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Anyone know, or have any experience or recommendations for auto shipping?
I need to have a car shipped from W.V to C.A!
Needs to be a enclosed transport. There are tons of adds online, but would be nice to get a recommendation from someone here!

Thanks
 
Be very careful with this.

Years ago a large part of my family was driving back from Texas when the family van broke down in New Mexico. It had thrown a push rod and was going to take too long to repair, so everyone flew back home and my dad arranged to have the van shipped back home to Los Angeles where he could repair it himself. The price quoted ($1500) seemed reasonable to him, but the van didn't turn up at home when it was supposed to, so he called the company and was informed that they had the van at their facility and it would cost an additional $1500 to release it due to unexpected costs they'd incurred, and each day they had it the cost would increase by another fifty. Needless to say he was a bit angry about this, but on the advice of an attorney he paid the bill and planned to take the company to small claims court to get the additional money back. Unfortunately, when he filed the paperwork to sue the company he discovered it had gone out of business and reopened at another location with a different name but all of the same employees. This is not as uncommon as one would hope, so make sure to use a company with an established reputation. Asking for personal recommendations as you're doing here is actually a very good idea.
 
I think the auto train only goes from the north to Florida.

A number of years ago I shipped my 70' VW bug from SFO to Houston. I can't find the paperwork now, but I was very pleased with the shipping. It cost abut $800 to ship in an enclosed carrier. I remember the company was operated by a woman.
 
My cousin used to drop ship cars..

The biggest problem was people who didn't realize where the keys were left if the car was dropped off when they weren't home... Now that I think about it, the cars weren't covered.
 
Auto Train

Yes, Lorton Va to Sanford FL. Was once, briefly, also available from around Louisville to Florida as well.
 
Thanks guys

And thank you Andrew for posting the link.

I'm still shopping. Just so many to choose from! Don't know who to trust!
It's a vintage car, and a convertible. Don't want it destroyed before it gets here, or be stung on the price.
 
I just used uship to deliver a car to me. I posted my price and the shippers bid on it. All the carriers have feedback ratings and basic insurance.
I also got to have my car shipped in an enclosed trailer at new additional cost.
 
Thanks for the replys

I ended up using a broker. (Very good reviews) He posted the a price he thought was reasonable for this type of car, distance, time of year ect, and I agreed to it.
A shipper accepted the posted price and terms, and car was picked up last Sat. The broker said it would take about 7-10 days to arrive.

I've since received a email from the broker with the name of the shipper, phone # ect.
When I got the name of the shipper, I checked "shippers"reviews, and they weren't good!

I'm trying to tell myself that people are more apt to post when dis satisfied, than satisfied, and that the broker has used, and been satisfied with this shipper.

So far it's gone O.K however the car isn't here yet, so I don't know the end of this story!
 
455 would have a lot of power !

And would pass everything! ... But a gas station LOL.

This has a 350, it's not a restored car, just garaged. It was repainted once in 1988 in its original Oldsmobile Cranberry. Top replace in 2011. I will be the third owner. (If I get it)
From what I understand there were only 7088 of this model made by G.M
 
OK, I've found the paperwork for the company I used to transport my 70 Bug from SFO to HOU.

I used Bullseye Auto Transport 877-216-6683, and the contact name is Carla Gardiner.

Not only did my bug arrive in perfect condition, but there wasn't even any dust on it. It traveled in an enclosed carrier that even had hardwood floors! They had the best price. And Carla made the whole thing so easy. She's very nice to deal with too.
She kept me updated about the transport telling me each day where my car was. And they were one of the cheapest to use too.

http://www.bullseyeshipping.com/
 
Nice Olds!

I started the OCA Blue & Gray Chapter in the early 80s... we had a '73 Delta Royale with 350 Rocket and it had tons of power, but '74 onward were rather strangled by added emissions equipment, they were cantakerous and down on power( we had a '74 88 'vert and '76 98 (455) as well as real gas hogs.
 
Hi Rodger

What is OCA Blue&Grey chapter?

Olds hasn't been delivered yet.. Maybe tomorrow.
Getting the Olds is a stretch for me, my plan was to sell my 50 Plymouth Club Coupe, and my 76 Grand Prix after the Olds arrives
(Hard for me to do, and I won't till after the Olds proves itself)
I'm hoping that the Olds drives, handles, and performs as well the G.P.

Think I'll start a new thread with a better explanation of what I'm doing, with pics (vintage cars) so I can get the car guys in on all this!
 
Stan:

it's the Oldsmobile Club of America regional Chapter for Northern MD & South/Central PA. I put on the first organizational meet at Wintrode Olds/Buick/Chevrolet near Gettysburg PA around 1984 (can't remember the exact year now!), got the dealer to let us meet there, and he provided the refreshments and door prizes. We had a great turnout of cars (drove our mint original '69 Toronado), got organized as a Chapter under OCA guidelines, and it took off from there. B & G Chapter is still around, but is more PA than MD based nowadays. Olds owners tend to be a very enthusiastic and dedicated bunch... that's easy to understand as Oldsmobile, imo, was GM's best with an incredibly dedicated workforce in Lansing... they were breathtakingly foolish to kill off the oldest car brand in the US of A.
 
Hi Rodger

Olds was delivered today. And car was in good condition, the only complaint I have is that from what I can tell the car has a leak, and water got into the trunk, the side well on the drivers side had 3 inches of standing water, and the car had mud splattered around wheel wells, and doors. I can understand the mud because maybe they had to shift the cars around somewhere in a muddy area.
However the driver said that he had trouble with the roof of the truck and water was leaking in on the cars. There was a 55 Bel Aire directly above my car, no telling how much water got in it!
So I guess my only issue is that I paid for closed transport, and I kind of didn't get that.
This is the car coming off the truck.

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This shows some of the mud

Thats the driver backing out.
The car came with 1st owners brief case full of original sales lit, service records
(most of preformed at the dealer ship in W.V where the car was purchased new) news paper articles about the car ect. I found the original owners name ect, and it looks like he was a member of the OCA # 032014. His card say he was in good standing til 9/2001
Still haven't looked through everything, and I need to go through some of the mechanicals before it's driven.

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Wow, good for you!

Once you get into your new baby, I'm sure you won't be disappointed! Great color, and overall appearance. I think I may have owned more Oldsmobiles than any other make. My last hurrah was when I bought this high mileage Cincinnati car from Vero Beach in January 2013. A woman bought it used in '95, sold it to her ex husband a few years later, he gave it to his son, whom I bought it from. It's distinctive feature is that it has the last Olds manufactured V8 engine. It's a 307 with a four barrel carb. I'm a member of Stationwagonforums.com, they're really down on the 307 as an extremely under powered engine. It doesn't look anywhere as spectacular as your car, but it displays well. I hope you really love yours, and send us more pics when you get a chance please!

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Nice Olds! Seems that color combo was very popular among full-size GM 'verts of that era. Hope you will enjoy it.
 
Hi guys

Thanks for the photo Allen, look nice, and I'll bet it comes in handy for moving stuff. How dose it run?

Well I've gone through some of the mechanicals and have found that the front brakes are shot, and has leaky master cylinder. Center link needs replacement, and can't find a date on the tires. All safety issues, especially with a car this big and heavy. A.C compressor looks new, but A.C not cold.
Hopefully there's no more surprises.
Here's a pic of my three girls.

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