Classic & Vintage - Got a C&V car to haul their C&V bikes?

Does anybody also drive a C&V car to haul their C&V bikes? Its my guess that folks that ride C&V bikes are likely also driving C&V cars. If so lets see it!! I drive a 1982 VW Quantum, gets over 30mpg on the highway, has plenty of cargo space, and a long roofline for many rack options. This is a picture from last weekend when I did some riding in central Oregon. My bike is the closest, a 1988 Stumpjumper. (the other 2 bikes unfortunatley arent classic or vintage in any way)

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/psu15540/CIMG7291Medium.jpg

Whoa, no rust!

I have a bike to haul my other bikes.

I have a C&V car but its not bike hauling capable...

My only old car couldn't fit a bike. Well, maybe if I took both wheels off.

Bright orange 1973 Datsun 240z. No room for a rear rack, or a roof rack. Besides, I had a truck at the same time... much easier :D

Sold it though :( It was beginning to need love that I couldn't afford to give it.

I replaced my C&V-car with my C&V-bikes... cheaper to maintain, and more units per garage.

i got a picture i took at the lago di garda. I was there cycling... :)

I replaced my C&V-car with my C&V-bikes... cheaper to maintain, and more units per garage.

i got a picture i took at the lago di garda. I was there cycling... :)

Nice Fulvia!!

Karl

My C&V car is an '85 Ford Ltd....I don't have a pic but...

Not yours but here is a pic of one.
http://www.bernsauction.com/boitnett/ltd.jpg

No pics, but before I renounced internal combustion, I used to transport my Peugeot (bike) on the back of my MGB/GT.

mine: a 1968 BMW 1600TI Granada red with a white LaPrealpina rack...how C&V is THAT? No good pictures of it, and with gas pushing the $5/gallon point I keep it mostly off the street: surprising how much gas a little 1.6 liter with massive carburettors will drink!

My dad had a 78 LTD. That thing was more of a boat than my first car - an 85 Caprice Classic. I've longed for a 67 Chevelle, but for the cost of one of those in rough condition, I could own a half dozen pristine high end C&V bikes.

That would be my old 1981 Mercedes 300SD Turbodiesel. I only had to remove the front wheel to fit any of my bikes in its trunk. In 2003 I sold her to a co-worker who wanted a safe first car for his teenaged son. A year later, the kid fell asleep at the wheel, went offroad at speed & took out a utility pole. My faithful old sedan was totaled but the kid survived unscathed! I searched, but was unable to turn up any pics.

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How do you like your Lucas electrical system? :-)
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I never had any problems with the electrics, despite the reputation. The guy I sold it to promptly replaced the alternator with a GM one, though, which of course is sacrilege. My B/GT was also a '73 but was blue. I still have a set of SU carbs kicking around my shop.

1984, and a true classic:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Calaveras_062208/P6220014.jpg

I often use the car behind this bike for hauling bikes around, just take off the wheels and throw em in! 1964 Volvo 122s Wagon, picked it up with my dad at the factory in Goteborg, June 1964.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8983160@N08/548311587/in/set-72157600356767663/

1984, and a true classic:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Calaveras_062208/P6220014.jpg

Big Boss Man wins.

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Hmmm... Something wrong here. That grill is nothing like
mine. My grill is sort a rounded rectangle with the Ford emblem
right in the middle. No half-vinyl top either.



Is yours more like this one?
http://www.avonhill.com/thumbnails/sedan_domestic/1985_Ford_LTD.jpeg

Whoa, no rust!

Contrary to what most people think, stuff in Oregon doesn't rust. It's not as rust-free as Arizona, but more than just about 46 other states. :)

Karl

I have a 1978 Volvo 244 to haul my bikes. I even took it to the L'Eroica last year. Here is a pic.



http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/d/316831-2/PICT000114.JPG
http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/d/316834-2/PICT000116.JPG
http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/d/324510-1/Toskana+07001.JPG

quote: "Big BossMan wins."
Porshay owners: all winners...at least they think so ;)

The local bike hauler:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/433441.jpg

Fits all four mountain bikes and all four of us inside. It's not usually this low--here's the cargo that day:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/433443.jpg

About a yard of drain rock and my unloader.

