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05-15-2016, 03:43 AM

Randy G.

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I towed you so.

Gets a lot of looks going down the freeway. Sometimes it's hard to make a lane change with someone driving besides the trailer looking at the car. Does anyone else have a picture of one of their Corvettes on a trailer ready for the road?

4 years ago. Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (loved it) with the '57 Fuelie in my avatar.

Today, I picked up my '54 after a little body shop fix-it. New Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbo Diesel.

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05-15-2016, 04:41 AM

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I've always liked the "open concept" trailers.

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05-15-2016, 04:57 AM

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On the way to NCRS judging last January...

The U-Haul trailers work just fine...but I have to back the rear truck wheels up onto my Race Ramps to lower the rear of the trailer for smooth, no-drag, exit/entry...

And, yes, if you want to slow interstate traffic to a crawl from mobile picture-takers; just trailer a C1/C2 somewhere...

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05-15-2016, 06:39 AM

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And, yes, if you want to slow interstate traffic to a crawl from mobile picture-takers; just trailer a C1/C2 somewhere...

Back in 05 when dad bought his 67 Convertible in VT we got a roll back to haul the car home. We had people follow us for miles at a time who seemed never wanting to pass us in the slow lane. It's when they followed us into the rest stops where we got worried.

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05-15-2016, 07:41 AM

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From about 12 years ago when we towed open trailers with V6 Blazers:

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05-15-2016, 08:06 AM

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05-15-2016, 08:41 AM

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05-15-2016, 09:28 AM

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05-15-2016, 09:44 AM

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From about 12 years ago when we towed open trailers with V6 Blazers:

Great pic Jim!

I think that's about the time I first met you while you were patronizing the Napa Auto Store (in it's old location in PP).

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05-15-2016, 10:00 AM

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Great pic Jim!

I think that's about the time I first met you while you were patronizing the Napa Auto Store (in it's old location in PP).

Has it really been that long, Pat?????? Geeez, time sure flies.....

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05-15-2016, 10:23 AM

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On our way to Bend Oregon pulling my other 55 we had , got more looks with the 56 Chevy then Corvette.

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05-15-2016, 10:55 AM

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What did the trailer say to the truck? "I go where I'm towed."

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05-15-2016, 11:29 AM

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05-15-2016, 01:33 PM

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Today, I picked up my '54 after a little body shop fix-it. New Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbo Diesel.

How about our road train? It runs pretty straight I can tell you.

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05-15-2016, 02:04 PM

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Quote:

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Today, I picked up my '54 after a little body shop fix-it. New Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbo Diesel.

A little OT, but I have that exact same Grand Cherokee TD (mine's a '15, one year and 13k miles now). I absolutely love it - 420 lb ft of tq, and 31 mpg on the highway!