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I'd like to have a hitch for my '66 so I'm going to contact some of the hitch manufacturers and see if I can talk them into making C2 hitches again. It would be helpful if I could get an idea as to how many people would be interested in this product.
Simply indicate in your responses if you'd like to buy a C2 hitch.
I'd like to have a hitch for my '66 so I'm going to contact some of the hitch manufacturers and see if I can talk them into making C2 hitches again. It would be helpful if I could get an idea as to how many people would be interested in this product.
Simply indicate in your responses if you'd like to buy a C2 hitch.
Did you lay that out on your VETTE for the picture
I would buy one but i don't like the monstrosity that you have laid out there...i would like something more stylish in the parts that are seen...especially the part that bolts to the bumpers...
jack
Did you lay that out on your VETTE for the picture
I would buy one but i don't like the monstrosity that you have laid out there...i would like something more stylish in the parts that are seen...especially the part that bolts to the bumpers...
jack
Well, they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess the same goes for ugly!
I thought I was the only nut that put a hitch on his vette, but I did one better I use to tow my 63 cp with my 63 -340 HP all original conv. I got some looks!!! I can't post pictuers so I put it with my post.
I thought I was the only nut that put a hitch on his vette, but I did one better I use to tow my 63 cp with my 63 -340 HP all original conv. I got some looks!!! I can't post pictuers so I put it with my post.
Why can't you post pictures????? Everyone else can. Or is it that you don't know how?
I added another picture in my OP showing the hitched installed on a Vette. As you can see most of the hitch is under the car.
I had a hitch like this years ago and I rigged it up so I could pull two ball-pins and the center bar would come out leaving only the piece that connects to the bumper supports visible.
Again, if anyone is interested in one let me know so I can pass the info on to a manufacturer.
I made a hitch from a 89/90 Taurus wagon hitch that bolted up to existing frame holes and was out of sight and out of the way of the spare tub until it dropped down between the tub and the valence panel.
I used it for several years and after I sold my packhorse trailer, I sold the hitch to a Sting Ray owner in the Portland area.
You can see it sticking out from under the car in this picture. The hitch came as 2 pieces with a 6 inch bar extension that held the ball, but the extension is not shown in the picture.
I thought I was the only nut that put a hitch on his vette, but I did one better I use to tow my 63 cp with my 63 -340 HP all original conv. I got some looks!!! I can't post pictuers so I put it with my post.
Nope, your not the only one!.....I always felt as long as your towing you may as well do it with style....
Isn`t this thread a few years old? ...But I guess its still applicable today
Maybe a little late, but here's another picture with the hitch installed. This is a Valley hitch, as I recall, the best design going for the C2 body style, but no longer available from Valley.
Love mine, sold a matching one a year or so ago and could have sold several if I had them available, lots of folks looking for one.
Easily mounted or dismounted, the tow bar is easily removed by pulling a couple of pins if desired, no holes to drill, mounts using the existing bumper bolt and differential bolts.
And for years I'v had one towing my tear drop ,never seen any one els do it . Most people cant beliave I do. Funny hearing people that now wont to.Some times tow my HD.
I have that hitch on my car now for probably 3 yrs. works great and you dont have to drill into your bumpers to mount it. my loaded up little c5 trailer tracks straight as can be.
I thought I was the only nut that put a hitch on his vette, but I did one better I use to tow my 63 cp with my 63 -340 HP all original conv. I got some looks!!! I can't post pictuers so I put it with my post.
Recognize that if you race/autocross your car, this will put you out of the stock class (or at least used to) because it is considered as a frame-strengthening modification.
I would not want to put a hitch on my '67 and don't recommend it for others. I had a hitch on my first '67 - a coupe, circa 1970. I pulled a light boat with it and had repeated wheel bearing problems even though the tongue weight was relatively light. Corvettes weren't designed to tow! Here's an old pic of the hitch:
Race trailer: Rear wheels with drag radials, front wheels with front runners, air tank, aluminum jack, aluminum jack stands, plywood pads for jacking, tool box, spares, small canopy, folding chair. Off to the drag strip.
Travel trailer: Luggage, spares, tool box, jack, spare tire, folding chair, Christmas gifts. Off on a road trip.
I believe the utility of the hitch depends on how you use your car. If the hitch manufacturers made the hitches, then they were safe for use within stated limitations. Proper loading and proper tongue weight is the key. The design you have transmits the pulling load to the chassis which will less hard on the rear of the car. But the tongue weight is still on the bumper.
To the OP, due to the low demand, I suspect you will have trouble interesting a hitch manufacturer. I would find a good welding shop or fab shop and have them made. They aren't that complicated if you have an example to go by. If you do this, I'd try to find a way to make the part bolted to the bumper brackets fasten to the frame crossmember and out of view. Good luck with your effort.
02-02-2010, 10:46 AM
Would you buy a C2 hitch
