Ideal ramp truck old and new!
 

Where did all the great ramp truck gone. I was looking at Leno's garage and Don Prudhomme was showing his fantastic truck.

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They are bar none the coolest way to transport except when you pass someone who is a jerkoff and they throw a diaper full of baby poo at the car.....or Johnny is playing trunk sniper with his red-ryder....

But damm they are cool......I would love to use one, but unfortunatley I have thought of about 3000 reasons not to.....

Still way cool......of things from a bygone era like respect for other peoples property.

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AN OLD THREAD OR TWO.......

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...ght=ramp+truck

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...ght=RAMP+TRUCK

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Using a ramp truck seems like a better deal than pulling an open trailer. Plus they look cool!!

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Lane,

The only real negative was the gas milage was terrible compared to a diesel
truck pulling a trailer open or enclosed.

My F350 diesel pulling a car on my open car trailer gets 15 mpg, most of the
ramp trucks got more like 7 to 10 mpg.

Then there also is the shortage of lockable storage space on a ramp truck.

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this thing right here is getting 18 mpg - 05 Ram/cummins, 178,000 miles, auto. Driven GENTLY at 65 with this 3600 lb challenger, I am stunned at how good it is. Comfy too.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h.../P101j0329.jpg

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Well Phillip,as far as fuel mileage,7 to 10 sounds pretty good. My Suburban and open trailer get 7 to 7.5,period. I`ve never worried about lockabe storage either,that`s what the `Burb and the back of the Skyhawk were for!! Lane

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Here's my 1976 Dodge D800 Hauler. It's Paul Rossi's old hauler.
413ci 5speed with 2 speed rear. Air brakes. 93,000 original miles.
This truck runs and drives like new ! Box is long enough hold two cars- 70 AMX and 72 Duster.
The bad news- gas mileage is 4.5mpg if I try to push it (65-68 mph) 5.5mpg at 55 mph.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...odgetruck2.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...agnolia003.jpg

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Whoa that things a beauty-a man after my own heart!! They do suck fuel though-The 1973 Gianino/Oleynik enclosed truck I had last year did get about 7, but it was much smaller-they all need a diesel conversion!

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Both are beautiful rigs, I think with the towing restriction being bestowed upon us, We might gravitate toward air brakes with 5 ton capacity. Most motor-home are overpowered and under brake capacity.

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Someone that races up here converted a old Winnebago into a race car hauler. You`d never know there`s a car in the back of that thing. Oh yeah,he runs a Triumph TR-7,so it`s not big enough for a "normal" race car inside.

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A TR7 Convertible ?
Out of California ?

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Nope,hard top. He built that himself too. With a 440 Mopar in it,he runs mid 10`s at Bandimere.

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That is so cool.
I have wanted a ramp truck for years because my wife and I both race door cars.

Cool setup you have there !!

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Beautiful ramp truck!! I remember years ago Larry Bernshausen (SGer) used to haul to our local track with an open ramp truck and the Vega wagon on it pulling an open with a 67or 8 Camaro on it (or vice versa). I wish I had a pic still, they were all painted up and looked good.

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Damm, and I thought we were the only ones stupid enough to build a 90 inch 440 TR7 :)

I know a guy in Cali with an 11 sec sb convertible was looking for a rust free car to build a chassis car with and he saw ours online during its build and wanted to buy it since the chassis was done and it was a rustfree starter when we got it...but couldnt come up with enough money....

The winnebeago Idea rocks with that car....Its short enough I thought about screwing with my dad and having a couple buddies turn it on it side and put it in my office....it was about 2 inches too tall to make it through the door....Why I thought that would be funny I dont know....it just...well its a SHORT car....I had to adjust my 4 link to make 90 inches :)

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Was over dreaming at Racing Junk and came across this...

http://www.racingjunk.com/category/5...er-Shelby.html

Someone might be interested.

Steve

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Please, tell me who built that Dodge Ram truck with that ramp body.

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Cooler if it was a Dodge :)

Im still trying to figure out where to get a hauler like this....oh cut the back extend it....open style....ohhhh....sweetness...and its got a Hemi :)

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...5_214812_n.jpg

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That is a Hodges, Paducah, kentucky--that particualr truck spent most of its life in the southeast and then the west coast-we looked at several, however the paint on the hauler half is pretty poorly applied-they go for the shiny look, but rust eats them away pretty quickly in the winter states. and that body is WELDED to the trucks frame, making it tough to recondition. on the underside it is left bare steel, so they rot through if they see any winter use at all. This was the nicest one we found in a year of looking.

