Ed, Your are correct that there are a lot of auto transport people out there who haul collector cars and such, but they do not have a way to transport spare parts.
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "edward capullo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:38 AM Subject: RE: [F500] racecar shipping > As I recall back in the 80s when I had my insurance agency covering vintage > and classic sports/race cars the firms Passport Transport and Iron Horse > used to transport vintage cars of all values to vintage races all over the > country. Are they still around and what would they charge to ship modern > race cars? > Ed C. > > >From: "Chuck McAbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [F500] racecar shipping > >Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:30:29 -0500 > > > >Cory - > > > >As I recall, the Brannon's had a HORROR story about Don shipping their new > >Red Devil from MT to Orlando several years ago as 'Car Parts'. Carrier > >damaged the crate and had to open it.....jacked the freight bill up to > >encompass 'Automobile' and the fee went from about $800 to $3K. I > >understand there was additional haggling and eventually the Brannon's were > >able to take delivery of the car and all the unassembled pieces. > > > > > >Chuck McAbee > >SEDIV #16 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory > >McLeod > >Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:06 PM > >To: F500 > >Subject: [F500] racecar shipping > > > >Since this topic is hot - Don Hanley and I have been working on shipping my > >new Red Devil roller from Butte, MT to Memphis, TN. I had a very > >preliminary discussion with FedEx Freight about shipping a "crate of car > >parts". The prelim estimate that they gave me was around $650. That was > >commercial location to commercial location, with no lift required for pick > >up or delivery. They will go residential on one end only for a fee, and > >send trucks with lifts for an additional fee. > > > > I called them in Dec, so the price was before their most recent > >increase. > >I also need to get a lot of details straight with them before I'm confident > >that I know the true cost. I'm planning to call them again in the next few > >weeks and will post again once I have more info. > > > > It really sucks that Consolidated Freight went bust. > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real > >people who know. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
