Adam,
Try Car Breakdown Recovery in the Yellow Pages - a lot of these people are
happy to do long-distance transport as well as recovery to nearby garages.
Call round several, both where the car is now and where you want it to be -
there is a LARGE variation in prices. Probably worth having a good haggle to
bring the price down further! As an idea, I got a couple of quotes around 200
quid to move a car (in bits) about 60 miles about 3 years ago, and for that I
demanded a lorry with a crane on it, as the bodyshell was not on wheels. In
London/Surrey you may have to pay a little more than rural East Anglia!
The other alternative (if your car has a tow-bar) is to hire a trailer and go
and pick it up yourself - this will be cheaper, but you need to be confident
in driving with a trailer - or have a good friend who is! In fact, even if
your car doesn't have a tow-bar, it may be cheaper to fit one, then hire a
trailer, than get a lorry to transport it for you (I got a used tow-bar for my
wifes BX for 15 quid from my local scrappy and fitted it myself in an hour or
so).
I have used both these approaches when moving my TR7/8 project around, until I
finally realised I didn't have time to do that AND maintain my Spitfire!
I hope your new friend gives you many happy hours of greasy pleasure!
Richard
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