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TC_1961

I think he first needs to go to car strappin down school

c4cruiser

The first pic doesn't really show a good picture of the straps, but I'll bet the straps were not really strong enough and that the car wasn't tied down properly. The D-rings in the trailer are probably rated for 5000lb max.

And towing with that Town Car is a really stupid idea. The car is simply not capable of towing that weight (I'm guessing the car and trailer were somewhere around 5600-5800 lbs) . I also wonder if the car has a trailer brake controller? Towing a trailer that weighs over 2000 total gross requires trailer brakes. Most car trailers use electric brakes.

He got very lucky. The car could have veered into another lane and hit another car or the trailer could have swayed around as the '66 dropped off and could have caused the driver to lose control.

Lucky. And stupid.

Klondike

Talk about luck!! Being near San Antonio, I'm surprised that some fool in a Dodge truck didn't try to race it when it came off the trailer.

larry00

That is one that will be hard to top !
Have to pass that on to a friend who lost his Big Enclosed brand new Trailer with his high dollar 63 vette ProMod in it !
Trailer damaged pretty good but car had only minor damage .
Happened near Houston ! Defective Hitch I think !

BobbyC3

Truly amazing, great post

383vett

He was indeed lucky. I'm sure if you look below the front and rear bumpers, the panels must be trashed as well as the undercarriage. Nonetheless, it could have been a zillion times worse along with human casualties.

snide

Enclosed trailers, FTW.

Dudeurgettnavette

That's awesome. Guess the man down stairs had his back.

o2bnkc

Gotta' love the avitar!! Rock, Chock, Jayhawk!!! Great game the other night. Born and raised in K.C.K.

Muffin

My first thought. On a much smaller scale I had something similar with my targa top. Came off at 55 mph(please don't ask why) rose to about 10 feet did a slow bank to the right to a perfect landing off the right shoulder. Very minor scratches on the bottom of the frame which are covered when properly installed.

8388

If he was really pulling that trailer with car @70 mph, that's pure insanity. There's so much that can go wrong even with the car strapped properly.

SaberD

i dont see why so many people are calling this luck. if anything it should be bad luck. the luckiest thing that could have happened would be if it didnt come off the trailer at all. def a close call and im glad the car is ok!!

Smokeysvette

I hard to believe the Vette even stayed on the trailer long at all looking at those shoe string straps.
It appears like he was using something like motorcycle straps.
Looks like a nice trailer but forgot to invest in the correct straps.

Not only is he lucky as are the people that were on the other side of the freeway. It very well could have gone the other way and caused multiple fatalities.

VetteTech81

Wow! glad the car is ok... yea not the best tow vehicle.. people do things they should work fine, that in reality are dangerous... Enclosed trailer is a much better idea...

bucwheat

Lucky fool,I lost a 67 years ago tring to avoid a deer on I-20 when the trailer hitch broke in a swerve, snapped the safty chains off the trailer.

Ikester

Maybe not on the outside. Dropping off a trailer at 70mph is not a good thing for suspension and frame

CCA Corvette Parts

Wow, that could have been bad

Peace
Chip

IRS-Cop

Yep..that's not a Lincoln Continental...it's a Town Car.

VA50th

I agree....I'd have that thing up on a rack doing some serious inspection!