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Old 05-01-2022, 01:23 PM
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Default 63 cat tow bar

Getting closer to completion on the 63.
What was the “go to”way the tow bar was attached on the cats. Trying to make my old cat period correct.
Also the type tow bar, anyone have any pics would share? Plan on pulling cat to local shows.
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1965 GTO 389 tripower, 4 speed, driver
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1966 GTO Ragtop
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1969 GTO Judge RA lll, auto
1969 GTO limelight Conv. 4speed go and show (sold)
1970 GP SSJ
1970 GTO barn find..TLB…390 horse?….yeh, 390
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1973 Grand Safari wagon, 700hp stoplight sleeper
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Old 05-02-2022, 04:41 PM
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I have a couple thoughts:

1) We always made our own "tabs" (the vehicle side bracket) to fit the tow bar we had.

You can see the double clevis is on the tow bar; the single tab extends through the bumper opening after attaching to the bumper bracket/end of frame.

2) There are/were products available commercially, like from Lakewood or from a company called "NMW" for example. Usually applied to Camaros and Novas, I did not prefer these aesthetically as much because having the double clevis on the vehicle looks so much more massive and clunky to me. Of course, painting them orange or yellow probably didn't help.

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs

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https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs

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(I had a guy rip me a new one for leaving those on there, saying it really wrecked the design of the car)



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That has got to be a gutsy Corvair in the first picture!

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Plan on pulling cat to local shows.
People are so nutty on the roads these days that there is no way I would flat tow to a show, with no brakelights or no brakes on the towed vehicle.

Sure as shootin' you'd get rear ended by some soccer mom texting in her minivan, or a kid doing burnouts in a Mustang.

I get both cars there separately and then set them up for display only.

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That has got to be a gutsy Corvair in the first picture!
Yep. She was a good runner.

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People are so nutty on the roads these days that there is no way I would flat tow to a show, with no brakelights or no brakes on the towed vehicle.

Sure as shootin' you'd get rear ended by some soccer mom texting in her minivan, or a kid doing burnouts in a Mustang.

I get both cars there separately and then set them up for display only.

K

Thanks Keith for pics and links.

Good point on driving both to shows and then hook up.

I’ll take some pics of them in future

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1964 GTO post coupe, tripower, 4speed (build)
1965 GTO 389 tripower, 4 speed, driver
1966 GTO dragcar
1966 GTO Ragtop
1969 Tempest ET clone street/strip
1969 GTO Judge RA lll, auto
1969 GTO limelight Conv. 4speed go and show (sold)
1970 GP SSJ
1970 GTO barn find..TLB…390 horse?….yeh, 390
1972 GTO 455 HO, 4 speed, (build)
1973 Grand Safari wagon, 700hp stoplight sleeper
525ci DCI & 609ci LM V head builds
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Ha! One more pair of photos:



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Getting closer to completion on the 63.
What was the “go to”way the tow bar was attached on the cats. Trying to make my old cat period correct.
Also the type tow bar, anyone have any pics would share? Plan on pulling cat to local shows.
I have a old tow bar from my 62 SD Catalina and the car still has the tow tabs on the frame.
I will post a couple of pics when I get to the tow bar. It`s behind a bunch of tires & rims.
KC

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I have a old tow bar from my 62 SD Catalina and the car still has the tow tabs on the frame.
I will post a couple of pics when I get to the tow bar. It`s behind a bunch of tires & rims.
KC
62 Catalina tow bar from the 70`s.
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I was going through my files looking for something else and came across this photo of Frank Rediker and Mr Wangers with the Royal swiss cheese car:



That's not the typical setup for the '63 car but I'm reminded that I've seen pictures of the '62 racer with this tow bar configuration (ie, the tow tabs containing little trailer hitch balls).

I don't prefer (visually) it but it would be period correct if a person wanted to go in that direction.

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What you really need is a trailer hitch like this one that I removed from my '63
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What you really need is a trailer hitch like this one that I removed from my '63
That would look cool on my Safari! Might have to fab one up. Thanks for posting.

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That would look cool on my Safari! Might have to fab one up. Thanks for posting.
No need to fab, this one's available.

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i could never get my lemans to flat tow straight back in the day what a nightmare i gave up

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