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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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1963 Cat SD Clone (old school) streeter 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 Last edited by J.C.you; 05-01-2022 at 01:31 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 https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=tabs K (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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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 Last edited by Keith Seymore; 05-02-2022 at 04:57 PM. |
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That has got to be a gutsy Corvair in the first picture!
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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
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Yep. She was a good runner.
K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Good point on driving both to shows and then hook up. I’ll take some pics of them in future
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1963 Cat SD Clone (old school) streeter 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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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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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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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. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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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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1963 Catalina 2 door hardtop 1968 Catalina 2 door sedan |
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That would look cool on my Safari! Might have to fab one up. Thanks for posting.
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No need to fab, this one's available.
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1963 Catalina 2 door hardtop 1968 Catalina 2 door sedan |
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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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