Hi,
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My C&V car is an '85 Ford Ltd. I bought it new for my
mother in 1985 when the right rear leaf springs on her
then 17-year-old Ford Fairlane broke free from its
rusted out mounts on the NJ Turnpike. She put 1,000
miles a year on the Ltd until her passing in 1996 and
my teenage daughters and I put on another 29,000 since.
It just last weekend turned 40,000 original miles.


Oh god, the 1985 ford LTD.
That car was horrible for me.

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You must be President of the Ford Ltd. Owners' Club? :-)


Nope. Just a car fan.

Plus, East Hill has me brainwashed about posting lots of pictures.

classic, but young enough to be allowed to go into the innercity of Amsterdam ;)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/TrailRunner/mijnSAAB.jpg

Bike swallowing capicities:
- 2 bikes with wheels removed (in boot, while with bench up)
- 4 full bikes when bench flat (of course much padding between them)
- 10 bikes in pieces?

This was my bike hauler until my son stole it ...

http://home.mchsi.com/~bhufford3/69sub2.jpg

Now I drive a '91 Suburban (only because it was free). This is what I want to be my bike hauler, but it will have to wait until all the kids are out of college before I can restore it:

http://www.geocities.com/bobhufford/64bus.html

I wouldn't even trade it for bigbossman's Porsche. :)

Bob

http://www.jaysmarine.com/Main_TC79_home.jpg

Full trunk capacity (when loaded with too much other junk): Three frames, two pairs of wheels. Could probably carry 4/5 frames and 6 sets of wheels if empty. Officially retired from this job in January '07.

-Kurt

No car these days. My last car was a '90 Alfa Romeo Spider. Just enough room to haul a bag of groceries.


The car before that was an '81 Jeep Scrambler. That had some hauling room. But before that, a '73 Triumph GT6 and a '68 Triumph TR 250.

Hmmmm, I'm beginning to detect a pattern.....

Smart man.

My 911 is older, and high-mileage. It ain't worth all that much in dollars, but its' driveability value is through the roof. It still makes me grin when I drive it, after 12 years of ownership. And one of the most reliable cars I've ever owned - a true daily-driver.

I have also have a 2000 Tahoe. I can fit all three bikes, riders, the dog, and enough gear for a 3 day weekend excursion inside, and have a 4-bike trailer hitch rack just in case I hit the mother-lode at a distant thrift shop. The mileage sucks but it's paid for, and a handier family vehicle I've yet to see. Not C&V, though.



This is what I want to be my bike hauler, but it will have to wait until all the kids are out of college before I can restore it:

http://www.geocities.com/bobhufford/64bus.html

I wouldn't even trade it for bigbossman's Porsche. :)

Bob

Mine comes from across the Pacific, like a lot of my bikes;) It still runs pretty good. Well, good enough to chirp 3rd gear on smooth pavement, hehe. Contrary to popular belief, I can fit a 25 inch road bike in the back as long as the wheels are off and no aero bars. I'm still putting money it lately. I found some GSL SE doors(mine is a GSL) and started painting it panel by panel. 22 highway, that used to be pretty good back in 82, lol.,,,,BD

1982 Mazda RX-7 GSL 1.1 liter rotary. The pic is from 2004, before I dropped a penny into it.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n267/Kustombyker/afterRX.jpg

Does anybody also drive a C&V car to haul their C&V bikes? Its my guess that folks that ride C&V bikes are likely also driving C&V cars. If so lets see it!! I drive a 1982 VW Quantum, gets over 30mpg on the highway, has plenty of cargo space, and a long roofline for many rack options. ...

My wife and I drive an updated version of the same thing, a 2001 Passat wagon, which fits my needs beautifully. I can put two bikes and two people inside or two bikes on the roof and four or five people inside. Thirty years ago I have carried two people and two road bikes in a 1969 Camaro (yes, tight squeeze), which belonged to my parents then and belongs to my elder son now. I suppose that counts as C&V.

Full trunk capacity ...I'm lovin' the Lincoln! Me and a buddy drove a pair of new '77 Mark Vs from St. Louis to Springfield for a dealership and we thought we were a couple of stylin' 17-year-olds ... :thumb:

http://home.mchsi.com/~bhufford3/1977_Lincoln_Mark_V.jpg

Bob

God, that's a beautiful example too. Sans vinyl roof - oddball variant.

Have one here too - early '78 - with the same vinyl-delete option.

-Kurt

P.S.: Since you've been in 'em, you might find this website design amusing: http://www.jaysmarine.com/LESF.html. Never got anywhere with it though, and abandoned the project and club.

