I've used a couple of different things. One of my
favorites is to use an appropriately sized piece (or
pieces) of second hand luggage. I've used:
-- a large, round, red patent leather hat box that
belonged to my grandmother. It was about the size and
shape of the spare tire.
-- a fake Louis Vuitton large overnight case (second
hand) was perfect color for a Light Ginger Moondust
Lincoln Town Car.
-- a 20" square ivory leather ladies travel suitcase.
It was about 10" deep and the sides were lined with
shoe pockets that I filled with quarts of oil, brake
fluid, trans fluid, gas filters, fuel pumps, etc.
Spare belts and a PS hose were coiled into a pocket in
the lid.
-- A large black Samsonite suitcase is good for big
loads when you carry lots of spare parts on long trips
I've also used large cardboard archive boxes - about
12"x12"x24". The are cheap, available from Office
Depot and have folding tops that can be secured shut
and fit perfectly in the area between the wheel well
and the rear bumper.
See you in Anniston,
Chris H.
60 NY T&C
66 Crown Convertible
66 LeBaron (Alabama bound)
--- Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As everyone knows by now, I am trying to get my car
> ready to take to the
> Packard/Imperial meet this weekend. Well, everytime
> I go anywhere with
> one of my old cars, I always have to spend an hour
> getting together all
> the stuff I think I might need along the way-- stuff
> like oil,
> antifreeze, funnels, tools, flashlights, .357 Sig,
> jumper cables, etc.
>
> Right now I have all these things in little
> cardboard boxes spread out
> among 5 cars-- and in my garage. My jumper cables,
> for instance, were
> in the trunk of the car I have in storage-- which
> meant a trip to the
> storage place.
>
> Okay, so my question is: I'm sure there are many of
> you who go on long
> trips regularly and have some sort of carrying box
> or caddy or something
> for all this junk. Can anyone give me some ideas?
> I'd like to have one
> big tub or box will ALL this stuff in it that I
> could just pick up and
> move from car to car. What do people use?
>
> And what are the basic tools one would carry?
>
> Thanks, Mark
>
>
>
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