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> "Bill S." <mrbill_55@hotmail.com> wrote
>
>>Soon I'll have the space again, then the fun of hunting down those elusive
>>barn finds will start all over again.....
>
>
> For $1500 you can have my HCS and everything that goes with it. :)
Scott,
Followed your story from beginning to end. I'm sorry you got shafted.
Give me a week or so and I see what I can do about indoor space.
"Bill S." <mrbill_55@hotmail.com> wrote
> Scratch the does it run question. Replace it with how solid is the rest of
> the chassis knowing that while I do not plan to cut it up, I do plan to
> weld in a 8-10 point rollcage and throw together a nice road race toy as
> time and funds permit.
An HCS road racer, kinda cool.
No engine, body is solid since I had all the rust fixed except for the
passenger floor which I have the patch for. The roof needs DA'd but it's
just a dusting of surface rust. Check it out here. http://home.comcast.net/~vanguard92/aboutme.htm
--
Scott W.
'66 HCS Mustang 289
'68 Ranchero 500 302
'69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W
ThunderSnake #57 http://home.comcast.net/~vanguard92/
Bill S. wrote:
> 66 6F HCS wrote:
>
>> "Bill S." <mrbill_55@hotmail.com> wrote
>>
>>> Soon I'll have the space again, then the fun of hunting down those
>>> elusive barn finds will start all over again.....
>>
>>
>> For $1500 you can have my HCS and everything that goes with it. :)
>
> Scratch the does it run question. Replace it with how solid is the
> rest of the chassis knowing that while I do not plan to cut it up, I
> do plan to weld in a 8-10 point rollcage and throw together a nice
> road race toy as time and funds permit.
>
> TS#15
You mentioned the cost of shipping a car being high a few days ago. I'm
retired and I'm looking for supplemental income. I could haul cars pretty
much anywhere in the country if the price was right. How much does it pay to
ship a car from Denver to Philadelphia? It sounds like the kind of business
that I would like to get into. I'm looking for something flexable where I
could set my own schedule. Do you think this could be a sucessful business?
--
Ken
ThunderSnake #51
"Nosey" <kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com> wrote in
news:dpsdcd$s46$1@domitilla.aioe.org:
> Bill S. wrote:
>> 66 6F HCS wrote:
>>
>>> "Bill S." <mrbill_55@hotmail.com> wrote
>>>
>>>> Soon I'll have the space again, then the fun of hunting down those
>>>> elusive barn finds will start all over again.....
>>>
>>>
>>> For $1500 you can have my HCS and everything that goes with it. :)
>>
>> Scratch the does it run question. Replace it with how solid is the
>> rest of the chassis knowing that while I do not plan to cut it up, I
>> do plan to weld in a 8-10 point rollcage and throw together a nice
>> road race toy as time and funds permit.
>>
>> TS#15
>
> You mentioned the cost of shipping a car being high a few days ago.
> I'm retired and I'm looking for supplemental income. I could haul cars
> pretty much anywhere in the country if the price was right. How much
> does it pay to ship a car from Denver to Philadelphia? It sounds like
> the kind of business that I would like to get into. I'm looking for
> something flexable where I could set my own schedule. Do you think
> this could be a sucessful business?
From talking to some of the opperators on the interstate while driving
truck, I can say some good money can be made, BUT, it is a very
compeditive field. Hard to get started without references or pre arranged
runs. And I am talking pkup trailer setups not Simi truck stuff. KB
--
ThunderSnake #9 Warn once, shoot twice
460 in the pkup, 460 on the stand for another pkup
and one in the shed for a fun project to yet be decided on
>> You mentioned the cost of shipping a car being high a few days ago.
>> I'm retired and I'm looking for supplemental income. I could haul
>> cars pretty much anywhere in the country if the price was right. How
>> much does it pay to ship a car from Denver to Philadelphia? It
>> sounds like the kind of business that I would like to get into. I'm
>> looking for something flexable where I could set my own schedule. Do
>> you think this could be a sucessful business?
