Hola Javier
I have an towing article from 1965 where they used a Dodge ( unibody too )
to pull a 26' AirStream Overlander. The top spead was over 92 mph. I
also have an Dealers Towing Brochure on the 1967's that state with the OEM
Towing Package ( $53.55 ) it will pull 5500 pounds.
We have an 1970 Overlander-InterNational ( the 1970 year is now up to 27' )
that we have pulled with a 1966 Le Baron. This is our newest old car.
On this subject, if any of you that have spoke up before that you too
pull an RV trailer with your Imperial and have a photo or two doing so, could
you send me a shot of it to my email . I think I'll start collecting
sumthin about this.
As you travel west with a vintage trailer you will find the vintage trailer
clubs get a bigger bang out of a vintage trailer with a vintage car than folks
along the Atlantic Coast Line. They have judging at the Trailer Rallye's
that includes the tow vehicle too.
Uncle Rodger
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:26
AM
Subject: IML: Towing travel trailer with
1968 Crown Convertible...
Everyone!
The 1968 IMP Imperial is going in for engine
and transmission rebuild in
a week or so and I'm starting the planning work
for a 6-12 month cross
country road trip to begin in June. I hope to
see a good many Imperial
folks on my (mid-life crisis)
adventure!
The situation:
The 1968 owner's manual says *loaded
trailer weight must not exceed
4,000 lbs* and that just feels way too low
to me. Is that tow weight
rating because of the unit body
construction?
My initial thought is to pull an Airstream travel
trailer and the one I
am considering is 19' with a *dry* weight of
3,575lbs+/- including a
*hitch* weight of 510lbs. If the 4,000lbs is
a hard limit, I would have
to completely empty holding tanks, etc. every
time I moved the rig or
consider going the tent route. Or worse yet,
I'd have to consider
changing tow vehicles.
Has anyone with a 67-68
set it up to pull a travel trailer of any size?
If so, to what
result? I'm afraid of putting too much stress on the
unit body and
don't want to do something inherently unsafe on mountain
roads.
Are
there viable alternatives/adjustments I can make to either vehicle
(without
damaging the Imperial's collectibility) or the trailer (weight
distribution
hitches) that would make pulling a small travel trailer
safe?
I just
find it odd that a six cylinder suv can pull a 6,000 trailer but
my
Imperial can't.
Warm regards,
(A very perplexed) Javier
Reynaldos, Miami Shores, FL.
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