Larry,
I bought my trailer used for $125.00! It was first registered in
California in 1937! It is all steel frame with two ramps and a single
axle. I have no idea what it weighs, but the Bugeye weighs less than 1400
lbs. Both must be less than 2000 lbs. It hardly feels any different
using my Ford F150 except for stopping distance being a little longer.
The trailer has no brakes. My only problem is the homeowner's association
that says they are going to fine me if they see it out in the driveway
again while I'm working on the car. I have to find storage, another added
expense I had not counted on.
Mike Maclean-60 Sprite
Larry Cogan wrote:
> By now I have way too many lil cars, mostly Brit, and all at or less
> than 2000 lbs. (And many beyond my level of maintenance.) I must have
> paid U Haul at least half the price of a trailer, by now. Then there
> is the hassle of dealing with them, not to mention reserving one at a
> distant location and arriving on a tight schedule, to find no trailer
> available and they never heard of me. You see where this is
> going...... I saw a purpose built LBC trailer, small and built of
> aluminum at a car meet. Very cool, but the owner was loath to tell me
> how much it cost. That means too much, I guess. But what about a
> little steel one? I visualize this with an electric "wench" up front,
> with a cargo box on the tongue. Painted to match...... oh well.
> (More stuff in the back yard to terrorize the neighbors.) Does this
> make sense? Anyone got one just built for LBC's? What does it weigh
> empty? Are brakes necessary? How cheap could this be? (I already
> have the wench!)
> Larry
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