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Wasn't that T-bird a rather large and heavy car?
....compared to the original T-birds, I mean. I seem to remember them being
nearly 5000 pounds or something ...at least I remember it weighed a lot more
than I thought it should. According to the info I have, the 1967
T-bird was the first year you could get one as a four door, so the 1968 must be
a large car. The 1972 model had a wheelbase of 120 inches and weighed 4500+
pounds ....looks somewhat the same as a '68. The 1965 had a wheelbase of
113.
As far as the issue of it being too low to the
ground:
I used a '68 Dodge Polara for a tow
car. It's REALLY low to the ground. I have trouble with the middle of the
car scraping on speed bumps. When I towed my Airstream with it, the stability
seemed fantastic ...but I was towing a Globe Trotter, not a Safari. The
Polara is a unibody, but the frame in the back was plenty big for a
hitch.. I never looked at a T-bird, but they must be pretty sturdy
too. I believe they had a full frame. The engine in the Polara is a lot smaller
than a T-bird engine, but on the level, the Polara seems to have enough power
...a 318 powered Polara not the tow car for the mountains, however. The
wheelbase on a Polara is122 inches, I think.
The T-bird engine is 390 cubic inches ...or maybe
429. It's BIG, whatever! According to my information, a 1972 T-bird
was rated to tow 6000 pounds with proper towing package. The tow package
included a 3.25 :1 rear end and some extra engine cooling capacity.
I'd guess that the '68 would be the better hauler than the smaller 1966. Too bad
I don't have the trailer towing literature for 1968!
MARC WEIMER
Punxsutawney, PA - Home of the Groundhog #15767 1963 Globe Trotter 1971 Globe Trotter http://users.penn.com/~mweimer/weimer.html |