Old Car towing pictures

Bimbo Jones · 06-09-2009, 04:18 PM

No picture, but in the late 70's a lot used car haulers and I went to Prescott AR with a friend and their stocker. Four guys and a single cab truck. I don't remember how they decided who had to drive the rig but two guys took naps on the bench seats of the race car while I road shotgun in the truck.

John Mason · 06-09-2009, 07:04 PM

If Jackee Allen reads this forum (and I'll bet she does) she used to have an photo album titled "Slack Rigs" from the 60's and 70's in Division 1. If that's still available it would be interesting if it was posted.

bill dedman · 06-09-2009, 08:04 PM

In about 1974, I was at a n NHRA Points Race at Sioux City (IA) watching my friend Denny Reed try out the concrete starting line with his '68 CJ Mustang C/SA car. He even let me drive it that day, so I couldn't refuse him when he suggested that perhaps I could tow his ramp truck with the Mustang loaded on the back of it, back to Des Moines with my Dad's '60 Mercury Park Lane (430 2-bbl), because both heads on the old Y-Block in that ramp truck had developed BIG cracks in them, and shipped water like a bilge pump on the Titanic.

So, when the race was over, we got his 15-foot-long tow chain and away we went; 195 miles of hilly, Interstate driving from Sioux City to Des Moines... lol!

Can't believe we got away with some of the stuff we did back then..

Glenn Hayes · 06-09-2009, 08:19 PM

Great stories guys, oh to roll the clock back to the simplier times when things where fun.

06-09-2009, 04:18 PM	#1
Bimbo Jones Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old Car towing pictures No picture, but in the late 70's a lot used car haulers and I went to Prescott AR with a friend and their stocker. Four guys and a single cab truck. I don't remember how they decided who had to drive the rig but two guys took naps on the bench seats of the race car while I road shotgun in the truck.

06-09-2009, 07:04 PM	#2
John Mason Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 147 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old Car towing pictures If Jackee Allen reads this forum (and I'll bet she does) she used to have an photo album titled "Slack Rigs" from the 60's and 70's in Division 1. If that's still available it would be interesting if it was posted. __________________ John Mason 7743 SS

06-09-2009, 08:04 PM	#3
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Old Car towing pictures In about 1974, I was at a n NHRA Points Race at Sioux City (IA) watching my friend Denny Reed try out the concrete starting line with his '68 CJ Mustang C/SA car. He even let me drive it that day, so I couldn't refuse him when he suggested that perhaps I could tow his ramp truck with the Mustang loaded on the back of it, back to Des Moines with my Dad's '60 Mercury Park Lane (430 2-bbl), because both heads on the old Y-Block in that ramp truck had developed BIG cracks in them, and shipped water like a bilge pump on the Titanic. So, when the race was over, we got his 15-foot-long tow chain and away we went; 195 miles of hilly, Interstate driving from Sioux City to Des Moines... lol! Can't believe we got away with some of the stuff we did back then.. __________________ Bill

06-09-2009, 08:19 PM	#4
Glenn Hayes Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 348 Likes: 416 Liked 18 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Old Car towing pictures Great stories guys, oh to roll the clock back to the simplier times when things where fun.

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