Who has the oldest toad

[melvonnar]

I tow a 1985 Toyota PU; I've towed it over a 100.000 miles behind three different motorhomes, automatic transmission with a Ramco drive shaft disconnect I now have 283 thousand miles on it. tow four down.

[Ed-Sommers]

My 1985 Toyota is also on it's third tow vehicle. Mine is a five speed manual. Miles - no idea.

Ed

[njs42]

Oldest toad? My wife says it's me.
I said, "frog dear, you must mean frog"---gimme a kiss.
And the fairy tale continues--------------

[Cougarkid]

Only towed it once behind the "new" MH so far. A trip to our resort spot and back. We bought got a tow dolly when we got the rig.

1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible 4-speed.

[jfran304]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cougarkid Only towed it once behind the "new" MH so far. A trip to our resort spot and back. We bought got a tow dolly when we got the rig. 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible 4-speed.

I would trailer it (preferably enclosed) but I wouldn't tow it even on a tow dolly. Too nice to take the chance of messing it up. At average retail it's already worth more than 6 times what it sold for new.

1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 2 Door Convertible Prices, Values & Specs - NADAguides

[Rick & Hope]

'76 Jeep CJ7

[az bound]

I can't claim that title, but did see a fellow rv owner towing a fully restored 1947 Willys behind his Allegro in Flagstaff Az.

[ronspradley]

As my signature says, 1985 Nissan King Cab pickup. Bought in Feb 1999 with 150K. Now 375K

ronspradley

[gcsprayjr]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfran304 I would trailer it (preferably enclosed) but I wouldn't tow it even on a tow dolly. Too nice to take the chance of messing it up. At average retail it's already worth more than 6 times what it sold for new. 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 2 Door Convertible Prices, Values & Specs - NADAguides

Ditto on the enclosed trailer. That's one nice Merc!

[Cougarkid]

The Cougar won't be full-time toad, but for the weekends at the resort it is really cool to take.

Going to finish it up (body and paint) and sell it in a few years when we semi-retire. I love this car, but not a good choice for a travel toad. Sale will hopefully give us a good "backup nest" for the semi-retirement.

Bought my first car, a 70 Cougar when I was 18, a lifetime ago. My youngest son is now restoring it.

I would love to have a 28' enclosed tailer for the toad. A small arsenal of the "required" tools for rv and car maintanance. Room for the motorcycle, too.

[melvonnar]

[QUOTE=Ed-Sommers;982491]My 1985 Toyota is also on it's third tow vehicle. Mine is a five speed manual. Miles - no idea.


You can't wear them out; I plan to will mine to my son.

[Healeyman]

We frequently tow a 1959 Austin Healey roadster, usually in an enclosed trailer, but sometimes flat if the weather is good and/or the distance is short or there might be a problem with the trailer on the other end.



Most often, we tow a new Miata Retractable Hardtop.

[Rolesaurus]

We tow a 1973 2002 BMW (240,000 + miles), 4 speed manual, 4 down behind our 2012 Navion iQ. Previous to the Navion we had a 35 ft. Bounder which towed the BMW "like it wasn't there".

[gcsprayjr]

Great looking Austin Healey.

We have an all original 1986 Trans AM WS6 with 29K actual miles on it. It has four first place car show wins, however I can't resist driving is sometimes. It rides in a 24 foot enclosed trailer. We sometimes pull it behind my Dad's bus conversion, and it is a blast to drive locally when we get to our destination.

We used to tow a 1987 Dodge Ramcharger, full size 4x4 SUV. I had a custom made tow bar made for it and installed manual locking hubs on the front axle. When towing, I placed the auto trans in park and the transfer case in neutral. Used a brake buddy to activate the brakes, which really helped, since the thing weighed 5600 lbs. It tracked very well though.