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Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Thu May 02, 2002 8:35 am
by Jennifer and Hugh Pite
I recently purchased a '54 TF in Greensboro, NC and need to have the car transported to the West Coast. This would not be a problem except the car is dismantled and I cannot find a transporter that will deliver the car for a reasonable sum. I was quoted $3800! Does anyone have any ideas?
Alternately, I could drive out there (2900 miles) with my van and small trailer and pick it up. If I do this I would be going East empty and could transport some parts with me if anyone has something that is too big and awkward for UPS that needs to go in this direction.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Regards, Hugh Pite in B.C., Canada
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Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Thu May 02, 2002 9:50 am
by capaciousmg@aol.com
Hugh
Have you considered having it crated and shipped via an LTL, such as yellow
freight
Joe Potter
In a message dated 5/2/2002 8:41:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
jenntoo@shaw.ca
writes:
> I recently purchased a '54 TF in Greensboro, NC and need to have the car
> transported to the West Coast. This would not be a problem except the car
> is dismantled and I cannot find a transporter that will deliver the car for
> a reasonable sum. I was quoted $3800! Does anyone have any ideas?
> Alternately, I could drive out there (2900 miles) with my van and
> small trailer and pick it up. If I do this I would be going East empty and
> could transport some parts with me if anyone has something that is too big
> and awkward for UPS that needs to go in this direction.
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> Regards, Hugh Pite in B.C., Canada
>
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Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Thu May 02, 2002 7:45 pm
by Diecuts@aol.com
Hi,
One option I used once that worked great was to fly to the car, rent a
one-way 'U-Haul' moving van 12 to 14 foot, depending on how disassembled it
is, push it in, tie it down, throw everything else on top, and cruise home.
A little dickering on price may lower it but I would not mention that you are
hauling a car. Just antique car parts. Another thought is to find a trucker
returning empty, but the rental option gives you more control on how careful
the parts are conveyed and handled if you have the time to make the trip.
Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, TA2969 Tickford.
Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Thu May 02, 2002 9:41 pm
by AJChalmers@aol.com
In a message dated 5/2/02 8:16:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
diecuts@aol.com
writes:
> rent a one-way 'U-Haul' moving van 12 to 14 foot
That's how I got my TA home - granted it was only San Jose to San Francisco
tho
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Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Thu May 02, 2002 10:19 pm
by Want1937hd@aol.com
Just pray that nothing goes wrong. It is stated in the fine print that
you can't transport cars inside rental trucks. Bob TC4956
> > rent a one-way 'U-Haul' moving van 12 to 14 foot
>
> That's how I got my TA home - granted it was only San Jose to San Francisco
>
> tho
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Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Fri May 03, 2002 1:16 am
by Edward Dunn
Hugh,
A relatively simple solution might be to fly to Greensboro, and rent a
U-Haul / Ryder truck. Put the whole mess in the truck, and drive home in
three days...
Sounds like a good road adventure to me.
Ed
> I recently purchased a '54 TF in Greensboro, NC and need to have the car
transported to the West Coast. This would not be a problem except the car
is dismantled and I cannot find a transporter that will deliver the car for
a Alternately, >
Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Fri May 03, 2002 6:15 am
by candahill@worldnet.att.net
I keep thinking about the episode of MASH where Radar
mailed a Jeep from Korea to Iowa a piece at a time.
Charles Hill
Fw: [mg-tabc] Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Fri May 03, 2002 6:37 am
by Carlyle Merritt
I purchased a TF in Southern US - flew there and the person I got the TF
from
loaded the car on a rental truck and returned to Iowa - worked great. Sure
beats
pulling a trailer across the US twice. Would not do it any other way.
That's 1 way rental. Look for some cheep tickets to anywhere on the east
coast and rent your truck and go after it.
Carlyle Merritt
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Re: Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Fri May 03, 2002 7:11 am
by Martin Johnson
Okay, but if its in pieces, when does something stop being a car and become
car parts?
Martin
TC3586
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Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Car transportation from East Coast
Just pray that nothing goes wrong. It is stated in the fine print that
you can't transport cars inside rental trucks. Bob TC4956
> > rent a one-way 'U-Haul' moving van 12 to 14 foot
>
> That's how I got my TA home - granted it was only San Jose to San
Francisco
>
> tho
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Re: Fw: [mg-tabc] Car transportation from East Coast
Posted: Fri May 03, 2002 7:41 am
by i.thomson@talk21.com
And I always thought that you colonials had a devil may care attitude to distance from living in the big country. Hell, what's 3,000 miles anyway.
Ian T.
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> I purchased a TF in Southern US - flew there and the person I got the TF
>from
>loaded the car on a rental truck and returned to Iowa - worked great. Sure
>beats
>pulling a trailer across the US twice. Would not do it any other way.
>That's 1 way rental. Look for some cheep tickets to anywhere on the east
>coast and rent your truck and go after it.
>
>Carlyle Merritt
>
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