Okay, here is the situation.

My friend purchased a 914 race car and set up for an enclosed transport for it to be picked up and delivered. Transport shows up yesterday to pick up the car and told the seller that they could not pick it up because it was a race car!


Has anyone had anything like this happen to them before? Any ideas?








Shoe

I wonder if it's an insurance thing?

Did your friend ask the transport company why not?

I'm guessing they probably know why not ...

Tell 'em it's a show car and not driven. Insurance is the only thing I can think of. If they crash, how does their insurance company set a value??

He will be calling the office first thing in the morning. My guess is the transport driver is a fat ass like me and couldn't fit in the cage.

I have his V8 914 sitting in my shop with the key and permission to drive it any time I want, I can't fit well enough to drive it. However, if you guys can fit, it is for sale for $22,500 and has 509hp at the crank and is street legal or track ready.

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More pics? ^^

22k seems expensive for a SBC car, so must be super nice.

It is extremely well built. Lingenfelter Engineering 383, 930 transaxle flipped, 930 axles also. 993 TT rotors and calipers and much more.

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Many race cars are not registered anymore and there could be legal complications to transporting an unregistered vehicle across state lines?

Jim

Is it registered and street legal?

I bet that is one loud sucker!

It might be because a race car doesn't necessarily have an ebrake thus no way to keep it positioned on the truck while it is tied down or while unloading.

I know that transports run away from "rollers" or non-running cars as they don't mostly don't have a way to get it on and off the truck.

It must be the cage or just their policy. I transport cars all the time without ebrakes, engines, on carts, ect. A block of wood keeps it from moving until you strap it down.
Some companies have rules, some just want to be paid.

Race cars are often built from totals, salvage, "unknown" histories and every other kind of story.
How does a trooper on the side of the road know where the car is from or where it's going ?

That's what I was wondering...not much trace-ability with many racecars.

Cracked me up. I like people with a sense of humor and can laugh at themselves. Looking forward to meeting you one day.

I knew I remember seeing the V8 car somewhere. It was on youtube back in the day when i had a v8 car...needed inspiration:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeO9AC9yCso

When I had my car shipped from CA to IL 20 years ago, they did not want to take a non running car since they drive them on and off.
I got a flat bed tow truck with a winch to load it and had to promise the same if he could not roll it off.

He said he only made the concession because I was already scheduled to be the last on and first off.

Very strange, I've never had a carrier refuse to take a race car, must be a personal company policy based on a bad experience. My guess is the next carrier won't care.

Contact Coast to Coast 1-800-794-9009 , I have never had issues with any car, race or show car etc.
Craig at CAMP

Contact Coast to Coast 1-800-794-9009 , I have never had issues with any car, race or show car etc.
Craig at CAMP

they couldn't get it to fit on the trailer sideways.

DUH!!