I don't use my MGB to haul my bikes, but I've been a long time brit car fanatic. Lately I've been thinking about a mini with a roof rack to haul the brit bicycle(s) to the annual car show:)

My current "everyday" car is a 1983 Citroen GSA.

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A very clever little car with self leveling, hight adjustable suspension; inboard disc brakes at the front and discs at the rear; air-cooled all alloy flat four motor. It gets about 40mpg on the open road. I can even fit my recumbent into it.

I have had only one car that was newer that that. I had a 1989 Nissan Sentra (Sunny/Pulsar) for about 6 weeks - I needed a car to do a tramping trip over a long weekend and it was cheaper to buy than to rent. I paid $280.00, did 1200km in it with no problems and sold if for $300.00:D

Apart from the Nissan I've only had classic or vintage cars: a Citroen D super, a couple of Citroen GS/GSAs, several Vauxhall Victors, a Triumph Herald, a 1956 VW, a Vauxhall Chevette, a lemon (Austin 1300), a Vauxhall Viva.

If I'd brought a modern car I would actually be better off than keeping a succession of old cars on the road.:D

Once I get back to the states my bikes are going to be hauled in either my '65 Mustang hardtop, '66 Malibu SS, or 2001 Frontier. I think the Frontier would be the more logical choice, but I might try using one of those carriers that go on the trunk. I can't talk myself into installing a roof rack on either of the two.

Kurt, pic was taken on the Venetian Islands?

I had thought that melville's was the winner until I saw Bob Hufford's microbus. In my book, that's gotta take the prize, even if it's still a "project."
http://www.geocities.com/bobhufford/huff2.jpg

1984, and a true classic:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Calaveras_062208/P6220014.jpg


The winner!

Mine comes from across the Pacific, like a lot of my bikes;) It still runs pretty good. Well, good enough to chirp 3rd gear on smooth pavement, hehe. Contrary to popular belief, I can fit a 25 inch road bike in the back as long as the wheels are off and no aero bars. I'm still putting money it lately. I found some GSL SE doors(mine is a GSL) and started painting it panel by panel. 22 highway, that used to be pretty good back in 82, lol.,,,,BD

1982 Mazda RX-7 GSL 1.1 liter rotary. The pic is from 2004, before I dropped a penny into it.

[IMG-afterRX.jpg

Hot, those look awesome in black. There was a GSL-E abandoned down the road from my old house, I was gonna offer the dude $50 for it but I popped the hood and you could see grass through the holes in the engine bay. Total basket case.

I had thought that melville's was the winner until I saw Bob Hufford's microbus. In my book, that's gotta take the prize, even if it's still a "project."

Thanks for the props! If we want to compare projects I've got a 1965 Standard Microbus waiting in the wings, and I still have my 1957 Beetle (now a project) that I used to get my Raleigh Pro to the velodrome and my Schwinn Cimarron all over Washington state when the bike was still current and not C&V!

Kurt, pic was taken on the Venetian Islands?

Nope, just off the MacArthur Causeway, about a mile south.

-Kurt

I sometimes use a trunk rack mounted on my MGB to carry two bikes. Trouble is with the Haro MTB, it seems to hang a little lower than the other bikes and I wonder how safe that is. But it carries the other bikes with ease, and I have fun whether I'm on a bike or behind the wheel.

The other bike hauler is a 1990 Olds Cutlass Cruiser wagon that was built in Windsor, Canada and purchased new by my great-uncle's older sister in Worcester, MA. We've been using a trunk rack, but the car has a towing uprated radiator and trans cooler, so we're looking into getting a hitch receiver added for one of the hitch racks at the LBS. Not quite C&V, and isn't very pretty these days. But it has 190k miles on the odo and hasn't had any big problems. Take care of your cars and they'll take care of you.

Nowadays, the only bike hauler I've got is my '96 Chevy S-10, in purple. You oughta see how that looks hauling the Rossin!

However, back when I was riding my Gitane Super Corsa (1972), my car at the time was a 1937 Buick Special. Bike rack? For what? There was so much room in the back seat that all you had to do was remove the front wheel and stand the bike up crosswise.

Unfortunately, no pictures. I started out with antique cars, dropped that when I discovered antique motorcycles, and now they're slowly getting edged out of the garage by antique bicycles.

A Saris Bones works good on the back on my 65 bug
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z227/birdyl/DSC_0008-10.jpg