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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Oct 29, 2018 12:17:21 GMT -8
I recently acquired a 1950 Ford coupe and have slowing been getting it back on the road, it's got great brakes and a later model drive train, add a tow bar and I can use it to pull "Buckshot Berry" around. Danny  |
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Post by Hamlet on Oct 29, 2018 14:24:42 GMT -8
Very, very cool!
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Post by datac on Oct 29, 2018 15:44:06 GMT -8
Should do the job! I'd originally planned on towing my trailer with my Mustang, but I'm starting to worry I'll end up a bit heavier than the unibody will be happy with. This car has been my daily driver since 1985, with well over 300k miles on it.  |
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Oct 29, 2018 16:07:02 GMT -8
I had originally planed on using our 1954 ranch wagon but with a 5 speed transmission I was concerned about burning up the clutch and not wanting to attach mirrors on the fenders. Danny
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Post by datac on Oct 29, 2018 16:20:08 GMT -8
'54 Ranch Wagon is a nice ride- I'd do it! You could always do the clamp-on mirrors or a couple of cheap fisheye backup cameras through a smartphone.
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Post by bigbill on Oct 30, 2018 6:53:57 GMT -8
I tow with two vehicles one is a late model Silverado the other is a 1941 Plymouth 2 dr sedan street rod with all the goodies like 4 wheel power disk brakes, 9 inch ford rear end, rack and pinion power steering and good springs and shocks, plus comfort features. Your Ford coupe towing your trailer will only have one problem that I can guarantee will happen, every place you go it will be the center of attraction.
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Post by bigbill on Oct 30, 2018 7:04:51 GMT -8
A solution to mirrors that will see around the trailer is build a rack that fastens to the front bumper back bars and comes out past the fenders to support a set of mirrors. make them so they are easy on and off with enough clearance that the won't scratch the paint.
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Oct 30, 2018 8:46:58 GMT -8
A solution to mirrors that will see around the trailer is build a rack that fastens to the front bumper back bars and comes out past the fenders to support a set of mirrors. make them so they are easy on and off with enough clearance that the won't scratch the paint. Do you have any photo's of what you did for mirrors on your Plymouth, I'm not too worried about the paint on the coupe but after spending 7 years building the wagon and a nice paint job I would like to use it for towing the camper but just don't want to scratch up the paint with mirrors.Danny |
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Oct 30, 2018 8:50:16 GMT -8
I tow with two vehicles one is a late model Silverado the other is a 1941 Plymouth 2 dr sedan street rod with all the goodies like 4 wheel power disk brakes, 9 inch ford rear end, rack and pinion power steering and good springs and shocks, plus comfort features. Your Ford coupe towing your trailer will only have one problem that I can guarantee will happen, every place you go it will be the center of attraction. The coupe has disc brakes on the front and a 351 Cleveland with a automatic transmission so I;m hoping it will be a good candidate for towing, our normal tow vehicle is a late model Ram truck. Danny |
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Post by bigbill on Oct 30, 2018 13:27:07 GMT -8
A solution to mirrors that will see around the trailer is build a rack that fastens to the front bumper back bars and comes out past the fenders to support a set of mirrors. make them so they are easy on and off with enough clearance that the won't scratch the paint. Do you have any photo's of what you did for mirrors on your Plymouth, I'm not too worried about the paint on the coupe but after spending 7 years building the wagon and a nice paint job I would like to use it for towing the camper but just don't want to scratch up the paint with mirrors.Danny Every car is different but I make a bracket under the car that fastens to bumper bars or frame out of sight when mirror is removed, then I make the mirror arm from usually 1" moly steel tube so that it clears all moving parts and the paint. I like the mirrors just wide enough to see around the trailer and I use rectangular truck mirror heads from the parts house. If they vibrate I usually add a bungee cord to stabilize them. They work a lot like the ones that they sold years ago that clamped to the fenders and stuck out wide enough to see around trailer but they don't harm any thing. Believe me I under stand not wanting to scratch the paint. |
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Nov 1, 2018 10:57:50 GMT -8
I'm really not to concerned with the paint on the '50, it's tired and chipped up in places so a few more scratches will only add the the character. The wagon on the other hand has a nice paint job and I intend to try and keep it that way. Danny 
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Post by kirkadie on Nov 1, 2018 13:52:05 GMT -8
I grew up with a '53 ranch wagon. Family travelled coast to coast many times in it. I inherited it when I turned 17, as my first car. Great memories.
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Nov 1, 2018 14:24:42 GMT -8
I grew up with a '53 ranch wagon. Family travelled coast to coast many times in it. I inherited it when I turned 17, as my first car. Great memories. My wifes grandmother purchased this 1954 wagon brand new at Blue Ridge Ford in Anderson,South Carolina for her flower shop and used it for many years until she replaced it with a VW van, she gave the wagon to my wifes dad to use fo hunting and fishing, years later he decided to sell it and my wife ask her dad what he wanted for it and he gave it to her.
Brenda learned how to drive in the wagon, her grandmother loaned it to me several times when I was a teenager to haul band equipment on Friday & Saturday nights.
We even brought our twins home from the hospital in the wagon and it was my wifes daily driver until a front wheel bearing sidelined the wagon and it ended up setting in the barn the next 20 years.
I spent the next 7 years restoring the wagon, there was a lot of rust and that was cut out and replaced along with a new later model V8 engine a 5 speed transmission, heat & air and a new interior.
This car has been a big part of my wifes life. Danny
The little girl is my wife.
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Post by Teachndad on Nov 23, 2018 21:13:23 GMT -8
Hey Danny,
Thanks for sharing the wonderful history of your family's vehicle. It makes owning a vintage vehicle in this day and age that much more meaningful.
I love hearing these kinds of stories.
Cheers,
Rod
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