How far have you gone to pick up a new project?

Well, lets see.......Last car was in North Carolina ( I'm in Michigan) , car before that was in Florida, car before that was in Wichita,Ks ....I guess I like road trips !! I agree - 5 hours is local !!

 

it's all relative 5 hours in England gets you to a lot of places but now in Canada 5 hours just gets me out of nova scotia.
car dolly short hop only

 

my dad and i drove 25 hour streight from cincinnati ohio to overland park kansas to get my coupedeville 32 5 window body . great trip spend with dad and we saved another 32 coupe from becoming a grafitti clown i mean clone . priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i had an 89 caprice, they said wouldn't fit on a car dolly had to rent the trailer,trailer did fine,put the 74 truck i traded the caprice for on it backwards and had to drive 35-40 all the way home,50+ mile trip,took forever,

 

Erie, PA to Las vegas and back, about 4800 miles roundtrip for my 57 2 door wagon!!
Not trying to one up, I already owned the car and had to leave my car stuff in Vegas. I had to get the home furnishings back to Erie first. I loaded up my trailer (45ft long enclosed)with the household and 6 327's first and then came back for the rest of my cars and parts. The trailer was more loaded on the second trip with the car stuff than the home furnishings!!

Just drove from Erie to Chicago and back in 22 hours for a glass clip for my 56!!
Five hours is just a stroll. Rent a trailer for the car, you will be glad you did.
Vintagedrags

 

Idaho to Arkansas...36 hours one way for my T-Bucket.
Never ever use a dolly for long runs. I hauled my `57 Chevy Station wagon from Idaho to Southern California with dolly. THe dang thing was playing "Peek-A-Boo" in the mirrors the entire way.
I didn`t relax until I had it safely in my drive way.

 

melbourne to adelaide to melbourne 20hr round trip to pick up my chopped and two doored 53 chevy.

 

About 11-12 hours to the east coast, easy driving, pick up a Studebaker, then over 30 hours of pulling a TOW BAR to get back home on ice, snow, and bad fog.

Only 25 MPH interstate-crawling for hours at a time behind slow semis.

The tow-car developed alternator problems, so we put the old Stude up front and towed the rest of the way back with it in the lead.

No sleep. Don't know how I did it.
On emergency adrenaline I suppose.

I swore never again, but that still didn't make me quit.
What makes me go and do it again?

 

3-miles >>>>.

 

Burbank,IL to Calhoun,MO...8-hours each way. 1957 F100 and it was severely misrepresented.

But on the other hand,the friend that made the trip with me was a good friend of my father,and when my father passed away in `95 he was like a second father to me.

I learned alot from that trip that has helped me again in my life,like how to change a wheel bearing on a trailer in St.Louis,MO...and how to drive in thick ass fog on I-80,and the most important part....HOW TO WALK AWAY FROM SOMETHING!!!!

I would do it all again in a heartbeat if he was still around though. He passed away shortly after that trip,and I hope he knew how much I appreciated everything he did no matter how small any of it seemed.

 

Colorado to NJ - approx 1800 miles one-way. Since it was a short trip I used a tow bar.

Don't try to get by with throwing it in neutral instead of doing what you know is right (disconnecting the drive shaft), otherwise the tranny might lock up on you in Salina KS and you'd end up disconnecting it anyway in the snow in a McDonald's parking lot so you can get the rest of the way home. Then once you got home you'd have to go looking for another trans because your stupidity caused the reaction carrier to weld itself to the center support. Just a guess. YMMV

 

Galveston, Tx to Milton, Fla - snagged a '64 Triumph bobber......just traded it for a '54 Chevy p/u [less than 10 min from my shop]

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I've come from New Zealand to pick up my new '32 coupe project! Dont think I'll be using a tow dolly to get it home though!

 

Houston to just outside Oklahoma City, not very far but it was winter and I had never driven in snow....it was not fun at all!!!!!

 

Hahahahaha....New Zealand isn't even that long!!!!!

 

Hershey Penn. to Las Vegas NV was a piece of cake when compared to Madison to St. Paul in a freeken snow storm.

 

From Birmingham Al. to Gibon Ne. in the snow, to pickup a 32 roadster body. Did a 360 spin-out on an icy bridge in Ms. on the way home, no damage to the truck or body, thank you LORD. Use a trailer for sure, you must have a friend that would loan you his..trade him a favor!

 

I drove from Tallahasse to Chicago in in December with an open trailer. Snow, rain, salt. Was a nightmare journey.

 

Texas to Colorado and back to pick up my 63 Riv.

 

all the way from Atlanta Georgia to Austin Texas to pick up a non rusted out hatch for my off topic import project, they collect water and the corners rot out, hard to find one solid. still has to replace one corner but worth the trip for the part.

 

Auckland NZ to North Carolina then back to Phoenix AZ where I bought my Olds.... then back home to NZ..... didn't have to tow it

 

i did sacramento and back in one day(19 hours) Definately worth it!

 

Flew from Reno NV. to Boston (and boy are my arms tired) got in a rental and drove to Caribou Maine, picked up 58 Chevy and drove it back to Reno. Probably never again.

 

about 13 hours london ,ky to naigara falls, new york to get some parts f or my 1946 chevy pick-up about 1 month ago. about 3 month ago i bought a 1941 gmc about 200 miles for my house for parts.thanks

 

What are you towing it with (something big and heavy)? Are there alot of down grades (slow down). You should take the driveline off and plug the tranny.

 

I didn't make the trip, but my original power folding mirrors for my 86 (super rare here in the US) traveled from Japan,to New Zealand, from there to Canada hand carried by a friend who had been in new Zealand visiting, from canada by jeep 60 miles to the nearest mailbox , all off road, after waiting for the spring thaw to reach the mailbox for the semiannual mail, and finally here to South Georgia, carried to all stops by friend relay, must be the longest trip i've ever heard a part make, at least the wierdest travel route.

 

Toast and Blown Green T are right. Unless your going country back roads you should get a trailer wth brakes and something setup to use them to tow with. 3/4 ton or bigger if possable. You get something heavy swinging behind you going down a hill you won't like it.

 

my bro is planning a trip from Carlisle PA to Nebraska to pick up a 58 Impala for a friend.

 

I thought that I went far but nothing compared to some trips on here, I went from Moncton N.B Canada to New Jersey for a 1955 Chevy 2 door post, had a few problems on the trip but would do it again in a heartbeat

 

only about 500 miles....................

ONE WAY ...............

Came home with a empty trailer !

The ride home was real quiet.........