I looked into this some when I almost bought a '55 NAPCO sub for for $3500
in Kansas (and I hope somebody on the list ended up getting it). One
option to at least look into is what the load/size capacity is of those
heavy-duty "high-cubes" you can rent from Ryder or U-Haul. After looking
into their trailer prices and capacity, one of their reps mentioned renting
one of their full-size cube/moving trucks, driving/pushing the '55 Suburban
into it, and then securing with lots of cargo straps to the bed floor.
Though the sides of these trucks might look flimsy, take a look at the
thick bed floor in those things- and pulling all that is a one or sometimes
two-ton chassis and drivetrain.
Those high-cubes aren't that much different from the flatbed trucks that
lots of shops use to transport cars, and though they may cost a little more
to rent than a trailer, it's a lot less aggravation to drive a long
distance, and puts all that high-load wear and tear on their vehicle, not
yours, and it'll put no mileage (engine running or not) on your "new" old
truck. Watch yourself around those curves though.. ;)
I ended up finding and buying another '55-2nd Sub less than one hour's
drive away (no small feat in Upstate New York, which is rust belt central)
and ended up driving it back, so I never got an opportunity to try the
high-cube. I wouldn't recommend it blindly, but it bears looking into-
maybe somebody on the list might have a yeah or nay on this idea.
> Anyway, I need to pick up this 58 napco. I have never been to Grand
> Junction, CO but I assume there are some mountains to traverse. Once
> I get to Eastern CO, it is pretty flat all the way back to Houston.
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