AllC34Me

I purchased my C-7 just about two weeks ago and will be taking it for a nice long ride this summer from Pennsylvania out to Yellowstone National Park and other National Parks heading across the Northern part of the US. I have a small alumilite trailer that weighs very little, has a low profile, and worked very well when pulled behind my 1977 C-3.




It locks and it works perfectly for carrying additional items that may not fit easily inside the car.

The trailer is currently in my storage where I have it prepared for painting to match the car I will pull it behind if I can secure a non-invasive hitch.

Has anyone here modified their C-7 to add a trailer hitch capable of pulling a small trailer yet? If so I would be interested to see a few pictures if you have them.

Thank you very much and best regards,

David Howard
AllVettes4Me

AllC34Me

Trailer would be painted Long Beach Red Tintcote to match the car.






Thank you for any suggestions you might have and best regards,

David Howard
AllVettes4Me

patentcad

You just don't see threads like this in the Porsche forums.

JoesC5

About the only thing that would concern me, is how does the trailer perform at 150-160 MPH?

jwreed50

Ha! That picture sure brings back memories. As a newlywed, my first Corvette was a red '77 Vette that looked just like the one in your picture . . . had to move frequently (was in the Army), so we put a trailer hitch on the Vette and pulled a UHaul trailer. It worked surprisingly well, but it sure got some strange looks on the interstate!

Suffice it to say that the red C7 I have on order ain't gonna have a trailer hitch . . .

SK360

Sure you do..



I have been considering the same to take R-Comps to AutoX with me without making my wife follow behind or drive out on them. C6 was easier to get a hitch on though.

JC 2004

Just happened to see this in C7 tech/perf area of forum. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-c7-yet.html

Never mind lol, you saw it at 7:12am.

patentcad

I was hoping my participation in this thread would go off without a hitch.

JerryU

FWIW, built a system for my C6 that attached to the rear cross member. It would only be for a light trailer such for carrying tires etc. The hitch passed thru the NPP pipes. Won't work for the C7 as the pipes leave no room.

Best one I have seen several years ago and believe on this forum, was a fellow who had a system fabricated to do something similar by having the hitch receiver bolt to the rear cross member thru the hole behind the license plate. It was welded to a plate that I recall was about a foot wide and the height of the rear cross member. That was bolted to the member.

As I did on my C6, the hitch arm slipped into the receiver when it was used and secured with a pin and clip. When not in use the license plate was put back on. As I recall he put the removed plate on the trailer. If not legal would have to fabricate a bracket to attach to the hitch and hold it to the side on the rear.

AllC34Me

This one looks promising.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-c7-yet.html

I have reached out to him for more information.

I will let you know what he says.

David

0FuturaTrailers

Look like a really nice set up you have going on here David. I hope your road trip goes well, update us as you go! And thanks for a great discussion.

falconhulk

Both your cars are beautiful. That sounds like a dream trip to me. I hope you have the time of your life.

Jeffthunbird

Can you adapt a rocket box to the roof?
Or one of those great big Thule roof bags?
Never mind, that won't work. New c7 very sharp car! I like the chrome wheels but then again, I'm over 50...

KemahGT

I don't think you need a trailer. I was able to get more than my wife and I needed for a 3 week tour out west last summer. These coupes hold an awful lot. Just do laundry if you feel the need to stay fresh. lol

If you're camping and need more stuff, you bought the wrong vehicle.

AllC34Me

Very nice trailers. I looked at your website. Good luck with your sales. Love the design.
Best regards,
David Howard

No camping, hotel nights only. Our C-7 has 14 miles on it so we really have not had a chance to learn all we can about it yet, but we will. Thanks for this, very good information.
Best regards,
David

Your post did. Your pun, not so much.
Thanks for sharing.
David

jwbert

I built the hitch as he designed and it worked out just great. I PM'd him for some help with wiring the lights up but haven't heard back. He was very helpful while I was building the hitch.

oyealiz

I pulled a trailer (for my tires and other equipment) all over the southeast with my c5 that I dragraced. However, there was plenty of room to put the hitch between the pipes. Never put a hitch on my c6. Will be interested to see pix of how a hitch fits on the c7.

kitesurfer

http://tailwindtrailers.com/photo10.htm
if i could get a hitch, i would buy this $8k trailer to pull behind it.

AllC34Me

You might have missed this earlier posting but it has been designed and built. Here is the thread. Working to see if I go this route now.
FYI and best regards, David

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-c7-yet.html

Corgidog1

Good line!