I'm having my totally restored '68 Camaro Convertible towed on a flatbed this weekend. The guy that is doing it comes recommended and deals with older cars quite frequently. Anything i need to look out for when they're loading or unloading the car? I don't have a front spoiler so that won't be an issue. I'm mainly concerned with the big 'ole metal hooks that they have to put on my freshly painted suspension. Anything that can be done to avoid that? Can they be hooked somewhere else? Can they use anything other than the scary, paint-damaging metal hooks??

Thanks!!

Is it not drivable?

Very driveable.
However, I blocked the exhaust crossovers before I powder coated the intake which makes for absoluetly horrible cold weather driving and they're calling for single digits in CT this weekend. (Isn't New England great!) Not to mention the roads are covered with tons of crap this time of year. I also have an intermittant starting problem and as of yet, I haven't been able to replace the engine wiring harness to (hoepfully) cure the problem.

Ask the tow truck driver to use axle straps on your car and not the metal hooks.

As stated above, ask the driver to use axle straps instead. If he does not have any, slide a leather work glove over the hook for protection. The action from the cable is not violent, so this does work.

My friend had a chevelle from florida brought up to wisconsin, he had an enclosed trailer with wheel straps, also, if you just did the chassis, I would find an enclosed trailer.

Oh, and this was in the summer.

Rob

chains are used on the front and back so as not to move during tow

hey neighbor who s doing your work

I just put this up on google, and one towing company out in the state of washington, only uses wheel straps.

Rob

Bill - I have an auto body place in Plymouth that is doing the tow.

Thanks for the responses guys...I'll have to ask him if he can use straps instead of hooks...

If he does this flatbedding trick, then I'm sure he would have straps with the truck. Read "experience" on his part.

That's what I'm hoping. I'm going to call him after work today just to make sure...

One other thing to look out for is the chains or cables on the front end rubbing the bottom of the front valence. When the car is being pulled up onto the flatbad, it is on a sharp angle, with the valence close to the bed and the chains. For about 3 feet or so of the process, the angle can pull the chains up against the car. My driver took some leather gloves and laid them on top of the chain at that point so they wouldn't rub.