65 Riviera Future Tow Vehicle?

[kto17]

I say future with a ? because 300 lbs of Astrodome tongue weight concerns me, and I would have to find a hitch for the car, but it sure would look cool.

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[diamondrelics]

You might have to air bag it ..but it would be cool

[cdraz]

That is a gorgeous car....good luck!

[safetybruce]

Color coordinate your trailer and that ride and all heads will turn. Must be some kind of shock set-up that can accommodate the tongue weight. Good luck...great looking car.

[LittleVintageTrailer]

What a cool car!! Hope you can make it work. I know I'd love to tow with my Chevelle but I refuse to paint it yellow to match the Astroflyte (:

[diamondrelics]

Thats ok Daisy my Starliner is flat black..She will NOT be coral and cream like Coralee

[safetybruce]

Tanya, You can always "escort" a lady after 6 when wearing black...and Coralee will most certainly be a lady when she is coral and cream...so the Starliner's color is appropriate no matter what gender you attribute to her/him...Kel is your Chevelle a him or her? kto17 what gender are the Riviera and Astrodome and what are their names/

[LittleVintageTrailer]

Hmm, not sure. I'll check and let you know tomorrow.

[diamondrelics]

I like you reasoning Bruce!

[Bow_Tied]

I have considered putting a hitch on my Chevelle too. I figure a load distributing hitch would be required and probably helper shocks. If that don't cut it, then cargo springs would be in order.

[diamondrelics]

Helper shocks most likely would work. Remember back in the 50's and 60's not every family had a truck and they pulled trailers with whatever they had. Thats why my 69 Firebird still had a hitch on it when I bought it. It would look cool behind the Chevelle.

[safetybruce]

The positraction rear end "fell" out of my '95 Z-71 4X4 towing vehicle a couple of days ago, after only 180,000 miles. $1675 for a replacement pulled directly from a junkyard donor with only a 30 day/3000 mile warranty. Already have a buyer for the Z-71. You bet I am now looking for an older Willys Jeep or station wagon to be my next pulling vehicle. Won't get any better mileage than the Z-71, but gotta work the coolness factor in there somewhere, now that I am changing adversity into opportunity. Guess the yellow 3-cylinder '93 Geo Metro LSi convertible is now my daily driver. Pontiac had a similar model also made by Suzuki called a Firefly I believe, so I refer to the Metro as the "Firefly"...neater name than the Metro...diamondrelics, know of any old solid running fairly priced beaters I can work on that might meet my tow vehicle requirements? Lack of rust is a much greater concern than beauty...fins on a wagon would also be a big plus...lol!

[diamondrelics]

You know an old Willys wagon would be a cool tow vehicle. I use to drive one in High School. I'll keep an eye out.

[kto17]

Because the Riviera has coils in the rear I think I would go with bags. I think the trouble would be finding a hitch that can handle the tongue weight. It might have to be custom made. I measured 300 lbs and that was not loaded.

Bruce, I haven't decided on a color for the Astro but I am leaning towards factory color scemes like a turqouise color similar to the countertops for under the stripe or a bright red. Because we live in UGA bulldog country red might be a better investment for resale. I'm going to polish the stripe and windows and just do white above the stripe.

I have always refered to the her as the Silver Bullet and weighing in at 4,000 pounds with 325 hp and 445 ft/lbs of torque she is more like a silver freight train, but she is quick for a full figured girl. With curves like that the Riviera had to be a girl!

We are considering painting the Astro red and call it the Dawg House. I guess that would make it a him? For now we are calling it Shasta-saurus.

Found out yesterday with our first heavy rain that the Astro has a very small roof leak that didn't show up in light rain. It appears to be coming in at the vent, and its the one with the 110v fan in it. I guess we wont be camping in it as soon as I hoped.

[kto17]

I had a Willys Wagon that was rough. I was going to restore it but sold it when we moved a few years ago. Check Craigslist around Atlanta. Here is a cool one I have been watching that needs a little love.

atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/1980866114.html

[kto17]

Just some info on my Riviera photo. That is from our Wedding. That is my lovely wife in the background. Her Dad sold me the car a few months before we got married and we used it for our getaway.

[safetybruce]

diamondrelics and kto17...Yep, that is what I had in mind. That seems like a pretty decent price. With the curve to the back window, there is almost enough surface to mount a set of mini wings on that one...wonder if I can get it back to Mississippi before tuesday morning...

[safetybruce]

wow, just hit the enlarge function...two beauties in one pic...way cool!! Terrific photography to boot!

[kto17]

Thank you Bruce. Let me know if you find a Willys in my area that your getting serious about and I will try to help any way I can, although that may only be pushing it onto a trailer

[safetybruce]

kto17...I appreciate the offer...I think it is definitely a style tow vehicle that can fit my needs, and the space in back can carry a lot of camping gear or extra tires, jacks, tools etc. when towing to a ralley or when dragging yet another one home.