Jimbola23 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Do any of you have a good trailer that you use to tow your shelby and possibly other things like a motorcycle? Dual axle with brakes etc. I am asking for companies who make them and where they sell them. Thanks guys Jimmy 2011 Shelby SVT PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDan Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Do any of you have a good trailer that you use to tow your shelby and possibly other things like a motorcycle? Dual axle with brakes etc. I am asking for companies who make them and where they sell them. Thanks guys Jimmy 2011 Shelby SVT PP Your local trailer store should be able to set you up. If you have the $$$ then get an aluminum model with a front faring to keep your Shelby clean of rocks and road debris. http://www.mheby.com/flatbed/bumper-pull-car-hauler.php Featherlite with tire rack and rock guard http://www.hayestrailersales.com/products/trailers/open-aluminum-car-trailer.shtml Or you can buy a traditional used car trailer off craigslist like I did. I built the faring the night before I went to take delivery of my 2011 in about an hour with stuff laying around the house. It was definitely get er done and it worked great on the 400 mile return trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmurr Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Boo, these cars are meant to be driven not trailered! Leave that to the guys with the purpose built drag cars or the 60's era Shelbys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09KR0058 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Boo, these cars are meant to be driven not trailered! Leave that to the guys with the purpose built drag cars or the 60's era Shelbys. Amen to that brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbola23 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 So how do you propose I get all my gear to the drag strip? Can the drag tires fit in the trunk or back seat? Where will I put the wife and all the camping gear? If you have nothing useful to add please do not waste my time or yours. @ Bigdan - Thanks for all the info I appreciate it! @bpmurr/09KR0058 I hope someone does your thinking for you... Jimmy 2011 Shelby GT500 SVTPP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedm Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I have a 28 foot MTI V nose trailer. Fits car and has about 10 feet up front perfect for 2 bikes or whatever. Tandem axle with electric brakes. 4 dorrs for great access everywhere. If you give me your e-mail I can send you pics. Cost me $8K. I tow it with my F150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdvision Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 So how do you propose I get all my gear to the drag strip? Can the drag tires fit in the trunk or back seat? Where will I put the wife and all the camping gear? If you have nothing useful to add please do not waste my time or yours. @ Bigdan - Thanks for all the info I appreciate it! @bpmurr/09KR0058 I hope someone does your thinking for you... Jimmy 2011 Shelby GT500 SVTPP Camping gear?? WTF?? Lol Are you going racing or camping? Your car is a street car not a gutted out, non-street legal race car. Drive it and have the wife follow you in a second vehicle with your camping gear. You'd be surprised at how much stuff can fit in the back of your car with the rear seat down. Oh and shouldn't your wife be riding up front with you? You make it sound like she needs to ride in the trailer, maybe she's a rather large woman. Lol I know several guys that drive their 9 sec 1/4 mile cars to the track. Honestly most people find it laughable when a guy trailers a street car to the track. Especially when the trailered car gets its doors blown off by a car that was driven to the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09KR0058 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 So how do you propose I get all my gear to the drag strip? Can the drag tires fit in the trunk or back seat? Where will I put the wife and all the camping gear? If you have nothing useful to add please do not waste my time or yours. @ Bigdan - Thanks for all the info I appreciate it! @bpmurr/09KR0058 I hope someone does your thinking for you... Jimmy 2011 Shelby GT500 SVTPP No need to get nasty here. You made no mention of the purpose of the trailer. So many other things I could say, but I just don't have the time to get into a battle of wits with an unarmed man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbola23 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I have a 28 foot MTI V nose trailer. Fits car and has about 10 feet up front perfect for 2 bikes or whatever. Tandem axle with electric brakes. 4 dorrs for great access everywhere. If you give me your e-mail I can send you pics. Cost me $8K. I tow it with my F150. Jimbola23@hotmail.com Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMAv Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I find trailering my Shelby results in much better gas mileage but I don't benefit from all the mods..... If I had a trailer I'd be off to Florida or LV for the more expensive mods. Best I not have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB65 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Do any of you have a good trailer that you use to tow your shelby and possibly other things like a motorcycle? Dual axle with brakes etc. I am asking for companies who make them and where they sell them. Thanks guys Jimmy 2011 Shelby SVT PP I have had this trailer for 10 years...moved alot of cars around in comfort and safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT4578 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have this one 24' enclosed. and this one, 22' open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doc Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 So how do you propose I get all my gear to the drag strip? Can the drag tires fit in the trunk or back seat? Where will I put the wife and all the camping gear? If you have nothing useful to add please do not waste my time or yours. @ Bigdan - Thanks for all the info I appreciate it! @bpmurr/09KR0058 I hope someone does your thinking for you... Jimmy 2011 Shelby GT500 SVTPP Someone on another post/forum talked about a GT500 w/trailer hitch and utility trailer for track use. When I go to the track, I install the DRs and drive it there. A trailer of some type or a chase vehicle would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodfarva Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Mine is 24' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Madlock Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 So how do you propose I get all my gear to the drag strip? Can the drag tires fit in the trunk or back seat? Where will I put the wife and all the camping gear? If you have nothing useful to add please do not waste my time or yours. Ain't it terrific how some people's insight is SO keen as to know what you both want AND need? I've been looking also. For me, I want to be able to tow it behind an Explorer - which means keeping the total weight below 5,000 lbs. Aluminum is about your only option to keep the combined weight below 5K without fudging. I've seen prices in the $5K - $7K range for some nice examples. I'd definitely recommend a front fairing to protect the car in-transit, and as convenient mounting points for second wheel sets/supplies/etc. Like you, I don't cotton to rolling-up a few thousand more miles on the odometer that AREN'T necessarily the most fun kind - particularly with $4/gal gas being a new norm. I'd also considered an F-150 or even a Ranger to do the hauling for me - which could up the baseline to $17K, but neither would be half as practical as something like an Explorer which could also see double duty as my daily driver - although I'd have to give-up my SHO for it. I'd also considered an Explorer Sport Trac, which was an absolutely dandy form factor for this kind of towing, but there aren't enough new examples left now that it's been discontinued after MY 2010. It's too bad they didn't decide to extend production for just one more year - dropping-in a Coyote V8 rather than the 4.6 V8 as a swan song. As for particular examples, most are going to be made in the Elkhart area and shipped to wherever you happen to be - though a handful of makers exist elsewhere, particularly west of the Rockies. Google is going to be your best resource there, I think. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodfarva Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I used to drive my car to the track and have someone else follow me in another vehicle with Bogarts and slicks, tools, race fuel, etc. It was a lot of work switching everything out when I got to the track. Then it was a lot of work switching everything out again before driving the car home. One time I even had the staff at the track turn off the lights because they were tired of waiting on me to switch everything out and I had to finish in the dark with just a flashlight. With the trailer, I can haul the car to the track ready to race. It gives me time to make more passes, plus it gives me the peace of mind that if something on the car breaks, I will still have a way to get myself and the car home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanted2b Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I haven't learned how to post pictures here so I can't show you my trailer. Interstate makes a great trailer for your car and they are not prices out of the world like some of the alumn ones. I have a 24x8.5 enclosed trailer that works great. I only use it about three times a year for special trips. It works very nice. Only thing I didn't get was the escape door on the drivers side. I have a hard time getting in and out of the car once it's in the trailer. Good luck in finding the right trailer for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Here is what I think I will go with. They will outfit your trailer or provide complete units. You can get your favorite logo too. http://www.serpentexpress.com/?id=company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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