Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:16:04 +0000 From: Colin Stamp <colinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: Biggest/oddest hauls?
On 22 Jan 2005 06:11:18 -0800, "saabyurk" <tednospamrkon.com> wrote: >Like another poster, this was not in, but on the car. I wonder if >today's Saabs have strong enough pillars and sheet metal to do this. I >had a 73 Volvo 144 parts car that I stripped and needed to take the >body to the scrapper. I strapped it to a plywood and 2x4 frame I made, >put four big rubber suction cups under that and strapped it to the roof >of my 75 Wagonback, and off to the scrapper I went--quite an odd sight >with a whole car body on top. The rubber suction cups were too small >and did leave four, barely noticeable indentations, but I bet it would >do more than that on today's cars. I've never carried a body, but I did drive a kit car chassis from Kent to Milton Keynes (a hundred miled or so) in my last 9-3. http://www.stamp.plus.com/temp/FuryChassisArrival.JPG Couldn't tell it was up there really. I did get a few funny looks from the other drivers on the M25 though. Cheers, Colin.