[BMWCSRegistry] Transporting vehicles

[David Dart]

Shame it can't be driven. Perhaps a relay of coupster would be the go!

David.




-----Original Message-----
From: james_rosenthal at comcast.net [mailto:james_rosenthal at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:39 AM
To: Richard Conway; Mike Valentine; E9 BMW Coupe list
Subject: Re: [BMWCSRegistry] Transporting vehicles

I used Passport/Fed-ex to ship my e34 M5 from Santa Cruz, CA to Baltimore,
MD. They are a class act, and it was worth every penny for the closed
container (not to mention the driver was clearly a real pro)....the car
arrived just as pristine as when the PO watched it put on the truck. 

The biggest issue with transporting is not necessarily the truck itself
(closed or open), but how many times the car has to be moved.  If they have
to move it on and off everytime the truck makes a stop, it increases the
possibility for damage, as well as running the engine without giving it time
to get up to temp.  Passport claims that the car is put on, then not moved
until at the desitination...an imperitave if you have an M-engine.

James Rosenthal
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Richard Conway <richardconway at bellsouth.net>
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I have used Robert Pass's Passport Transportation before FEDEX bought 
> him out, and experienced great success using him to transport various 
> classic/race cars of mine around the country. He is also a hearty 
> vintage/historic race driver/classic car collector. Of course, that 
> was before FEDEX bought him out, he might not be so active in the 
> company anymore.
> 
> Richard Conway
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/23/07 11:21 AM, "Mike Valentine" <mike at valentine1.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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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