In 1970 my dad and I tow bared a 1935 Buick 3 window coupe home from Watertown, New York to Hauppauge, Long Island. We took two days to bring it home. The tow vehicle was a 1962 Chevy II, 194, power glide. Buick out weighed us by 1,000 lb.
We could not go fast enough so we had to stay off the interstates. We took US 11, US 20, NY 22 till lower
Westchester county then had to get on the Interstates to get over the bridge and stayed on I 495 to home because no steep grades.
Going up two or three steep hills on US 20 with the gas pedal floored the whole climb up we slowed down to 5 mph as we approached the top, in low gear. Then keeping it in low going down I smelled the brakes getting hot twice.
Later that summer the Chevy threw a rod and my dad junked the car. Though we did not disconnect the driveshaft and the Buick did not suffer any problems. Another time we tow bared a 1950 F1 from Phoenicia, NY back home. This time we had a 1967 Impala 283 or was it the 1966 Caprice 327 for the tow vehicle. We did not disconnect the driveshaft and no problems. We tow bared about 6 more cars home that were on Long Island. Never disconnected the drive shafts.
I would not use a 1962 Chevy II, 194, PG, as a tow vehicle anymore. Though if I was to tow bar another car or truck again I would bring some gear lube and see if the rear and trans needed to be topped off. And not disconnect the drive shaft. Unless the gear oil leaked out faster then I could pour it in. Jeffrey
Last edited by 32vld; 12/10/2016 4:59 PM.
