Hello all, Just joined the site. I just purchased a 1979 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser from my mother. It has 160,000 on it so it needs a lot of work. Hoping I can gain a lot pf much needed restoration knowledge from the group.
Pics Here are a few pics of my 79 Olds Custom Cruiser. Mom was the second owner and she purchased it in Mar 1993. It has been stored in the barn for several years. The rear bumper was replaced with a used bumper after being tagged backing out of a parking space. The replacement bumper was not in good shape at that time and is even worse now. Sorry about the pics being taken at night. The olds is in Iowa and I took the pics at 2 am the morning that I was headed back to SC. Sure will be glad to get it here so I can begin to fix it up. Which brings me to another question. Can anyone give me some insight on transporting a vehicle 1200 miles?
I am guessing it's not driveable if you are looking to transport it. If it runs well I might drive it. If not there are companies that do it but I am sure there is someone here with knowledge of how that works and what it costs.
Do a Google of car transport. You will find companies that give you 6 or 8 quotes all at once. Then you will also find a tranport review site where you can look up users comments and see if the company you are looking at has a 5 star rating or a one star.
X2 what silverfox says. I had my '73 transported home, although the distance was only 90 miles and not the 1200 you're looking at. But my car was not driveable at the time, and the experience went very well with a great driver, a good truck, and he picked the car up right when he said he would and delivered it right when he said he would. After getting several quotes as silverfox says, I ended up using a firm called Autostar Transport and Logistics. http://www.autostartransport.com/quote.php They had a good price, good reviews, and were very professional and courteous from beginning to end.
Transport Thanks all, The cruiser is driveable but I also purchased a Ford F150 from Mom that was my Dads. Thought about towing the olds with the pickup, but the olds weighs as much as the pickup. Time at the moment doesn't allow me to drive the vehicles to SC so need to rely on a transport company. I have contacted several Brokerage firms that match you up with transport companies. Cost so far runs from $2000-$3000 for both vehicles. Seems a shame to pay almost as much as the vehicles are worth to transport. But I have to look at gas prices and what it would cost for me to fly back and drive each one back. I also found the DOT website where you can check on safety ratings of the actual transport company if you know their DOT Number. Of course that doesn't help if you are dealing with a brokerage. Here is the DOT website: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ I'll see if I can find the transport review site. I guess I am looking for the Magic Transport company where all I have to do is wiggle my nose and the vehicles will magically appear in my driveway here in SC. Wait a minute, here is a company actually named Magic Carpet <chuckle>. I attached a photo showing the pickup while overlooking the roof of the cruiser. Thanks for the suggestions.
I might give it a shot to tow the wagon with the truck as long as it's mostly highway. You would just need to watch you stopping distances. Or buy one of these and a trailer and take them both at the same time. Then just resell them after. Seems like alot of cash but one of these can be had for the same or a little more than the cost to ship them.
