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Bad67300 09-23-2020 04:20 AM

Example of why you pay for a good transport company
 
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Posted on the South Dakota Highway Patrol page today. Rig pulled over on Interstate 90. Man I'd be ticked if that Impala convertible was mine. Looks like a 427 car, and the driver knew there was a problem and added the straps without actually trying to fix the load.

TimG 09-23-2020 12:33 PM

I know of two original Corvettes that were damaged in transit this year. One was abeing transported from Reno to San Fransisco after being sold by a friend. The transporter used one front and one rear strap. A Four Star Bow Tie 66 Corvette needed it's front end replaced after that trip. Two weeks ago, a dealer lined up the transit for a 1971 original paint Corvette and a car above it leaked brake fluid on the hood, fender and door. The car needs to be repainted now. Neither of these transporters were our advertiser. I pretty much use Reliable, although I know there are other good companies out there.

Postsedan 09-23-2020 12:43 PM

If you stay in this business / hobby long enough you get to experience the good and the bad....lord knows I have.

Dan

Crush 09-23-2020 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TimG (Post 1515532)
I know of two original Corvettes that were damaged in transit this year. One was abeing transported from Reno to San Fransisco after being sold by a friend. The transporter used one front and one rear strap. A Four Star Bow Tie 66 Corvette needed it's front end replaced after that trip. Two weeks ago, a dealer lined up the transit for a 1971 original paint Corvette and a car above it leaked brake fluid on the hood, fender and door. The car needs to be repainted now. Neither of these transporters were our advertiser. I pretty much use Reliable, although I know there are other good companies out there.

Reliable has been very consistent for me. I don’t understand the idea of spending tens of thousands of dollars on a vehicle to shop for the cheapest/ low cost carrier.

DougA 09-24-2020 12:46 PM

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I recently bought my first out of state classic car. I contracted Reliable Carriers to have it hauled from Minnesota to Maryland. They did what I expected, delivered it in the same condition that it left. And they did it, at a very reasonable rate. My first experience, an it was good.

Mr70 09-24-2020 01:11 PM

Lets see more of that El camino Doug. :)

BLACKLS5 09-24-2020 01:44 PM

Looks like a nice stablemate to his Cortez Silver LS5 Chevelle.

markinnaples 09-24-2020 01:50 PM

Would love to see more pics of that Elco.

DougA 09-24-2020 01:50 PM

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454, 4 speed, factory R-12 ac, frame off So.Cal car. Sold new at Schonlaw Chevrolet, Hollywood. These pics were taken when it was shipped a couple of weeks ago. I tried posting pics that I've taken with my crappy camera here at home, and they won't load, keep getting an error message.

DougA 09-24-2020 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BLACKLS5 (Post 1515688)
Looks like a nice stablemate to his Cortez Silver LS5 Chevelle.

Yes, my wife named them Cortez 1, and Cortez 2, lol..

DougA 09-24-2020 01:55 PM

I'll get my grandson to figure out the picture thing, when he takes his school lunchbreak.

hiperf69 09-24-2020 02:13 PM

Had a friend buy an original Paint 1966 roadster out of California years ago
and used a well ( Not a Sponsor on this site ) known transporter.
Car showed up and here sets a,The “ Batmobile” across the hood!!
Ended up about a year of battles And a heck of a lose.
If you are having a car transported by anybody,
you must check, update, your insurance and the transporters insurance
needs to be of the highest “Reliability”
Whoever you chose.

hiperf69 09-24-2020 02:16 PM

By the way, “Nice Elky”
Joe

hiperf69 09-24-2020 02:16 PM

By the way, “Nice Elky”
Joe

TimG 09-24-2020 02:53 PM

Ha, the same Reliable driver has made a delivery to me.

Xplantdad 09-24-2020 07:15 PM

Doug, email them to me and I will post them for you
[email protected]

DougA 09-24-2020 07:58 PM

Hello Bruce, Thanks I sent you a coupe of pics, I think. I'm an extremely computer challenged old fart, pics were taken with my little koolpix camera. I'm probably the last person on the planet without a smart phone, or a phone that will take pics.

Xplantdad 09-24-2020 08:52 PM

Hi Doug, they haven't shown up in my email yet :)

DougA 09-24-2020 09:28 PM

Just sent them again, did you check your spam, sometimes my stuff goes there.

Xplantdad 09-24-2020 10:20 PM

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Got them...Nice El Camino!




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DougA 09-24-2020 10:42 PM

Thank you for that Bruce!
I'll try and edjimicate myself on picture posting.

enio45 10-02-2020 02:48 PM

Niceeee elky!


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