first real tow today

[alaskanexpy]

we had to take our '69 cougar xr7 which has been in storage since 1997. did not feel it was in driving condition so we rented a u-haul trailer and i put the expedition to work. i would have used my excursion but its sitting on jackstands waiting for parts to come in

anyhow, she pulled great! you could def tell it was back there but had pretty good power except on the biggest of hills(had to take them in 1st with it too the floor and doing 35mph)

trailer alone 2,200lbs

car weight 3,500

so a combined trailer weight of 5,700lbs and the little 5.4 did wonderful!








oh and a shot of the miles...its getting up there

 

[jacks3am]

Nice! Dont worry about the mileage, I have 160,000 on mine and no problems!

 

[walnuts4x4]

i miss fred meyers... was good store...lol.. the "alaskan walmart" lol

 

[alaskanexpy]

fred myers is allright for groceries that and carrs but i do enjoy walmart and target.

 

[KWT2000]

i like freddy's too and their gas is cheap.... but can't replace the walmart

 

[panda24619]

my aunt worked at freddys for ever. then her bf left her and she had to move. but she worked there since last year. dont remember it too much. a lot of famous people would walk into her store and she would know them and they were mostly *******. like the little people big world, umm... midgets? haha the dad was an ass to everyone. but the crocodile hunter did go in there before. his widowed wife's family lives up there. o this is Portland OR too.

but back to the pictures.
thats a nice cougar you got there. how old is she??? haha get it??? nvm... but i know about that weight. ive towed a heavy trailer before. not too sure how much it weighed but it was heavy. luckily i got a running start up a big long hill on the freeway. pretty sad when i was passing people.

 

[alaskanexpy]

shes the perfect cougar age...42! lol

 

[Canadian Expy]

Nice car

 

[alaskanexpy]

little updating on the car....shes purrrrring right along couple grand in work an shes ripping the roads up.

where it has sat for the last 14 years



the day we got her out, 2 1/2 months ago



pics from this weekend





the cougar and the reason it sat for so long...the '56 bel-air

 

[panda24619]

dam thats a nice car! ive always liked those older cougars.