Brad,
Sorry for the late reply on this one. I was away for a week and I'm still
500 messages behind!
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I was admiring some of my fellow enthusiast's trailers too, and talking
with the owners. The 'full-bottomed' type has another plus:
Any parts that fall off the car stay on the trailer!
Don't laugh, _two_ owners had this happen with their cars....
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire - always driven. (Now where did those parts fall off?)
Succasunna, NJ USA
At 03:25 PM 7/17/99 -0400, P Barber wrote:
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>Brad,
>What type of Trailer will you be using to tow your Spitfire to Portland? Is
>it a purpose built car hauler? Is it an open trailer or an enclosed
>trailer? How long is the trailer? Does the trailer have an appropriate
>ramp system to load the car?
>
>I ask these questions because they make a difference with:
> * how easy or difficult it will be to load and unload the car,
> * The restraint method
> * Ease of driving the tow vehicle
>
>After reading you note for the 2nd time, I think you are most interested in
>getting your car there in cleanest shape. I suggest ...
>a Car hauler with a complete deck, i.e. a deck which is not open in the
>center. Some car haulers are open in the center and resemble a drive on
>hoist. The open center allows a lot of debris to be "sucked up" onto your
>car. I would suggest a trailer with a complete deck.
>
>
>Brad Kahler wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> Next weekend I'll be loading my 64 spitfire on the the trailer for the
>> trip to VTR in Portland. While I've made many trips with the trailer to
>> pickup various Triumphs (as some of you are aware!), all of these cars
>> to date have been more or less project cars. So I haven't really
>> trailered a nice car before. Now I'm not saying my spitfire qualifies
>> as a trailer queen, but I would still like it to arrive in Portland at
>> least looking it IS a spitfire!
>>
>> I'm open to any suggestions that would help ensure that the car gets
>> there in a condition that would allow me to actually use the car!!
>>
>> So for those of you that have done this before I am more than willing to
>> listen to what you have to say.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> http://www.141.com/triumphs
>>
>> P.S. If you're wondering why I'm trailering the car instead of
>> driving, its because the car still has a few bugs to work out and I
>> haven't had the time to take care of them myself. As a matter of fact,
>> if it weren't for my brother-in-law having replaced the head gasket and
>> swapping the transmission for me I might have had to leave the car at
>> home. So rather than drive part way to Portland and break down I felt
>> that it would be better to break down where there was bound to be a
>> rather large supply of talent to help remedy the problems!
>
>--
>Patrick Barber, Allen Park, MI
>70 Spitfire MkIII FDU89984L
>Visit My Triumph Website at
>http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/pit/7864/Triumph/
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