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Camaro Research Group Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: HawkX66 on February 04, 2016, 07:52:47 PM

Title: Road trips and towing
Post by: HawkX66 on February 04, 2016, 07:52:47 PM
Who's done any serious towing with their Camaros over the years? Got any pictures? I crack up when I think about how much I did it with my 84 Z28 and 93 Z28. I drove from Mass to SoCal (Camp Pendleton) and back, Mass to Florida and back a few times.
The funny thing is, I still have that trailer that a girl in welding shop welded up for me 25+ years ago. Made out of a pop up trailer suspension. Made it a tilt and everything.

Somewhere in Texas or New Mexico.

(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q573/SgtHawkUSMC/Misc%20Cars%20and%20Bikes/84Z28wtrailer.jpg) (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/SgtHawkUSMC/media/Misc%20Cars%20and%20Bikes/84Z28wtrailer.jpg.html)

I towed this jetski and my Harley back from Cali.

(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q573/SgtHawkUSMC/Misc%20Cars%20and%20Bikes/93%20Z28/93Z28wtrailer.jpg) (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/SgtHawkUSMC/media/Misc%20Cars%20and%20Bikes/93%20Z28/93Z28wtrailer.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: cook_dw on February 04, 2016, 09:17:35 PM
Dad used to pull trailers etc all the time with the green car..  I still have the hitch..

Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: rich69rs on February 05, 2016, 12:00:38 AM
Don't have any pictures, but my very 1st Camaro was a brand new '76 base car that I purchase in Sep 1975 right after graduating from college for a grand total of $5,000 tax, title, out the door.  Nothing special, matter of fact the lowly 305 cid with all of the Rube Goldberg smog/pollution equipment, resulted in only about 140 Hp at the flywheel on a good day.  Talk about not being able to get out of its own way!  But in any event, it was new, it was a Camaro, and it was all mine.

Two years later I was moving from Houston, TX to Baton Rouge, LA and had all of my worldly possessions in a small U-Haul trailer being towed by my '76.  It was probably a ridiculous looking sight, but it worked.

Richard
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: HawkX66 on February 05, 2016, 08:25:25 PM
Love it. Thanks guys. I was expecting to get some old and maybe funny pictures on this one...
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: 69Z28-RS on February 05, 2016, 09:15:06 PM
Dave?  were you hoping someone would post a pix of a '69 SS pulling a house trailer?? :)  or at least a large travel trailer?  :)
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: cook_dw on February 05, 2016, 10:19:49 PM
Here is a pic I found online..

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b156/lotsayenkopics/Garys%20RS%20SS/tn_circa1978U-haul.jpg)

Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: janobyte on February 05, 2016, 10:29:06 PM
Only thing I ever hauled with the Z:
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: HawkX66 on February 05, 2016, 10:38:22 PM
Dave?  were you hoping someone would post a pix of a '69 SS pulling a house trailer?? :)  or at least a large travel trailer?  :)
Maybe. Might get sick seeing a 1st gen towing a house trailer though ;)


Here is a pic I found online..

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b156/lotsayenkopics/Garys%20RS%20SS/tn_circa1978U-haul.jpg)


There we go. Nice pic!


Only thing I ever hauled with the Z:
Well that goes without saying!
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: 69Z28-RS on February 05, 2016, 10:50:24 PM
Only thing I ever hauled with the Z:

:) :)  :)    Did you ever get yours 'caught' while hauling it??  :)
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: janobyte on February 06, 2016, 12:51:28 AM
Not in the act, several times I was "paid a visit"  Why I like it out here in the country. Lots of car guys around test-n-tuning.

Couldn't resist the pic, was a little high on lacquer thinner. Into the subframe.
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: 1968RSZ28 on February 06, 2016, 04:53:29 AM
(http://www.autolit.net/Graphics/1113/c9567.jpg)

Paul
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: HawkX66 on February 06, 2016, 02:12:54 PM
Wow, GM even marketed them for towing. Why buy a truck when you can install a bumper hitch lol
Title: Re: Road trips and towing
Post by: X33RS on February 06, 2016, 02:47:00 PM
Speaking of hitches, anyone reproducing them for the first gen??  Or are we stuck searching??