towing with a 57

[Chris Hawkins <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just be sure the trailer brakes are working well!


--- Keith Buckner <keithandjanie@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think the 57 would tow a 27' Airstream just fine.
> I have no doubt about the driveline or the heavy
> frame and mass of the car at all. A '57 is probably
> heavier than a lot of the pickups used to pull these
> trailers today. I have a 27' Airstream. It is a 1963
> year model. I pulled it to Ohio with a 1989 Dodge
> pickup that had a 318 
> V-8. No problem. I would not hesitate to pull it
> with my '68 Imperial convertible except for the fact
> that this car has a unibody instead of a frame. If
> anybody else has an idea on this, I'd like to hear
> it. It would be neat to pull an old Airstream to a
> gathering of Imperials with my '68.
> 
>  
> From: "r.van.Lent" <remco.nancy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: IML: towing with a 57
> Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:59:33 +0200
> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi all
> I am seriously looking for a airstream trailer
> what is about the max I can tow behind my 57 imp
> I am thinking about a 27 foot trailer or is this to
> big and heaffy
> Regards Remco
> The Netherlands
> 
> 


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