cld
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Hope this is the right place; the header for this area of the forum says pre-1968 but I didn't see where else to put it...
Anyway, I posted in the Welcome Wagon area awhile back about getting my '68 Fury III (2 dr, Fast Top, 383 4bbl, 727, black/black, ~73k miles, parked since mid-1990s) from my family's ranch in ND to where I live in Austin, TX. I looked into a bunch of transport options and signed on for a very long term deal to keep the cost as low I as I could for private closed transport (I looked into some of the cheaper brokered options and I just didn't feel comfortable going that route). I was just hoping to get it sometime in 2014. Well, by pure dumb luck the transport guy found a connecting load next door to ND in MN and we pulled the trigger last week. The car is already here in Texas and is going to go through basic checkups, etc before we start it up. Time is in short supply at the moment so it will probably be a week or two before we even know what really needs to be done and how it's running, and then a few more weeks/months to get her back on the road.
By the way, I was looking for dog dishes earlier and have a couple sets now, thanks to everyone who helped out. Still looking for rear wheel well chrome. Murray Park has some I'm waiting to hear more about, and if anyone else has a lead on that please let me know.
The transport guy, Jim at Truly Vintage, was phenomenal and I would recommend him to anyone -- very methodical and careful. He is passionate about classic cars and the stories behind them, especially when they link families together like this one. He took pictures throughout the loading and unloading and some of those are attached here. That's my Dad helping to load up (can you believe he's 75 this year?) and me at the end.
Contact Jim at 260-804-6695. He has a constantly updated page of where he's going and how much space is available here:
http://forums.aaca.org/f158/enclosed-car-transport-hauling-shipping-starting-313802.html
http://forums.aaca.org/f158/enclosed-parts-transport-here-where-i-325243.html
Anyway, I posted in the Welcome Wagon area awhile back about getting my '68 Fury III (2 dr, Fast Top, 383 4bbl, 727, black/black, ~73k miles, parked since mid-1990s) from my family's ranch in ND to where I live in Austin, TX. I looked into a bunch of transport options and signed on for a very long term deal to keep the cost as low I as I could for private closed transport (I looked into some of the cheaper brokered options and I just didn't feel comfortable going that route). I was just hoping to get it sometime in 2014. Well, by pure dumb luck the transport guy found a connecting load next door to ND in MN and we pulled the trigger last week. The car is already here in Texas and is going to go through basic checkups, etc before we start it up. Time is in short supply at the moment so it will probably be a week or two before we even know what really needs to be done and how it's running, and then a few more weeks/months to get her back on the road.
By the way, I was looking for dog dishes earlier and have a couple sets now, thanks to everyone who helped out. Still looking for rear wheel well chrome. Murray Park has some I'm waiting to hear more about, and if anyone else has a lead on that please let me know.
The transport guy, Jim at Truly Vintage, was phenomenal and I would recommend him to anyone -- very methodical and careful. He is passionate about classic cars and the stories behind them, especially when they link families together like this one. He took pictures throughout the loading and unloading and some of those are attached here. That's my Dad helping to load up (can you believe he's 75 this year?) and me at the end.
Contact Jim at 260-804-6695. He has a constantly updated page of where he's going and how much space is available here:
http://forums.aaca.org/f158/enclosed-car-transport-hauling-shipping-starting-313802.html
http://forums.aaca.org/f158/enclosed-parts-transport-here-where-i-325243.html
I flipped it over about 20 years ago and it didn't damage much. It ended up resting on the passenger side that you can see in the photo. Broke/bent the mirror, that's it! Happened so slowly I turned it off as it rolled so it wouldn't lose oil pressure...
