[BMWCSRegistry] Transporting vehicles

[Bruce Leggett]

my father-in-law was having a new-to-him '69 280SL transported to Phoenix by Horseless Carriage.  By freak of nature the truck was struck by lightning and did something such that the fuel pump didn't shut off so it fed the fire.  Significant damage to the cargo resulted (~$750K).  One claimant listed a number of items that were stored in his car - surprise to him when he learned that everything didn't burn and they knew exactly what was in the car ...

Anyway, that was a freakish accident and everything about their service before and after the incident was top-notch.
cheers,
bruce


----- Original Message ----
From: Mike Valentine <mike at valentine1.com>
To: bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:21:57 AM
Subject: RE: [BMWCSRegistry] Transporting vehicles


Hi All,

I just enquired at Intercity about taking my 3.0 CSi out to Aptos, CA
next August for the BMWV&CCCA 2008 Marathon.  They said "No Vacancy" as
they had already committed 90% of their entire fleet to support
Barrett-Jackson at the Pebble Beach events during the same time frame.

I was pretty disappointed since I had a great experience with Intercity
on a previous occasion.

So, I asked for alternate solutions and Jim Bergeron of Intercity
suggested Horseless Carriage Carriers and FedEx Passport as options.

Anyone have any experiences with either of the above? 

Cheers,

Mike 
#2261995 in restoration
Cincinnati

-----Original Message-----
From: bmwcsregistry-bounces at idb.ded.forest.net
[mailto:bmwcsregistry-bounces at idb.ded.forest.net] On Behalf Of Art
Wegweiser
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:23 PM
To: Peter Midwestbike; bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net
Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] BMWCSRegistry] Transporting vehicles

Hey Peter,
Without a doubt, I recommend Intercity Lines- www.interrcitylines.com 
800-221-3936
I say this without reservation (not something I often do) because 
they have hauled my Coupes on 5 separate occasions. Twice round trip 
to the Zentrum in SC and once to the port in NJ.

The closed (of course) vehicle they use is indeed huge and impressive 
and at least once when they picked up one of my Coupes they had a 
Ferrari or something with an obscene value aboard.
Ilse was loaded over head the Italian whore - but it was protected by 
a cover since almost all old crocks leak one or more fluids.

The driver carefully examines the vehicle before loading using 15 
different categories such as "scratched, bent, cracked, dented, 
crushed, faded" ad nauseum.

Tell 'em we sent ya.
Art

At 5:56 PM -0400 10/10/07, Peter Midwestbike wrote:
>Hello everybody,
>
>I'm in need of a car transporting company.  I've got to move one BMW 
>X5 from Miami to San Francisco and another (BMW M3 convertible) from 
>San Francisco to Fort Wayne, IN.  Any good recommendations or 
>companies to avoid. 
>
>Regarding the coupe gasket area.  I used a NOS front and rear window 
>gasket a couple of years ago and within a few months, the edges 
>around the corner had cracked.  I haven't had any problems in the 
>rain, but it is unsightly to look at.
>
>Peter
>
>  Peter Louton
>
>www.midwestbicycleworks.com
>260-744-0505 or 260-615-3661

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