One of my dumber ideas was that a 1959 Cadillac I found which had been used
to haul a matching camping trailer and had a Type III hitch integrated into
the frame and hidden behind the license plate would be a great and
appropriate vintage race car hauler. I hooked up my 23' Enclosed trailer
with no car in it, but a lot of tools and junk, and headed down my driveway.
Those of you that have been to my house know it is long, steep, and ends in
an automatic gate. I had to use every braking device at my disposal--car
brakes, engine braking, trailer brakes and almost my left sneaker to get the
thing stopped before the gate. End of experiment. Brakes are important.
The next day I say an older pickup truck with way too much wood in the bed
wrapped around a telephone pole at the bottom of my hill. Hippie-looking
driver was very upset that his brakes "went out". Brakes are important.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of herald948@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:47 AM
To: henry@henryfrye.com; britcars@bellsouth.net; s.janzen@comcast.net;
fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tow Vehicle Recommendations?
-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Frye <henry@henryfrye.com>
IMHO, a 22 foot box being towed by a mid-sized pickup/SUV is a really bad
idea. It might go OK, but stopping would probably be a nightmare.
==AM==
Anyone wanna hear my story about losing the rear brakes on my Ford Explorer
while still 250 miles from home...and towing a heavy trailer loaded with a
Standard Pennant sedan? Planning is everything when one needs to slow and
stop. Ironically, the brakes went out in Mechanicsburg, PA, on a Saturday
afternoon during which NO mechanics were to be found anywhere near the
Interstate....
In its prime, that '91 Explorer with the 4.0 V6, five-speed and full towing
package was great for towing, and I still got 19mpg doing so (and around
20-21mpg without trailer).
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald
Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
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