(I moved this thread from "Nostalgia Gas" to here since it's more a general discussion)
I see a lot of members here going for the "period correct" look on their cars, and while I was watching the old 131 Dragway vids, I really enjoyed seeing the old classic wagons and trucks people were using for tow rigs and pushers.
Do any of you nostalgia builders have a "period correct" tow rig to go along with your gasser/hotrods?
I always thought it'd just add to the cool factor to show up at a nostalgia drag/show, car show or cruise-in towing a classic Gasser with an equally classic rig.
Even if you don't have one, weigh-in on what you'd like, or think would be really cool if you had one to go along with your car, or what you think would go cool with other members cars.
Of course, having a Falcon project, a Falcon wagon would come to mind for me.....but Falcon wagons weren't exactly heavy duty enough for towing, although it'd make a great return lane pusher/puller and pit-mobile.
One thing I noticed in the old drag vids was that the tow rigs and pit cars weren't necessarily the same model or even make of the drag car, so even though pulling my 65 Falcon gasser with a 65 Galaxie wagon or 65 Ford truck would be obvious choices, the reality of the day was, they used what they had,....so choice/opinion is open to a big variety of possibilities.
So, whether it be a tow rig for the drag races, or just a companion rig to haul lawn chairs, picnic food and the beer cooler to the car show,....
what do you/would you have?
I found a great one right in my back yard, among all my other project cars and road relics...
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I see a lot of members here going for the "period correct" look on their cars, and while I was watching the old 131 Dragway vids, I really enjoyed seeing the old classic wagons and trucks people were using for tow rigs and pushers.
Do any of you nostalgia builders have a "period correct" tow rig to go along with your gasser/hotrods?
I always thought it'd just add to the cool factor to show up at a nostalgia drag/show, car show or cruise-in towing a classic Gasser with an equally classic rig.
Even if you don't have one, weigh-in on what you'd like, or think would be really cool if you had one to go along with your car, or what you think would go cool with other members cars.
Of course, having a Falcon project, a Falcon wagon would come to mind for me.....but Falcon wagons weren't exactly heavy duty enough for towing, although it'd make a great return lane pusher/puller and pit-mobile.
One thing I noticed in the old drag vids was that the tow rigs and pit cars weren't necessarily the same model or even make of the drag car, so even though pulling my 65 Falcon gasser with a 65 Galaxie wagon or 65 Ford truck would be obvious choices, the reality of the day was, they used what they had,....so choice/opinion is open to a big variety of possibilities.
So, whether it be a tow rig for the drag races, or just a companion rig to haul lawn chairs, picnic food and the beer cooler to the car show,....
what do you/would you have?
I found a great one right in my back yard, among all my other project cars and road relics...
