TRAILER QUEEN? (don't think so), TWO WHEEL DOLLY TRAILERS-ARE THEY OKAY? Options

[OLAF]

Hi Guys,

I just finished a 2 year restoration on a '71 with a 2 liter implant and everything came out well. The car now has less than 160 miles so I want to show it off at the Ohio Islands Put-In Bay road rally. This event is open to vintage sports cars only and NO big blocks are permitted (not that there's anything wrong with them, just to be politically correct). I'd like to trailer the car from my home near Cleveland to the Island ferry about 50 miles away. Those 2 wheel dolly trailers are available nearby, cheap and easy. Is it safe and harmless to trailer my car in neutral with only the rear wheels on the ground? Would it still roll over the odometer?

Thanks for any input.

[Retroracer]

On the 2-wheel dolly idea: A friend of mine bought one to transport his Westfield (Caterham / Lotus 7 type vehicle) to and from the track. He had the front wheels on the dolly, rear on the ground. On the way to Thunderhill he felt something wrong and stopped to see what was going on. Turned out that the transmission had jumped from neutral into gear - and the rear wheels were fighting the braking effect of the engine: the loser was the propshaft (which ended up on the drivers seat, punched through the transmission tunnel!) and the tail shaft of the gearbox (which was ripped out....). Not pretty.

So now - post repairs - he still uses the dolly, but puts the rear wheels on the dolly and the fronts on the ground - and straps down the steering wheel to lock the steering.

Made me think that a flat bed trailer seems like a much safer idea....?

- Tony