Towing with a C3
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Melting Slicks
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Towing with a C3
Greetings All,
just back from my weekly cruise and wanted to share what I saw today. A mid 70's C3 pulling a trailer!!!!!! ..............But wait; not just any trailer - the trailer was actually the back end(door jamb back) of a 78/79 C3!!!!!!!!I think it was either of those two years due to the rear bumper....could have been slightly newer though.
Unfortunately, since I'm chained to a cell phone all week, I refuse to carry one on Saturdays - alas, no pictures.....sorry guys.
It looked like it had been converted to a live axle, and some nice glass work on the front to fill the hole where the rest of the car would be. I didn't get to stop and talk to the owner, so I can only imagine the glass opened up like an '82 to gain access.
Funkiest thing I've ever seen. I knew trailer hitches were available for mid to late 70's C3's; and I've heard of guys pulling small "teardrop-style " trailers, but this is definitely a first.
Anyone ever seen such an animal, or have pictures of C3's towing trailers? Just wondering.
Thanks
Brian
just back from my weekly cruise and wanted to share what I saw today. A mid 70's C3 pulling a trailer!!!!!! ..............But wait; not just any trailer - the trailer was actually the back end(door jamb back) of a 78/79 C3!!!!!!!!I think it was either of those two years due to the rear bumper....could have been slightly newer though.
Unfortunately, since I'm chained to a cell phone all week, I refuse to carry one on Saturdays - alas, no pictures.....sorry guys.
It looked like it had been converted to a live axle, and some nice glass work on the front to fill the hole where the rest of the car would be. I didn't get to stop and talk to the owner, so I can only imagine the glass opened up like an '82 to gain access.
Funkiest thing I've ever seen. I knew trailer hitches were available for mid to late 70's C3's; and I've heard of guys pulling small "teardrop-style " trailers, but this is definitely a first.
Anyone ever seen such an animal, or have pictures of C3's towing trailers? Just wondering.
Thanks
Brian
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Our 71 had a hitch on it when we bought it. It was just bolted to the rear bumpers. But the angle of the tounge was way off, so the ball would be at almost 45 degrees. I don`t know how a trailer could be hooked to it.
Wifey want to keep it, and see if we can correct it when it gets re-mounted.
Wifey want to keep it, and see if we can correct it when it gets re-mounted.
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Well, how else can you go on a picnic with a C3? Where can you stow the pick-a-nick basket, the table, chairs, wine, wine cooler, etc., etc??
Using the rear-half of another C3 as a tricked-out enclosed trailer sounds pretty good to me. Just 3 weeks ago, I saw a 1959 vette with a similar C2 trailer at a car show. They just stuffed all their 'goodies' in it and had everything they needed.
Using the rear-half of another C3 as a tricked-out enclosed trailer sounds pretty good to me. Just 3 weeks ago, I saw a 1959 vette with a similar C2 trailer at a car show. They just stuffed all their 'goodies' in it and had everything they needed.
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I've been daydreaming for awhile about taking two '74-'77 'vette back ends, and melding them together, right at the exact middle of the wheelwell arch, and using it as a trailer. Tail lights facing forward and backward, in case you don't see what I mean. It would take some work, but I think it would be pretty cool.
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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Melting Slicks
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I'm tending to agree with you Scott, as far as the trailer idea goes......although your idea would be a lot more than I have the space to undertake. It would look totally awesome though. I kinda like the idea of the back end of an '82 with the "hatchback glass"......heck even an early C4 would make a pretty cool conversation piece. Food for thought over the winter.......at least we wouldn't have to worry about rust in the birdcage!!!!!!
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Greetings All,
just back from my weekly cruise and wanted to share what I saw today. A mid 70's C3 pulling a trailer!!!!!! ..............But wait; not just any trailer - the trailer was actually the back end(door jamb back) of a 78/79 C3!!!!!!!!I think it was either of those two years due to the rear bumper....could have been slightly newer though.
Unfortunately, since I'm chained to a cell phone all week, I refuse to carry one on Saturdays - alas, no pictures.....sorry guys.
