LOL - thanks for asking.

No - the Slim Jim was barely working when I got the car. I yanked it pretty much immediately and now have a TH400 from a '67 Riv in there.

I don't actually flat tow on the public roadways anymore. I don't trust the other drivers to pay enough attention. For the Widetrackers Dustoff, where those pics were taken, I drove the Grand Prix and trailered the GTO and then hooked them up on the show field for display.

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----Slim-jim,,, probably one of the worst automatics ever designed. Right up there with the grade retarder Powerglide.......Bill S

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Put the right deck on this truck and it would make a terrific vintage hauler... 38,000 original miles with original paint!

https://longisland.craigslist.org/ct...476741314.html

I thought the same thing! Not to be buzzkiller, but to make a hauler out of this truck would take more than just finding or fabricating the bed. The frame would need to be stretched. Driveshaft modified with at least one additional carrier bearing. Brake and fuel lines altered. Fuel tank (s) moved or modified or fabricated. I've had two "factory made" ramptrucks and kick myself in the butt for selling both; especially the second one. But, at the time, I thought I quit (1990) and sold EVERYHTHING related to drag racing. I'm paying in spades to get it back now!!!

Agreed Dave, too short of truck and a lot of work to convert. If you watch eBay, Craigslist and Racing Junk there are a lot of already built ramp trucks selling between 6K to 10K with all the work already done. I'll buy one sooner or later.

Would this one need as many modifications?

1964 Chevrolet C80 All Original Powered By A Real Deal 409 V-8 Runs And Drives Good Everything Works As It Should Even The Am Radio Works

https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/...514218396.html

Shoot, hinge the flat bed and add a hydraulic cylinder to tilt it. Use removable ramps to load. That way you can leave all the "patina."

Yeah... That’s the idea!

Man, that would be perfect to haul around our original paint 383 Bel Air!