sdkrc Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Inspired by @Isopon's post in the eBay thread. Joey spud, Tickman, Lacquer Peel and 13 others 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I had a 998 A-series Metro with a towbar on, is that ambitious enough? sdkrc and privatewire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Papped this in the Pyrenees a few years ago. 652cc so plenty of torque for the mountains. Low Horatio gearbox, Dan_ZTT, wuvvum and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Yoss, Heidel_Kakao, Stanky and 9 others 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, MJK 24 said: There he goes... ....aaaaaaaand there he is! MJK 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 davidfowler2000, DVee8, willswitchengage and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopon Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I can add another- my grandfather still owns a mk1 escort 1100 with a towbar- I've actually seen it tow stuff, within the last 5 years CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I've seen a Citroen 2CV with a towbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I've a Ford Cars catalogue somewhere with a picture of a MK1 Fiesta towing an enormous caravan. Can't find a scan of it online anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 this yes all 493cc of it, was fitted with a tow bar and used to shunt caravans around hence the oversized rear wheels to bring the arse up level with the caravans in question adw1977, SteersWithThrottle, eddyramrod and 9 others 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eifion Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Richard_FM said: I've seen a Citroen 2CV with a towbar. I own a 2CV with a towbar. I've not yet tried towing anything with it yet, though. brownnova, rmjbn1, sdkrc and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 9 hours ago, loserone said: From that angle, trailer looks bigger than the car 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuew Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 . Barry Cade, 808 Estate, eifion and 18 others 1 15 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Kyburz electric vehicles | Switzerland privatewire and sdkrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Barry Cade, catsinthewelder, Isopon and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Mate towed two motor bikes behind a reliant kitten to various enduro races for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Not very ambitious, more incongruous: The singular time I've used the tow bar on our 205. In fairness, I only fitted it to use as a bike rack mount - which I haven't done yet. Only been on about 7 years or so.. loserone, chris667, sdkrc and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 LightBulbFun, Yoss, Matty and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 All trabants had a towbar fitted from the factory. 600cc 2 stroke. LightBulbFun, privatewire, sdkrc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 My Trabant was fitted with one, never used it. A local down in West Wales made his own for his Renault 4. It consisted of bits of angle iron roughly welded together, bolted across the back and for added safety, bits that came around the side that were tack welded to the rear wings. It was only used for pulling his dinghy out of the water and up the slipway in Little Haven. chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I towed a 6 x 4 x 2 camping trailer full to the brim . Using an 850 Mini, with home made tow bar. From Rochdale to Great Yarmouth, and back. Tickman and Blake's Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 43 minutes ago, sdkrc said: To be fair that's probably adding stability 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 31 minutes ago, Barry Cade said: All trabants had a towbar fitted from the factory. 600cc 2 stroke. Remember it. I have a large amount of family in the former DDR. Childhood holidays in the 80s behind the iron curtain. No wonder I've some strange ideas Barry Cade, chaseracer and eddyramrod 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Mally said: I towed a 6 x 4 x 2 camping trailer full to the brim . Using an 850 Mini, with home made tow bar. From Rochdale to Great Yarmouth, and back. My uncle had a 1959 Mini which he'd fitted a towbar to. He once used it to pull a 30' static caravan - it would apparently do 37 on the flat (max revs in second gear) but failed to climb a hill and burned out the clutch. Lankytim and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I'm not having a 30 ft Caravan. The front wheels would be off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, Mally said: I'm not having a 30 ft Caravan. The front wheels would be off the ground. There is very little noseweight on a static. I used to site them with my Kia Sorento .The wheels are right at the balance point so depending , it could lift the back wheels off the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Matty said: Remember it. I have a large amount of family in the former DDR. Childhood holidays in the 80s behind the iron curtain. No wonder I've some strange ideas Seemingly it was law for all cars in the DDR to have a towbar in case they needed to be commandeered in an invasion.. Yoss and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Barry Cade said: There is very little noseweight on a static. I used to site them with my Kia Sorento .The wheels are right at the balance point so depending , it could lift the back wheels off the ground! Ok then, Back wheels off the ground equals jackknife at the first bend. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Yoss and Shite Ron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Barry Cade said: Seemingly it was law for all cars in the DDR to have a towbar in case they needed to be commandeered in an invasion.. Brilliant 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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