a1albert
Hood river, Oregon
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My son has two 65 Buick Skylark Grand Sports in his garage one has a heavy duty receiver under it they were equipped with 401's with 445 ft lbs of torque. He also has a 69 Buick 455 engine that has 370 hp 500 ft lbs of torque safe or not they will definitely pull.
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Husker Jerry
O'Neill, Nebraska
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My first tow vehicle was a '69 Pontiac Catalina with a 400 engine. My 2nd tow vehicle was a '72 Chevy Kingswood Estate wagon which was one of the best TVs I have owned. Equipped with a massive radiator, that was one towing machine!
2001 Ford Excursion V 10
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Chuck Roder
High Springs, FL
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There is a part in the movie when Lucy is driving, and Ricky gets upset that she is driving way too fast.....40MPH. No interstates back then. Most people who towed a trailer did it slowly...or so I have been told by my fore fathers.
Picture is my Grandfather, with my dad and uncle on their farm in Nebraska. 37' Plymonth & 49' Glider TT
Chuck Roder & Family
'07 Surveyor SV-235RS
'03 Chevy TrailBlazer EXT LT V8
High Springs, FL.
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bacabunch
Idaho
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Now that's what I call luxury, having a windstream is luxury all by itself.....
"White Knuckles" Ben 
TV: 2003 Chevy Suburban 1/2 ton a.k.a. "The Burb" with Tranny Cooling System and Equalizer Hitch
TT: 1995 Sandpiper Cobra a.k.a "Baca Boat"
BenMarisela Natalie Maria Emily Matthew Abby Scottie(Dog) Gato(Cat)
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shorthair
vancouver, wa. usa.
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My dad used a 4 door pontiac catalina to tow with when he first started out & as mentioned it had a full frame & a 389 with 2 4 barrels feeding it.
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Red Alert
Silverdale, Washington, USA
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When I was a young boy, my family lived in a TT. 8'x 30' and all 5 of us lived in it. That wasn't uncommon then. My Dad was an enlisted man in the Army and money was really tight. He pulled our TT behind a 1954 Pontiac with a straight 8 with auto transmission. He did have trailer brakes and I remember him manually applying the trailer brakes by pulling a lever. I don't remember any details about the hitch.
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HppyCampr
N.W. Indiana
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WOw that is a cool picture! Although I must say it doesnt look like the TT could glide anywhere looks more like a brick on wheels compared todays more streamlined TT thanks for sharing the memories!
Me: Heather (SAHM/student) DH:Kris (firefighter/NREMT-p) Son: 3yrs loves animals and camping.
TV: 2006 V8 Quad Cab Dodge Ram 1500
TT: 2007 Coachmen S.O.A 24tbq (our first TT)
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oldsffan
east coast
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I used to tow a 14' trailer with a 1976 Mercury Marquis with a Ford 400 ci engine and a huge radiator and it pulled like a dream. It had a heavy duty welded "full frame" hitch. I think one of the bumpers on that tank weighed more than an entire full sized Cadillac does these days.
Warped enough to power the Enterprise
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RVMusician
Upstate NY
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I remember my father towing with the family sedan. The car had a huge engine, heavy duty towing package and a weight distributing hitch that was a bear to set up each time we hitched. Remember when gas was 50 cents a gallon?
2006 Dodge Durango
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MadMav
Colorado Springs, CO
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Just bought a '95 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. No towing package but it has HD cooling. I might upgrade the 2.93s to 3.42s, delete the stock leveling system and go with a nice airbag system. This should increase the towing from 5000lbs to about 7-8000lbs. With RWD, full frame and the LT1 260Hp/330Tq it should handle anything nicely! Not to mention the intake and headers I have on it.  I just need a good TT now. Sold my Dutchmen, and still have the equalizer.
Mav
Maverick
'08 Dodge 3500 SLT Mega Cab Dually, 6.7l/6 speed. Oh yeah!
'08 Winners Circle 36SRV-H5
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