Ferrari Mailing List: My new car, not in hand (NFC, NPC)

[rolindsay (rolindsay]

Hello Friends,

   A typical Rick story to follow:

   Yesterday we drove from Houston to Tulsa, towing a U-Haul trailer full of 
IKEA furniture for my daughter. This morning after unloading, I exchanged the 
trailer for an auto transporter and headed off to pick up the new/old car that 
I bought. Into the driveway I backed the trailer and pulled out the loading 
ramps. 

   We then put air in all four flat tires, using a little portable air 
compressor. The PO had parked the car 10 years ago with the handbrake on, and 
of course, it stuck. A little rocking got it released and we began the process 
of loading. And that's when we realized that although we could fit the car on 
the trailer - barely - the track was too narrow for the ramps. Even with added 
2x6s, the load (by hand) would be dangerous. Therefore, we gave up. 

   So the PO and I traded title for money, leaving me to arrange professional 
transport. Thus, this is the story of the 1962 Triumph TR3b I just bought and 
own but can't take possession of today. I've waited 9 years for this very car 
and even formed a Yahoo! Group to discuss it (thinking it was an "a" model, not 
a "b"), and now I own the car. And I need help. 

   Please advise if you have a transport company that you trust. I'd prefer 
closed transport as the car currently has no top, but with a car cover and a 
tarp it could withstand an open transport even in the rain. 


Regards,

Rick
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