My Speedy is a 1989 purchased CMC with a rare Metalcraft tube frame from Romulus, Michigan. I think my car weighs approximately 1800 pounds.
Do any of you CMC owners (even if your frame is VW) know the Gross Vehicle Weight of your CMC Speedy?
Thanks - Bayniac
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There are a lot of variables that could affect the weight. I'd just take it to a truck stop with a scale and get it weighed.
A bunch of us weighed our cars at Carlisle one year.
My CMC was heavier than most at almost 2,000 pounds, full tank, full spare tire, bunch of spares and tools, no driver and maybe 20 pounds of soundproofing all over the place. I believe that CMCs are heavier, in general, because los Amigos who manned the chopper gun when the bodies were being made worked slowly, making the fiberglass thicker than other cars. For example, the glass above the dash where the center windshield strut goes through is over 3/8" thick on my car.
IIRC, the CMC's tended to be heavier than VS and Beck by 40-50 pounds and most of the CMCs were around 1,850 or so, so I guess you're in the ballpark.
Thanks for replies. 1,800 + sounds average.