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Just curious if anybody knows --- Just exactly how much time "Do" you have to have on your hands to build a unit like this??? LOL

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That's unbelieveable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I dono Im guessing a LOT.....

I can say I never wanted ANY van until I saw this....wrong color, but thats easily changed....

Just imagine it as a stretch car hauler though :)

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Here is a picture of a truck I just bought out of North Carolina 60 days ago. Nice clean truck, all original. Ramp trucks are just cool!

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You do know this is a photoshopped image?

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We were 50-50 on if it was or not, dosent suprise me....dosent matter....easy build maybe 4 weeks with 3 or so good metal guys and an english wheel.....less of course the original pieces parts fitting......that to me would be the most pain in the arse finding and stripping the original stuff for the car....sheet metal is easy....finding GOOD old bits is the challenge.

2 of those "good metal" guys are trying their damdest to get me to help build something like it...then again theyre van guys too....screwy bunch they are....The can make anything out of metal and I mean anything, they cant change a set of points or put a timing chain in a car :)

Thats the GREAT thing about photoshop compared to my old cocktail napkin sketches, you can get a REAL good idea of what it is actually gonna look like....and the scale is better than the napkin :)

I love it , we photoshopped about 4 different paint schemes on the Chally and decided they all sucked....better than ordering a wrap or putting paint on to find that out....those woulda just sucked in bigger size and cost.

Thats even cooler in a way its a photoshop....it means if someone were to build a "REAL" one they actually werent copying someone elses sweat and blood...and while were at it it would be a DAMM fine car hauler...not an "Oh thats a copy of #####'s custom van"

Too bad I dont have enough time this year....Ive looked at this a couple times over the last year and thought....this is just sick....the fact its a photoshop is even better :) Maybe after my "retirment" next year .......

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I was thinking it was, but not 100% convinced.

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You fools, can't you see that this is the shuttle craft from the Starship Enterprise! I think Spock put the Hemi in it.

JimR

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Found another for sale...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...item27ae6911f1

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I know where this Chrysler special built hauler is at and is for sale, but...........needs a lot of TLC cause its been sitting in a field for years.

Original owner Arlen Vanke, then Jeg Coughlin, then my parents, now down the road at a local company owner.

BTW, it now has a 454 w turbo 400 in it, but didn't cut any Chrysler mounts out of it when install the Chevrolet in it.

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/46...600x600Q85.jpg

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When you say it needs TLC, is it an Ohi rust bucket ? Or is it missing/broken....glass etc from those damm field vandal squirrels ?

And any idea how much ?

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different types

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I just lost the bid on a 1966 D500 Crew cab out in Az., I have a '99 5.9 Quad cab with a burned out dash and only 77k and thought I'd swap it out but got sniped at 30 sec.'s; but the problem is how do you transport on of these even if you do find one? They are definitely bigger than a bread box!

JimR

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You get it running in the field....dont tell me its the set of brake lines you changed in the grass with crickets chirping and mosquitos biting with a flashlight :)

Thats the "fun" stuff take something and fix it on the spot to at least drive it outta there.....

Shoulda seen me and my buddy driving a pink caddy back from TX with surfboards on top to Ohio....average was 3 times per state being pulled over......seriously.

Stopped every 100 miles to fill up on oil and tranny fluid....good to go....

Haul it ? Hell drive it....:) Grab a few buddies and make a week long "adventure" out of it....hell you can always scrap it for enough cash to buy you all plane tickets home, god knows it weighs enough....

Then again, my buddy tried it with some 61-5 Ford mostrosity out of California when Gas was 3+ a gallon....it got 5mpg.....

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That's what my plans were but I'm talking about the ones sitting out in a field needing full resto.

Right now there is a 2007 Ram 3500 Mega Cab Car hauler for sale on ebay and it's sweet but expensive.......ID 12051578831......take a look.

JimR

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Jim,

Get a hold of some farmers or farm equipment dealers in your area. Those fellows are always moving heavy and big stuff long distances, or maybe even construction firms. They might be slow this time of year and want something to do. Many have flatbeds and lowboys.

Steve

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Good idea,

Thanks

JimR

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Here's a few photos of a super sano ramp truck that was purchased by a friend of my as part of a race car/transporter deal. It is a 1976 vehicle that looks and hopefully runs like new. I hope the pictures upload ok.


Jimmie C.

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Ok, let's try this again.
JC