Drive them??? You can do that??? :eek2: LOL - Seriously, if you want to drive up here, that would be fine...would save on the cost of fuel going to Dallas and back, but really that is totally up to you. Is James from the Dallas area? his profile just says North Texas. If so, that would be 3 from Dallas if he jumps in and would work out perfectly. We'll get the details worked out as the time draws nearer. I'm offering to donate the equipment to get the cars to this special event and not looking to make money off it...just split the cost of fuel to get them up there and back. But....Maybe for my generous, big-hearted contribution one of you can buy my beer that I will be needing Saturday night! LOL - Dinner would probably be cheaper! :grin:
I will gladly take you up on the generous offer, Jacquie. :TU: What a great trip that will be - two Saturn Yellow GSX's, a Platinum Mist GSX, and Cortez Gold GSX! Yes, I am from the Dallas area as well. I have a 24' enclosed trailer, but if it will cut the costs for all of us then it only makes sense to load up the 2 car enclosed Featherlites and head on up there. Will my 3/4 ton single axle Duramax haul one of those Featherlites with two heavy cars in it? If not, do you guys also have two trucks as well? BTW, The beer won't be a problem. :beer
Maybe I could meet you in Memphis for the rest of the trip. I'd be hauling my 10-10 70GSX on an open trailer coming out of Jackson, MS. It's always good to be in a caravan to get some help if something goes wrong on a long trip.
I can drive it but it would double the mileage on my car :eek2: :eek2: . That and 1971 date coded tires make me nervous. This going to be awesome. It's going to be a long 10 month wait.. All the :beers2: you want my friend. DL
Well, if you're going through OK rather than straight out of Dallas to Columbus then you probably won't be on I30 going through Memphis. But if you do it's a little shy of the half way point from Dallas. Nevertheless, if you or anybody else heading to Columbus finds their route through Memphis let me know via PM and maybe we can work out a caravan from there.
Hmmmm, maybe I should repaint mine 10-10 so we would have a better variety! :idea2: :laugh: Sounds like a plan! I'm not sure about your truck, it may do the job but I'm not sure. The trailers are both 44' aluminum but I don't know what they weigh or what they weigh loaded with GSX's. We do have two trucks, both are 1-ton dually diesels that we use to pull them. We also have a Toter which would be my preference to use to pull one of them. We have it up for sale though so it might not be around by August. It looks like this will need to be a 2-day haul and I worry about the trucks/trailers sitting outside hotels attended...that's why I like the Toter, so we can keep an eye on them. We've got plenty of time to get it all worked out where it works best for all concerned. It should be fun! After seeing that Mike may want to join up with us in Memphis pulling his X on an open trailer, it almost makes me wish they were all going open...wouldn't that be a sight to see going down the road!! (note I said "almost"...my X doesn't get along well with bugs OR water
Mike, that would be great. I guess we will know better as the time draws nearer as to whether it works best to leave through Dallas or OKC. If we do go through Dallas, it would be about an 18-19 hour trip for us and maybe Memphis would be a good overnight stop? Seeing that you are pulling your car open, it gave me another idea. We also have a 3-car open trailer. If 2 of the Dallas cars are cars that the guys don't mind hauling open, we could use the 3-car trailer instead of one of the enclosed trailers and go through Memphis and load your car up as well. The front car is going to gather the bugs though! Not sure anyone wants that position. Lots of options to think about...
LOL - 2000+ miles on 71 tires...that would make me nervous too!! Yes, you need to trailer. We don't want to spend the entire trip pulled off to the side of the road helping you change flats!! :laugh:
I would also like everyone to know that I am have aquired serveral "Maybe" responses. Due to work and personal constraints they cannot commit this far out. This is way cool ! ! ! Mark
You guys are going to hit that century mark by Christmas if this keeps up. :TU: Great work.:beer :beer
You guys out there who've got the 2 X's I used to own.......one of you wanna sell it back to me so I can go to this thing? ray: :ball:
Pat, Give me a call some night with your info, so I can add it to the list. Dean, I thought we had almost every GSX from Texas signed up, are there more still hiding out there? Duane
But then there wouldn't be any trailer room left for your car DL :laugh: Besides, to put the Cuda up for sale would mean I would have to wake up from this La-La-Land slumber I'm in to the realization that it's now worth only about 1/2 what I have into it. Nah, I'll just hang on to it and ride it all the way to the bottom...Down with the ship, I say! :grin:
First one I had was non-Stage white automatic. Don't know the VIN. It was traded for a '65 Riv GS back around 1982 was before the things got so vauluable. Second one was a Stage 1 white automatic with NOM. It was traded to Jim Turner in Bronte, TX for cash and a '87 Turbo T in the late '90's I think. VIN on that one was 446370H266569. Don't know where that one ended up either. Last I heard it was undergoing restoration, but it's been a while. Doesn't matter that much anyway, because there's no way the wife would let me buy car that's worth more than the house we're in! :dollar:
