I thought at one time we had a thread like this but I couldn't find it so here goes. I've always been fascinated (that doesn't take much) by the means Racers use to transport their Hot Rods to and from the track. I'm guessing that some of these pictures were taken in the 70's, as you look at these pictures check out the way Jenkins and Landy transported their Pro Stockers, now days everybody has a Semi or two with a Stacker Transporter complete with a shop and a complete inventory of spares!
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You don't see many pics of the more commonly used methods....such as a clamp on bumper hitch on the tow car, and a clamp on A bar hitch on the race car. and the rear U joint was disconnected, and the driveshaft wired up out of the way.My fabulous web page
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Originally posted by squirrel View PostYou don't see many pics of the more commonly used methods....such as a clamp on bumper hitch on the tow car, and a clamp on A bar hitch on the race car. and the rear U joint was disconnected, and the driveshaft wired up out of the way.
That's the way I started out, flat towing with brackets welded under the bumper and disconnect the driveshaft while the rear end was jacked up so you could take the slicks off and put the street tires back on for the long tow home, yep been there and done that many times!Last edited by Grumpy; April 16, 2013, 11:37 AM.sigpic
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Pure greatness there.
Love the flat tow set up on that '57 - simpler times - back when cars had steel bumpers and the average family sedan could actually tow something it's own size without self destructing.There's always something new to learn.
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Here is one I have been adding pics to for 5 years
over 1200 ramp trucks , haulers .etc
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and this one I've been adding pics to for 4 + years
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Originally posted by squirrel View PostYou don't see many pics of the more commonly used methods....such as a clamp on bumper hitch on the tow car, and a clamp on A bar hitch on the race car. and the rear U joint was disconnected, and the driveshaft wired up out of the way.Charles W - BS Photographer at large
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