Shipping a Model A

[Bob/Kansas City]

Hey guys,
I'm looking for suggestions for a carrier to ship a '29 Business Coupe from northern Illinois to the Kansas City, MO area. I posted it on Uship but not having much success so far.
Any suggestions of someone to haul this would be greatly appreciated!

[McMimmcs]

Contact Truly Vintage. He is listed on the Ford websites / sticky at the top of this page. A true professional.

[ronn]

a little patience on you ship....... have had great pricing and quality towing.

[trulyvintage]

Originally Posted by Bob/Kansas City

Hey guys,
I'm looking for suggestions for a carrier to ship a '29 Business Coupe from northern Illinois to the Kansas City, MO area. I posted it on Uship but not having much success so far.
Any suggestions of someone to haul this would be greatly appreciated!

Yeah ...

Don’t list on Uship - it has turned into a place for auto transport brokers to bid on loads - by the time the fees are paid there is nothing left for the actual hauler.

I joined up when they first started - it is not the same.

My guess is - no one is taking your haul because your transport budget
is below cost.

Originally Posted by McMimmcs

Contact Vintage. He is listed on the Ford websites / sticky at the top of this page,

Thank You 🙏


Jim

[McMimmcs]

Originally Posted by trulyvintage

Yeah ...

Don’t list on Uship - it has turned into a place for auto transport brokers to bid on loads - by the time the fees are paid there is nothing left for the actual hauler.

I joined up when they first started - it is not the same.

My guess is - no one is taking your haul because your transport budget
is below cost.



Thank You 🙏


Jim

You are indeed welcome! You are a gentleman and a true professional. Wayne

[ronn]

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with gas in NY and NJ at 1.96 a gallon- what is cost?

[700rpm]

In Portland that cost would be $2.79/ gal

[McMimmcs]

On the evening news it’s reported gasoline in California today is $4.03 a gallon.

[700rpm]

Originally Posted by McMimmcs

On the evening news it’s reported gasoline in California today is $4.03 a gallon.

Yikes!

[CT Jack]

If your A is road worthy drive it. Freeport, IL to KC is 450miles. You should be able to do it easily in 10 hrs.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by 700rpm

Yikes!

Yikes???? People in Europe are paying up to $270 a litre. That is over $10 a US gallon. Is it any wonder they drive smaller and more fuel efficient cars. Realities are much different outside the US.

[ronn]

On the evening news it’s reported gasoline in California today is $4.03 a gallon.

one reason for why so many are fleeing Cali..........

true synchro..........realities are different. did you ever notice that you drive on the wrong side of the road?

[trulyvintage]

Cheapest #2 Biodiesel on I-5 in California
is at exit 253 at Shell.

I just filled this morning.


Jim

[Swingle]

I am up in the Madison WI area, if I weren't so tall, would drive it for you. Coupes and Roadsters were not designed for tall people.

Wife and I just put 282 miles on our Model A on a day trip to Iowa to see the fall colors.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by ronn

true synchro..........realities are different. did you ever notice that you drive on the wrong side of the road?

Here we go again! While it is true you drive on the right side of the road, we sit on the right side of the car and drive on the correct side of the road. Pass another beer, will you.

[ronn]

you cant be "right" all of the time!

Victoria Bitters for me..........

[Ernie Vitucci]

Good Morning...Driving your A on this trip might be a great deal of fun. However, I would do a couple to things to make it easier on the car and you and your favorite passenger. First I would spend some time with a map of the area and figure out the best non-freeway route to take. Second, I would break the trip into two days. 225 miles a day in an 'A' is plenty for us and for the 'A'. If no overdrive, then cruise along at 40 miles an hour, with overdrive run 55. Check into a nice little hotel, have a good shower, a good dinner and among other things, a good nights sleep. In the morning, check coolant, oil, lug nuts, tire pressure, and head out for the second day. Ernie in Arizona

[63tango]

Originally Posted by trulyvintage

Cheapest #2 Biodiesel on I-5 in California
is at exit 253 at Shell.

I just filled this morning.


Jim

Thats cheap for CA, Regular unleaded at Shell in Bay Area is $3.33 Chevron $3.55 not sure why the difference. Yes this state suc_s.

[denis4x4]

Originally Posted by McMimmcs

On the evening news it’s reported gasoline in California today is $4.03 a gallon.

Come on guys....Californians pay a price for special blend gas to save the planet! If you bitch about the price of California gas, does that mean you’re a climate change denier?

[Neil Mylar LakewoodCA]

Bob,
By the way, that is a good looking 29 oval-window, business coupe.
Does it have a trunk or a rumble seat?
You are one lucky guy.
Neil

[rocket1]

North Jersey $2.07 per gallon,cash regular.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by ronn

you cant be "right" all of the time!

Victoria Bitters for me..........

Ronn, Have you been talking to my wife?

[john charlton]

Getting back to the LHD/RHD debate . What side of the road you drive on goes back to medieval times . When you approach another horseman you need your sword arm free on the same side as he passes you .This means you ride on the left side of the road / track . This was because most people are right handed . In USA and the rest of Europe maybe you did not have many dudes on horses with swords . I think most USA gunslingers must have been left handed . Just my theory .

John in RHD ( my kingdom for a horse) Suffolk County England .

[ronn]

Ronn, Have you been talking to my wife?


Indeed and she is onboard with you buying that A 400 youve always wanted!
she says, that's a bit of alright.

[trulyvintage]

Contrary to popular belief - early Americans were eating burritos - sandwiches - jalapeño poppers - corn dogs - egg rolls with their left hand as they rode the trails ...


Jim

[ronn]

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jalapeño poppers


think thats stretching it a bit...........

[39LOW]

Try Kiwi Karriers. I've used them several times. Always good luck and I think fair prices. You can request an open or closed transport. Last Model A that I shipped was a roadster pickup. They showed up with a two car enclosed trailer. Usually a quick delivery - 10 days or less.

[Oldgearz]

Most all who respond to an internet search will be Brokers. All Brokers work with a group of independent haulers who will respond to the Brokers offer. I just shipped from CA to ID with Allied Auto Shippers (Jonathon 254-372-1485). He was extremely accommodative and offered lowest rate by far. I learned after many other quotes that auto shipping rates are currently near all time highs, due to extremely high demand, especially in the West. Many will give unrealistically high quotes in hopes you will bite. GOOD LUCK.

[updraught]

Your gallons are so small you are being ripped off.

From the internet
"Way back - at the time we all lived together - we had used the Queen Anne's gallon of 3.785l to measure wine. We also had different volumes and names to measure both beer and grain. When we realised that this was silly, in 1824, the UK chose a single imperial term and lumped together all three measurements, picking a roughly-average volume and calling it a gallon. American colonists, though, stuck to tradition and kept just the Queen Anne's volume for their own gallon definition.

Fun facts about gallons
A ten-gallon hat does not hold ten gallons. It's actually from the Spanish galón, which means braid or plait, and is named for the decoration around the hat."

[ronn]

A ten-gallon hat does not hold ten gallons.




as they say in Texas- big hat- no cattle!