<VV> towing a LM Vair vert

[henry kaczmarek]

Roger

For the record, i've never heard of a windshield coming out of a towed car 
backwards on a dolly (LM).

However, I was going down the road in a friends LM 2dr one hot summer day, 
all side windows down, and suddenly the car seemed to get quiet----and I 
turned around to see the backlite glass kind of wafting on the wind, until 
its weight took over and it hit the road, smashing into a zillion shards. 
We were at least a tenth or 2 of a mile away--going about 60mph when it 
happened.

Considering that, anything is possible.

I do recommend as you do, flat towing or trailer.

I towed my first corvair flat with a rental tow bar, from Hammond, LA to 
Buffalo---about 1200 miles, with no problems.  If it's a manual,
Just start it up when gassing up the tow vehicle and run the shifter through 
the pattern. ( I remember reading this tip somewhere), If a PG I'm not sure 
if there's anything special you must do. But its much safer.  Tow vehicle 
was a 10 year old Chevy truck with a snowplow rig on the front.  Got asked 
what it was in Alabama.  70 mph and you would never know the Vair was behind 
you.  Worked out great, and the rental on a towbar is less than a dolly.

Hank
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Corvair List" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> towing a LM Vair vert


> So, has anyone actually, in person, with his own eyeballs, while sober and
> awake, seen a windshield blown out by towing a convertable backwards?
> Having removed a couple of LM windshields, I find this folk tale pretty 
> hard
> to believe.
>
> Roger
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> towing a LM Vair vert
>
>
>> In a message dated 3/21/2007 6:54:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>> johngull at bellsouth.net writes:
>>
>> > Am wondering if anyone has had experience with towing a LM vert 4 speed
>> > Corvair on a car dolly and if so did you put the front or rear up on
> dolly?
>> >
>> =================================================
>>
>> They can be towed either way!   But  most preferrable behind a LARGE
> vehicle
>> when backwards...
>>
>> IF no back window or top is present...and you want to back it on.....lay 
>> a
>> slab of plywood from the back seat over the windshield frame to deflect
> air...
>>
>> Matt Nall...west coast
>> http://members.aol.com/patiomatt
>> lots of info!
>>
>>
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