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Started by HawkX66, February 04, 2016, 02:52:47 PM

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HawkX66

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.



I towed this jetski and my Harley back from Cali.

Dave
69 SS396 X66 L34 M21 BS
Z23 711 U17 Hugger Orange
Semper Fi!

cook_dw

Dad used to pull trailers etc all the time with the green car..  I still have the hitch..


rich69rs

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
Richard Thomas
1969 RS

HawkX66

Love it. Thanks guys. I was expecting to get some old and maybe funny pictures on this one...
Dave
69 SS396 X66 L34 M21 BS
Z23 711 U17 Hugger Orange
Semper Fi!

69Z28-RS

Dave?  were you hoping someone would post a pix of a '69 SS pulling a house trailer?? :)  or at least a large travel trailer?  :)
09C 69Z28-RS, 72 B 720 cowl console rosewood tint
69 Corvette, '60 Corvette, '72 Corvette
90 ZR1 red/red #246, 90 ZR1 white/gray #2466
72 El Camino, '55-'56-'57 Nomads, '55-'57 B/A Sedan

cook_dw

Here is a pic I found online..




janobyte

Only thing I ever hauled with the Z:
68 Z/28  born with: 302, drive line, etc..

HawkX66

Quote from: 69Z28-RS on February 05, 2016, 04:15:06 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?  :)
Maybe. Might get sick seeing a 1st gen towing a house trailer though ;)


Quote from: cook_dw on February 05, 2016, 05:19:49 PM
Here is a pic I found online..




There we go. Nice pic!


Quote from: janobyte on February 05, 2016, 05:29:06 PM
Only thing I ever hauled with the Z:
Well that goes without saying!
Dave
69 SS396 X66 L34 M21 BS
Z23 711 U17 Hugger Orange
Semper Fi!

69Z28-RS

Quote from: janobyte on February 05, 2016, 05:29:06 PM
Only thing I ever hauled with the Z:

:) :)  :)    Did you ever get yours 'caught' while hauling it??  :)
09C 69Z28-RS, 72 B 720 cowl console rosewood tint
69 Corvette, '60 Corvette, '72 Corvette
90 ZR1 red/red #246, 90 ZR1 white/gray #2466
72 El Camino, '55-'56-'57 Nomads, '55-'57 B/A Sedan

janobyte

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.
68 Z/28  born with: 302, drive line, etc..

1968RSZ28


HawkX66

Wow, GM even marketed them for towing. Why buy a truck when you can install a bumper hitch lol
Dave
69 SS396 X66 L34 M21 BS
Z23 711 U17 Hugger Orange
Semper Fi!

X33RS

Speaking of hitches, anyone reproducing them for the first gen??  Or are we stuck searching??