>
> From talking to some of the opperators on the interstate while
> driving truck, I can say some good money can be made, BUT, it is a
> very compeditive field. Hard to get started without references or pre
> arranged runs. And I am talking pkup trailer setups not Simi truck
> stuff. KB
There isn't much money to be made with big trucks. My dad is an
owner/operator. The income is good but expenses are very high. I already own
a diesel pickup that I would use and I don't need the hauling income to
survive. It would be nice to get into it full time but that isn't critical.
My pension covers all of my bills so any extra income would be "play money".
Most of it would probably end up in my Torino after the house gets paid off.
I want to get a car trailer anyway so this would be a good excuse to buy
one. I did some looking around on the net. An open trailer would suit my
personal needs but it looks like enclosed trailers pay better. I don't know
which one would get more business. I could start with a cheap open trailer
and if it proves worthwhile I'll look at an enclosed one later. It just
seems too cheap and easy. $1500 startup expense for your own business? Am I
missing something?
--
Ken
ThunderSnake #51
David M wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:34:34 -0500, Nosey rearranged some electrons to
> form:
>
>> $1500 startup expense for your own business? Am I
>> missing something?
>
> Liability insurance, for one thing. Who's responsible for the
> car you're hauling while you haul it? You are.
Thanks for thinking of that. I'm going to call my insurance agent just to
see what it costs. $100K cargo insurance should cover anything that I'm
going to haul.
--
Ken
ThunderSnake #51
> Bill S. wrote:
>
>>66 6F HCS wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Bill S." <mrbill_55@hotmail.com> wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>>Soon I'll have the space again, then the fun of hunting down those
>>>>elusive barn finds will start all over again.....
>>>
>>>
>>>For $1500 you can have my HCS and everything that goes with it. :)
>>
>>Scratch the does it run question. Replace it with how solid is the
>>rest of the chassis knowing that while I do not plan to cut it up, I
>>do plan to weld in a 8-10 point rollcage and throw together a nice
>> road race toy as time and funds permit.
>>
>>TS#15
>
>
> You mentioned the cost of shipping a car being high a few days ago. I'm
> retired and I'm looking for supplemental income. I could haul cars pretty
> much anywhere in the country if the price was right. How much does it pay to
> ship a car from Denver to Philadelphia? It sounds like the kind of business
> that I would like to get into. I'm looking for something flexable where I
> could set my own schedule. Do you think this could be a sucessful business?
Ken,
I had my hand in that business for a few years and can tell you that
these days it is beyond cutthroat competitive wise. Rising insurance
costs (min $1,000,000 policy, more like $5,000,000 to play it safe, even
if your moving one "non op" car at a time), rising fuel costs, road
taxes, tolls hotel/motel, food costs will all play a factor. Also,
trying to get yourself established, unless your going to specialize in
one make or model, have an enclosed trailer that can hold at least three
cars at a time, your not going to make it. I found that for short time
span, quick pickup and delivery, spur of the moment short hauls (under
500 miles) I could actually turn a decent profit, but when it came to
the long hauls (snowbird to Florida), the profit was not there, as the
long established multi car carrier companies have that business locked
up. With companies like DAS now expanding into the quick turn business,
the profit margins are shrinking for the small time hauler.
> I had my hand in that business for a few years and can tell you
> that these days it is beyond cutthroat competitive wise. Rising
> insurance costs (min $1,000,000 policy, more like $5,000,000 to play
> it safe, even if your moving one "non op" car at a time), rising fuel
> costs, road taxes, tolls hotel/motel, food costs will all play a
> factor. Also, trying to get yourself established, unless your going
> to specialize in one make or model, have an enclosed trailer that can
> hold at least three cars at a time, your not going to make it. I
> found that for short time span, quick pickup and delivery, spur of
> the moment short hauls (under 500 miles) I could actually turn a
> decent profit, but when it came to the long hauls (snowbird to
> Florida), the profit was not there, as the long established multi car
> carrier companies have that business locked up. With companies like
> DAS now expanding into the quick turn business, the profit margins
> are shrinking for the small time hauler.
> Just my two cents worth.
>
> TS#15
Thanks. It was a thought I was kicking around. I'm still interested in doing
it but I'm not banking on it being a lucrative business.
--
Ken
ThunderSnake #51
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