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I gathered up two good friends, and a second 4x4 truck. We got out to the barn where the c60 was and went right to work. We drilled two 1-inch holes in the steel built onto the front bumper bolted to the frame. Next we hooked up the tow bar and tried once with my truck(98 1500 gmc). No sutch luck. Mike then got behind the c60 and got ready to pull while I pushed. CHA-CHING! it rolled out of its 1999-2006 ruts. I was just wanting to get the thing out of the barn, but Larry and Mike(they are brothers) decided that we could get her home with what we had. While a little hesitant I said lets go. 98 or so miles, and 3.5 hours later, we pulled into my other buddy's lot who is going to help me get her running. Mon the family is going out to dinner for a birthday, so I will not have a chance to tinker till Tuesday. All in all, everything went smooth. It really is nice when you have good friends to rely on, and know what your thinking so not much needs to be explained in detail. New pics and some more updates will follow. Gimpy.

You pulled a C-60 98 miles with a towbar and a ½-ton truck?

Ah, to be young and bullet-proof again.

Glad you made it with no incidents.

Well the towbar is rated at 39,900lbs. It's an old military bar used for duece-and-a-halfs. The tow vehicle was a 3/4 ton diesel. With a buddy in the c60 down shifting to help the brakes of the tow vehicle. Everything went smooth and we didn't get above 40. Backroads the whole way home. I am dumb but not stupid.

I didn't think it was safe to pull a 1 1/2 ton truck on a towbar that far with old tires

Doin' stuff like that will get you a name like Gimpyrobb. I'm glad luck was on your side. Remember that these things are much bigger and potentially deadlier than a 1/2 ton. It's much easier to get hurt. Have fun with the project but be careful.