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Old 07-28-2010, 05:31 PM   #11
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1966 Plymouth Belvedere wagon 426 Hemi, auto, 410s
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Old 07-28-2010, 05:53 PM   #12
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we got around with this one year flat towing and 2 years with the trailer shown-had a complete 70 W-30 drivetrain including the olds 12 bolt 3.91 posi. Hauled well, was underbraked for sure, but we drove slow and careful

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Old 07-28-2010, 06:02 PM   #13
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I flat towed the 69 Vette stocker using a cutom made tow bar welded up (heavy mother) by Dick Estiveze so it would fit under the shark type nose and still be the correct height and length to be level with a hitch on my 66 Pontiac Grand Prix. Gas milage was about 10 MPG.

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Old 07-28-2010, 06:08 PM   #14
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stage1scott,
The Vista Cruiser was a pretty popular station wagon 'Tow Car'.
Possibly the 'Best Looking Station Wagon'
Especially the 69' with the dual-action tail-gate.
Watch your fingers on closure of the door
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Old 07-28-2010, 06:57 PM   #15
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Back in the early 70's when I started to run the 67 Nova(start of my racing career) at Dover Drag Strip in Wingdale, NY I used my 1969 Chevy COPO Chevelle. It had a 427/435 with 4 speed on the floor. It look like an SS but was not. It towed the Nova like it was not there.

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Old 07-28-2010, 07:20 PM   #16
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In 1988, I towed a 1986 Grand National to Bowling Green to the GS Nationals from Southern California with my Buick GS 350.... 4,450 miles roundtrip.
We stopped 15 times for gas on the way to BG.....LOL

The only problem I had was a bad Stinger ignition box. Luckily I was carrying a spare, and we were back on the road in 15 minutes.
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Old 07-28-2010, 07:43 PM   #17
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In the late 70's, flat towed my 68 Mustang with tow hubs (remember those?) behind a 67 Country Squire 9 pass wagon, woodgrain and of course a roof rack. Raced both cars every weekend at Englishtown and the Patch (Island Dragway). Looped the whole thing on the 80 halfway to Island from North Jersey when I lost a rear tire on the wagon, about
s h i t my pants!! State Trooper ran a traffic block for me while I got it all turned around and off at the next exit..............................Those were the days!!!
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Old 07-28-2010, 07:51 PM   #18
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we had some old school station wagons we used back in the day,here are some old school pics i scanned from negatives i found laying around the shop...
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Old 07-28-2010, 08:07 PM   #19
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Paul: I think the 61/62 still had the long ram on Letter Series G/H unless they were stick cars..then they had mid ram (14" runner instead 28".
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Old 07-28-2010, 08:21 PM   #20
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"65 Chevy Impala SS convertible, red,white top, glass back window, black interior, 409/340 hp, 4 speed, 3.31 gears, unbelievable torque,didn't stop, handle or pass many gas stations. Sold it in 1995.
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