It looked like it had been converted to a live axle, and some nice glass work on the front to fill the hole where the rest of the car would be. I didn't get to stop and talk to the owner, so I can only imagine the glass opened up like an '82 to gain access.
Funkiest thing I've ever seen. I knew trailer hitches were available for mid to late 70's C3's; and I've heard of guys pulling small "teardrop-style " trailers, but this is definitely a first.
Anyone ever seen such an animal, or have pictures of C3's towing trailers? Just wondering.
Thanks
Brian
just back from my weekly cruise and wanted to share what I saw today. A mid 70's C3 pulling a trailer!!!!!! ..............But wait; not just any trailer - the trailer was actually the back end(door jamb back) of a 78/79 C3!!!!!!!!I think it was either of those two years due to the rear bumper....could have been slightly newer though.
Unfortunately, since I'm chained to a cell phone all week, I refuse to carry one on Saturdays - alas, no pictures.....sorry guys.
It looked like it had been converted to a live axle, and some nice glass work on the front to fill the hole where the rest of the car would be. I didn't get to stop and talk to the owner, so I can only imagine the glass opened up like an '82 to gain access.
Funkiest thing I've ever seen. I knew trailer hitches were available for mid to late 70's C3's; and I've heard of guys pulling small "teardrop-style " trailers, but this is definitely a first.
Anyone ever seen such an animal, or have pictures of C3's towing trailers? Just wondering.
Thanks
Brian
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Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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Wow 
My level of jealousy cannot be expressed to you in any way other than to say I hate you
ya lucky bastard two jet skis the c3 the atv and the power boat.
I had one of each of these -c3. Till the the irs raped me a few years ago for moving out of mo. I bought a house dec 08 lost job jan 09 transferred to Cali an rented out the house to avoid loosing it. 2011 found out the IRS says I evaded taxes by moving an illegal bought a business mortgage on an occupy loan.
**** the IRS lost dune buggy,boat,bike an savings account
My level of jealousy cannot be expressed to you in any way other than to say I hate you
ya lucky bastard two jet skis the c3 the atv and the power boat.I had one of each of these -c3. Till the the irs raped me a few years ago for moving out of mo. I bought a house dec 08 lost job jan 09 transferred to Cali an rented out the house to avoid loosing it. 2011 found out the IRS says I evaded taxes by moving an illegal bought a business mortgage on an occupy loan.
**** the IRS lost dune buggy,boat,bike an savings account
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Wow
My level of jealousy cannot be expressed to you in any way other than to say I hate you ya lucky bastard two jet skis the c3 the atv and the power boat.
I had one of each of these -c3. Till the the irs raped me a few years ago for moving out of mo. I bought a house dec 08 lost job jan 09 transferred to Cali an rented out the house to avoid loosing it. 2011 found out the IRS says I evaded taxes by moving an illegal bought a business mortgage on an occupy loan. **** the IRS lost dune buggy,boat,bike an savings account
My level of jealousy cannot be expressed to you in any way other than to say I hate you
ya lucky bastard two jet skis the c3 the atv and the power boat.I had one of each of these -c3. Till the the irs raped me a few years ago for moving out of mo. I bought a house dec 08 lost job jan 09 transferred to Cali an rented out the house to avoid loosing it. 2011 found out the IRS says I evaded taxes by moving an illegal bought a business mortgage on an occupy loan.
**** the IRS lost dune buggy,boat,bike an savings account
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I'm going to have to say that I'm pretty impressed. I remember, back in the old days, when people/families only had one car and...there were trailer hitches on everything. My Dad's '65 Mustang did lots of towing of U-Haul trailers whenever we moved around when I was a kid.
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I can remember when in 1969, the corvettes would go thru Sedalia on the way to Lake Of the Ozarks, pulling these boats with chrome hedders on them, well I had to have one of those cars! But it was a 76 I ended up with, but a great car.
i love that double take reaction!!
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best was a geo metro turned pick up truck hauling a yamaha 20 foot boat he did it but it was really really slow going and pot holes ment sparks would fly