Best Tow Car

Paul Ceasrine · 08-02-2010, 11:33 AM

Forgot about this one.
1969 Pontiac Bonneville Station Wagon
428/390HP H.O.
A mint condition, all black car, w/Ansen Brite Finish Mags
The fastest Tow Car I ever saw.
While towing a GTO race car on the trailer, it passed most of the
Stockers that were driving to the track.
Nobody could keep up with it. Could run 100+ mph all-day long.
pc

Ed Wright · 08-02-2010, 12:18 PM

I had a '71 Olds 98 2dr with a 455 and T400. I was using a 4' tow bar and towing hubs then. Very comfortable, great gas mileage and would tow that 3150 lb '56 Chevy as fast as you wanted to go. Could hardly tell it was back there. Just set the Cruise Control and let her go.

Had a '64 Grand Prix with the single 4bl 421" before that. Muncie 4 spd. Plenty of power, comfortable,but it needed premium fuel and didn't get the milage the Olds did.

Went from the Olds & tow bar to a ramp truck. There went the gas mileage.

John Leichtamer Jr · 08-02-2010, 01:51 PM

Just sold my Bock Dragstar trailer this year, one hell of a trailer.

Hammer

treessavoy · 08-02-2010, 08:42 PM

Jerry Stein towed his '64 Plymouth Max Wedge A/SA to Atlanta one year with a matching '64 plymouth station wagon with a 426 street wedge and open trailer.

JimR

Mark Yacavone · 08-02-2010, 10:28 PM

"Went from the Olds & tow bar to a ramp truck. There went the gas mileage. "

Yeah Ed , but the one ton ramp truck was the safest way to tow.

Very little swaying ,decent ride, you only feel each bump twice instead of four times, easier on tolls, (that would be the Will Rogers Tnpk for you) and you could haul *** at 80 mph, all day and night..

X-TECH MAN · 08-03-2010, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

"Went from the Olds & tow bar to a ramp truck. There went the gas mileage. "

Yeah Ed , but the one ton ramp truck was the safest way to tow.

Very little swaying ,decent ride, you only feel each bump twice instead of four times, easier on tolls, (that would be the Will Rogers Tnpk for you) and you could haul *** at 80 mph, all day and night..

Id like to see everyone go back to open trailers and ramp trucks. There would be more room in the pits. Cant turn back the clock though.

vic guilmino · 08-03-2010, 07:38 AM

x tech man
you would get rid of evereybody over 50
with the heat they have heat strokes and die!

ALMACK · 08-03-2010, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Id like to see everyone go back to open trailers and ramp trucks. There would be more room in the pits. Cant turn back the clock though.

Some of us STILL HAVE open trailers and dream of stepping up to a ramp truck !...............LOL

Ed Wright · 08-03-2010, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

"Went from the Olds & tow bar to a ramp truck. There went the gas mileage. "

Yeah Ed , but the one ton ramp truck was the safest way to tow.

Very little swaying ,decent ride, you only feel each bump twice instead of four times, easier on tolls, (that would be the Will Rogers Tnpk for you) and you could haul *** at 80 mph, all day and night..

We also have the Turner Turnpike between Tulsa and OKC. I ran 80 all the time towing. Did pay double at the toll gates. Oklahoma really likes toll roads. I have a Pike Pass under a tee top in the race car, and one in the motor home now. It reads the one in the race car, inside the trailer. Whoda thunk it?

Aubrey N Bruneau · 08-03-2010, 10:13 AM

Guess it depends where you are, Tech Man !
Well, these are 64's:
Here's my 64 Parisienne Safari project car... documented 400 HP 409 4 speed ( this is the large port, 11:1 engine, using the Z11 cam ). PS, PB, PRW, posi. Colour is Sunfire Red Metallic / Ermine White roof.
How many ?
One(1) built. Not one pink one. One only built.

then, while looking for parts for it, a guy said to me, "hey, I have the pink wagon with a 409" ?
He did... sort of. Around 1977, some low-life street rodder needed metal for his project, and cut the roof skin off this car. the wagon was a in a yard ( engine/trans had long before been removed ) with 200 other cars. This guy saw 409 valve cover gasket laying over the hole in the floor for the factory 4 speed shifter, and the tach up in the corner of the dash, and decided yes, this is the one... and took a cut off saw to it.
64 Pontiac Laurentian 9 passenger Safari wagon.
Documented 340 HP 409 4 speed... yes, same colour as the 400 horse car.
How many ?
again, one(1) built
I'm actually just about to start work on this one

08-02-2010, 11:33 AM	#1
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car Forgot about this one. 1969 Pontiac Bonneville Station Wagon 428/390HP H.O. A mint condition, all black car, w/Ansen Brite Finish Mags The fastest Tow Car I ever saw. While towing a GTO race car on the trailer, it passed most of the Stockers that were driving to the track. Nobody could keep up with it. Could run 100+ mph all-day long. pc

08-02-2010, 12:18 PM	#2
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car I had a '71 Olds 98 2dr with a 455 and T400. I was using a 4' tow bar and towing hubs then. Very comfortable, great gas mileage and would tow that 3150 lb '56 Chevy as fast as you wanted to go. Could hardly tell it was back there. Just set the Cruise Control and let her go. Had a '64 Grand Prix with the single 4bl 421" before that. Muncie 4 spd. Plenty of power, comfortable,but it needed premium fuel and didn't get the milage the Olds did. Went from the Olds & tow bar to a ramp truck. There went the gas mileage. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

08-02-2010, 01:51 PM	#3
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car Just sold my Bock Dragstar trailer this year, one hell of a trailer. Hammer

08-02-2010, 08:42 PM	#4
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car Jerry Stein towed his '64 Plymouth Max Wedge A/SA to Atlanta one year with a matching '64 plymouth station wagon with a 426 street wedge and open trailer. JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

08-02-2010, 10:28 PM	#5
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,903 Liked 5,120 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car "Went from the Olds & tow bar to a ramp truck. There went the gas mileage. " Yeah Ed , but the one ton ramp truck was the safest way to tow. Very little swaying ,decent ride, you only feel each bump twice instead of four times, easier on tolls, (that would be the Will Rogers Tnpk for you) and you could haul *** at 80 mph, all day and night.. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 08-02-2010 at 10:30 PM.

08-03-2010, 07:38 AM	#7
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car x tech man you would get rid of evereybody over 50 with the heat they have heat strokes and die! __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

08-03-2010, 10:13 AM	#10
Aubrey N Bruneau Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern Alberta, Canada Posts: 311 Likes: 6 Liked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Best Tow Car Guess it depends where you are, Tech Man ! Well, these are 64's: Here's my 64 Parisienne Safari project car... documented 400 HP 409 4 speed ( this is the large port, 11:1 engine, using the Z11 cam ). PS, PB, PRW, posi. Colour is Sunfire Red Metallic / Ermine White roof. How many ? One(1) built. Not one pink one. One only built. then, while looking for parts for it, a guy said to me, "hey, I have the pink wagon with a 409" ? He did... sort of. Around 1977, some low-life street rodder needed metal for his project, and cut the roof skin off this car. the wagon was a in a yard ( engine/trans had long before been removed ) with 200 other cars. This guy saw 409 valve cover gasket laying over the hole in the floor for the factory 4 speed shifter, and the tach up in the corner of the dash, and decided yes, this is the one... and took a cut off saw to it. 64 Pontiac Laurentian 9 passenger Safari wagon. Documented 340 HP 409 4 speed... yes, same colour as the 400 horse car. How many ? again, one(1) built I'm actually just about to start work on this one Attached Thumbnails __________________ Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409

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