Flat towing with tow tabs

[markinnaples]

I know back in the day it was readily done, but is it safe towing that way these days?

Bill, great story.

If I was towing a couple hundred miles, is a two wheel tow dolly OK to use?

[njsteve]

Looks cool but the problem is that you have a 4,000 "trailer" behind you with no brakes. That's a helluva lot of stress on the braking system of the rig you are pulling it with.

It would be kinda like &quot;bump drafting&quot; for a couple hundred miles on your way to the show. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img]

[Keith Seymore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Love those pictures Keith </div></div>

Thank you -

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looks cool but the problem is that you have a 4,000 &quot;trailer&quot; behind you with no brakes. That's a helluva lot of stress on the braking system of the rig you are pulling it with. </div></div>

One problem is that if you hit some sand while turning the wheels of the towed vehicle will kick the wrong way. You have to hop out mid turn and crank the steering wheel in the direction you intended to go.

The other problem is that you don't have any brake lights, unless you do something extra-ordinary...

...which I did, with the Chevelle. I created a jumper between the tow vehicle and car, with a connector under the front bumper. The connector was tied to the brake lights on the car in an attempt to keep other folks from running in to me.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It would be kinda like &quot;bump drafting&quot; for a couple hundred miles on your way to the show. eek </div></div>

My sister and I used to claim that &quot;Casper the Friendly Ghost&quot; was driving the GTO...

(lol)

[x Baldwin Motion]

Thanks Keith, love those pictures and good info. Hoping to get a video of the suburban towing the nova for Sam before it changes hands.
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[Keith Seymore]

I wouldn't do it these days. Too many other crazy drivers on the road.

I retained the setup just for display purposes.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Same tow bar:

[scuncio]

I towed with a tow bar...once...when I was 18. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Looks cool but I would never do it again.

[John Brown]

I used to flat tow my 57 Chevy and 67 Caprice Junior Stockers everywhere I went racing. Even towed the Caprice all the way to Bristol Tennessee. Only trouble was backing the 57 up a slight hill and into a garage, but it did get done. Sand (most everything is paved at dragstrips now, but it wasn't then) gets to be a problem too if you aren't ready for it. To tow through sand, you need to let the pressure in the front tires down on the towed vehicle so the tires will follow the tow vehicle. My tow bar was pretty long. It was a factory tow bar that originally came with a 64 Thunderbolt. I made my own brackets for the cars so they would fit the tow bar without having to modify it. Used NMW towing hubs and 54 Chevy wheels to get the right offset for clearance. Towed fine at legal highway speeds using a 69 Catalina with the 57, and a 73 Impala with the Caprice.

[earntaz]

&quot;tied the steering wheel to the vent window post and just dragged the tires around on the turns&quot; Been there -- done that and wanted to say it earlier -- but I kept my trap shut ... HeHeHe TAZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

[68l30]

That's why tow truck drivers use to wear belts!

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