<VV> Towing a Convertible with a Tow Dolly

Vairtec Corp vairtec at comcast.net
Fri Feb 27 16:43:01 EST 2015


First, the reason the backing-up part did not go well is because tow 
dollies are not to be backed up at all when loaded.  The solution to 
this is to plan ahead at all times, so that you never have to back up.

Second, with the car being towed backwards will the airflow damage the 
convertible top?  Yessir, you betcha, roger that.  Here, however, I 
cannot speak from experience regarding a fix (other than don't do it), 
but I have heard tales of protecting the top with plastic, cardboard, 
thin plywood, or similar.  Perhaps someone with hands-on experience will 
have a better answer.

--Bob


On 2/27/2015 4:17 PM, Frank Campbell via VirtualVairs wrote:
> ​​I recently bought a tow dolly to pull my 64 Monza PG convertible.  I
> loaded the car on the dolly with the rear wheels in the cradle.   I
> am inexperienced at towing but everything seemed to go well except the
> backing up part.
>
> While towing the car, I noticed the convertible top just above the rear
> window was being pulled up by the wind at highway speeds.
>
> Question, will this hurt the top and if so, is there a way to prevent the
> wind from catching the top and pulling it up ?  Any thoughts or suggestions
> will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Frank
>   



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