Re: [DML] Towing the DMC

["cbl1739" <cbl302@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

Was your speedometer still working after the trip,since you were 
running it backwards at high speed,just wondering.

cbl


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Sontos" <dsontos@xxxx> wrote:
>
> I towed my automatic DeLorean from North Carolina up to Virginia 
with a tow
> dolly, backwards. The front suspension was stock so I had plenty of
> clearance. Make sure you tie down the louvers. I did have to remove 
one rear
> tire and put the spare tire on because the DeLorean rear is too 
wide to fit
> in between the wheels of a U-Haul tow dolly. I had no trouble the 
whole trip
> home, except for the regular attention the DeLorean gets going down 
the
> road. Oh, and I was using a 93 Chevy 1500 to tow it, so your Dodge 
should
> have no problem.
> 
> Dave Sontos
> vin 02573
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx>
> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:07 PM
> Subject: [DML] Towing the DMC
> 
> 
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience towing a DeLorean?
> > Mine is an automatic, I would love to be able to simply tow it 
with a pull
> > bar,
> > you know where it rides on it's own wheels with an attacthed bar 
directly
> > behind
> > the tow vehicle. I see a lot of RV's pulling cars this way.
> > I figure I could just put it in nuetral right?
> >
> > I need to pull it with my car, a Dodge Magnum, which claims to 
only pull
> > about 3800 pounds.
> > Since the DMC is 2800, that only leaves about 1000 pounds for a 
cau hauler
> > which is pushing it.
> > If I could pull just the car itself it would be a huge relief.
>








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