These are stout and dependable little cars. But they are >30 years old. What are your contingency plans for a road-side break down in the Dino, assuming its not a easy fix at road side? Right now I have no plans. Not wise. I'm planning to buy a trailer with a small winch as soon as my new garage is built. Can AAA take care of it? Can your average tow guy figure how to winch it onto a rollback? Where do you winch it from the front anyway?
I use a towing service to move forklifts and other equipment around Houston from job to job.. A Ferrari looks a lot like a "Scissor lift" if you write the ticket up correctly..... I'd get to know a local operator of a Landoll and keep his number under your license but on top of the attorney's business card....Racehorse Haynes in my case...
The Landoll guys know the drill.... My car has a Tow Hook in a porthole in the front pan, yours?????? Otherwise a BIG J hook into the control arms on each side evens the load and gets it up there, they know to block the ramp for low cars to avoid valence damage....
I have had good experience both with a private flatbed operator in my area, as well as flatbeds provided by AAA. When attached to the flatbed trailer, at about a 45-degree angle, the Dino resembles nothing as much as it does a surface-to-air missile! I once even had a flatbed back up to my garage door to unload the car. From there, it was a simple matter to get the car into the garage. Fred
I believe that they use the front suspension A-arms, Uro. Noting what Big Tex said above, they usually use a two-by-four to keep the chain from damaging the lower portion of the front pan. It works quite well. Fred
