Down Payment made!

Congratulations. Another SoCal Pantera owner is always good news.

Congratulations Paul!!!

Congrats! Tell us about the car...

Oh, and check out the "Best Fixes for under $20" article when you get it home on Saturday:
http://www.banzairunnerpantera...chinfo_bestfixes.htm

Congrats! Which one is it?

Mine has been a lot of fun in the 3 months I have owned it, and I have met a lot of nice people by being a Pantera owner....

Rocky

Thanks guys. More info to come after the deal is signed - don't want to jinx anything!

Hey Paul, Congratulations on the purchase! Looks like we're almost neighbors...let me know if you need any help...there are a lot of resources available to our brethren in SoCal...I might be able to point you in the right direction if you get stuck on something. You'll also find some amazing local owners who are ready and willing to help out on hard to find tools and advise. Post some pictures when you get the car home.

Welcome and hope it goes through for you!

Congratulations and welcome. Its more than just a car!

Hi guys, the custom enclosed car trailer I had hoped to use this Saturday has fallen through. I have reserved a car trailer (the four wheel type that the whole car goes on not just the front two wheels type of course) with U-Haul. I have been told it might be a tight squeeze width-wise between the wheel wells of the trailer. Do you know the exact width of a '73 narrow body with no alterations? I want to call the U-Haul location and have someone measure the distance between the wheel wells before I get all the way down there and have it not work. I've also been advised to bring lots of extra heavy duty tie-downs to keep it from moving around over bumps or during emergency braking situations. Your help please?

I can get the measurements tonight if no one else gets them in the mean time.

I've used a Penske trailer no problem, think they are similar. You just have to have someone hold the door or lodge something soft between the trailers fender when opening the door to get out after you roll it up. It's a very tight squeeze Or you could go dukes of hazzard style out the window. Will dig up a picture.

Hi Paul,

Congrats (again)! Width is just under 72".

John

Thanks guys. Hustler that trailer looks pretty similar to the U-Haul one, but I will call them anyway. Checked with Penske - they only rent trailers if you also rent a truck, so that is out for me - no need for a truck.

Hustler or anyone else - did you use extra tie-downs and if so, what was your arrangement/method?

U-Haul says max width between wheel wells of trailer is 79 inches - that gives me 3.5 inches per side - better go on a liquid diet between now and Saturday!!!

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Originally posted by PauldF:

... better go on a liquid diet between now and Saturday ...

My favorite kind

can you acquire the tie downs that secure the tires to the ramps without having to attach anything to the body or chassis?

So on a lot of the rental trailers they have straps that fold over the front tires and you cinch them down on a ratchet that is welded to the front of the trailer on each side where the tire stop is. You can see the netting on the front tire in that picture. There is a chain located on the middle of the trailer that you attach as a safety. It's not going anywhere unless you plan on going offroading with your towrig Budget truck rental has the same exact trailers with the front wheel straps, as do the two wheel car towing dollys that uhaul has. Seems I've used every type at some point or another. Yeah not surprised on the Penske trailer, forgot about that. But try Budget as well, I used one of their trailers behind a Penske truck before I pulled that when I lived in Valencia, pretty close to you, but maybe the budget franchisee wanted the rental bad enough to move the trailer since it was one-way

I've used and seen tie downs go over the top of the tire tread with a ratchet mechanism to tighten the strap...that is the best way to do it, but not all trailers accommodate that. I like the picture Hustler posted with the net looking strap.

Paul,

While I don't have the dimensions, you won't likely have a problem. I've transported my Mangusta, my GT40 and have seen several of my friends Pantertas on U-Haul trailers. The big issue would be if it was a wide body (should still fit) or if it has a deep front air dam. My GT40 wants to scrub the front flats on the trailer (that prevent roll-off), but they shouldn't be in the way on a stock narrow car.

You might want to bring some 2x8 planks about 2-3 feet long to raise the ramps if needed (depends on how low the car sits) to avoid scraping when loading.

Congratulations and we all look forward to the details.

Mark

Congrats! Welcome to the joys of Pantera ownership.

Mark brought up a good point about the planks, I do recommend that also to put under the ramps to give you a little less incline and clearance for the front of the car. These cars do sit low.

Don't want to put the cart before the horse, but was thinking of personalized plates and I have another one in mind, but this one came to me in my sleep last night and I Kinda like it in a weird way - what do you think?

CATAPLT

Thats more original than my idea, BBC4DNR. It's fun antogonizing folks

Paul,
We have a two car enclosed trailer that we use to tow my partner's S5 and my Pantera to the track. Extra long ramp so no clearance issues. If you need to borrow, I'm sure we could help you out. Trailer is in the San Fernando Valley. Just let me know.

Congrats - Looking forward to see what You bought. Keep us posted !

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