Fellow LisTRs --
Ah, the joys of ebay....
As if I didn't have enough problems keeping (actually, "getting") my '74 TR6
on the road, I went ahead and purchased a 1959 TR3A, Comm. #TS41439. The car
is owned by an Air Force pilot who bought it from a retired Army doctor this
past year. Apparently, it was stored by the good doctor for about 23 years
and only has ~69K miles on it. It fired right up for the pilot when he
purchased it after the usual change out of points, plugs, battery, and gas.
My question for the List is, can anyone recommend a car transporter service
that can economically, yet safely, move the car from Enid, OK, to the
Hartford, CT, area? I do have an URL that lists dozens of auto transport
companies, but I don't know the reputations of any of them.
Does anyone have an alternative idea to the commercial companies that are in
the business? A round trip by me between OK and CT to pick up the car is
only barely feasible because of the distance, because I don't own a vehicle
with a trailer hitch, and because I don't own a car carrier. Is anyone
coming from the Oklahoma area to the Northeast with an empty car carrier in
tow? (Yeah..., right..., what are the chances of that happening?)
I should also point out that the car does not have a top of any kind: hard,
soft, tonneau, or otherwise. I was going to purchase a new tonneau cover
(anyone got a correct black or white one with lift-the-dot fasteners for
sale?), have it sent to the seller who has agreed to install it, and have it
transported that way. Comments? Concerns? Observations?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Any assistance would also be
greatly remunerated.
Thanks,
Red Hansen
'74 TR6 CF13944 - anyone wanta buy it?
'59 TR3A TS41439 - anyone wanta move it?
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