tow cars, I did it a few
> times years ago, but I think I prefer using a "truck" like a pickup or
panel /
> suburban. The problem with the "new" Suburbans ( '74 and up ), is that
that are
> too plush, and just not plain utilitarian enough for my liking. Don't want
to
> have to remove seats all the time. Anything way earlier is a little TOO
rough
> for my wife's liking, I think. I'm looking around for a '67-72 Chevy or
GMC
> Suburban or panel ( 3-door sub prefered ), and I found one advertised
locally,
> but it has a 250 inline and a 3-speed ( column or floor shift unknown,
probably
> column). It'll work for craft show use, but can it handle towing a '55
Chevy
> Suburban that weighs almost as much as the driving vehicle? I think it'd
be a
> great compromise vehicle, being part truck, part van, and for $1,500 it
> wouldn't break me. Just wanted to see if anyone out there tows with a
'70's inline
> 250 engine and trans, and can give me some real-world info on drawbacks
and
> pluses. Thanks,
>
> Jerry in Virginia
> '55 TF Sub project
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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