Water proof trailering

I found an interesting idea.....
Someone took a roll of stretch pallett wrap and wrapped a wrecked car to keep it dry during transport. Do you think that might work for the speedie? Just stretch film the entire car can't flap and just peels off when you want. Totally dry and clean when removed.
Got to be better than blue tape.

Comments?

Yeah I know

Stretch This!!!

That would work. In fact, I think it would work really well. I would tape the ends back onto the film just for extra securement against the wind. But I think that's a heckuva good idea.

We've used heavy black sheet plastic and 2" black PVC tape as well. Comes off the paint pretty easily and doesn't get goofy when it's wet (come off little tape pieces, yuck).

If it were a very long tow in the winter on a valuable car, I would even consider having it shrink wrapped like they transport boats.

angela

the sun will make it stick to the surface wich will NEVER buff out there are chemicals in the plastic that paint dont like if out in the sun DONT DO IT !!!! Been there and done that

Me, too. Sorry, it doesn'w work. I tried it on a (luckily) wrecked 365 GTB a few years back.

No short cuts go unpunished!!

Happy Trails,
Dusty

If you put a car cover on first you might avoid that problem . Just a Idea.

But one warning.. If it gets lose anywhere it could still chafe the paintwork.

Hey Dusty--missed you ar Carlisle.---Jack

Jack,
Thanks for noticing! :-) We only make it every other year. It is a loooong trip for us even though we trailer. I hope I see you in Morro Bay next year. Then we can talk about it a few weeks later at Carlisle.

How about you and your bride drive over to Colorado this summer? It is not too long a trip for you and I can show you some wonderful sights and roads. A few days here with just our Speedsters might just make your whole summer. Let me know.

Happy Trails,
Dusty and LMS

Dusty--thanks for the invite---very tempting. I think I will call the 2,300 mile Carlisle trip enough small car riding for this year but I am gearing up for Morrow Bay next year. I want to drive it but those
tow bars sold in the Mid America catalog look tempting. I don't think I'd even notice it behind my Cadillac DTS and am going to look into that possibility.

Still, driving the Speedster has a lot of allure for me and I am thinkng about having an engine swap out there before Morrow Bay
--we'll see.

Carlisle was the best of the two events I've attended. The events were flawless---great seats in every restaurant and we even had Mr. Manx give a great talk---kudos to Gordon for arranging this.
As Arnold said; "I'll be back."

Have a great summer!---Jack

THE FULL STORY ON BRUCE MEYERS AT OUR DINNER:

In 1967, I had joined a medical organization (los Amigos de las Americas - they're still around) that provided free health care to indiginous peoples of Central America (those who, I found, still speak the middle-level Inca language of Cechua (pronounced, kayshua). This language wasn't even written down until 30-40 years ago, and millions of people speak it.

Anyway, as I was leaving Logan Airport in Boston, I happened upon a magazine that looked interesting and bought one: "DUNE BUGGIES and Hot VW's" was the cover, and I bought Volume 1 Number 1 for May or June of 1967 - the very first edition (I think it had a gold-colored Manx on the cover).

I carried that magazine all throughout Central America and practically memorized all of it, cover to cover. In there, they talked about a boat builder named San Havens from Costa Mesa, California, who had built a dune buggy out of Marine plywood. He did an incredible job and the car actually looked like a fiberglass buggy - the work was that good.

When I got back to "the World", I found a VW sedan for $25 dollars and started building my first buggy. I was only 17 years old and didn't have a lot of money (heck! I had just paid my own way to Central America and back!) so I decided to copy San Haven's wood-bodied buggy, and that was my first car and my start in the world of Aircooled engines.

When you think about it, Bruce Meyers was the first guy to produce a fiberglass kit car in any quantity. Everyone followed him in building dune buggies, first, then a slew of other variations (Bradley GT's, Gazelles, MG TD's - a whole lot of VW-based cars). We owe Bruce a lot. Without him, we probably wouldn't have all of our Speedstah kit cars, and THAT would truly be a shame. All I've done, really, is to build another dune buggy that happens to have a Speedstah body on it. Of course, there are a few other refinements, but they're basically the same (and equally as quick).

So THAT is why I was thrilled to have Bruce as our dinner speaker, and why he means so much to this hobby. If it wasn't for Bruce Meyers, we wouldn't even BE there.

On top of that, I found him to be a truly nice guy. How can you top THAT?

I was truly thrilled to be sitting next to him, but I hope I was cool enough to not let it show. Bruce is such a nice guy, and he has done so much for the replicar hobby. Wow...... I'm still in shock...

gn

Gordon - I've had the pleasure of engaging Bruce in conversation at several car shows over the years. He is a genuine nice guy and readily approachable. His passion has resulted in not only a whole dune buggy industry, but industry recoginition of his contribution at an international level. He was telling me how astounded he was to experience the dune buggy industry in Europe and the fact that everyone seemed to know him! Truly one of the world's nicest guys!