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I used my '75 El Camino to pull a 38' Wellcraft Excaliber from Miami to the Jersey shore. (454ci, TH400 trans, NP203 txfr case, full-time 4wd, 8 mpg average)
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No doubt this was a stock vehicle from the factory... 
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As a matter of fact, it
was all factory original, one of 26 made with that equipment as a special-order vehicle. It even had a two-tone white over burgundy paint scheme, a leather bench seat and a quadraphonic 8-track sound system.
It was stolen from me in December 1987, and it took me 4 years to collect the insurance on its "actual cash value" from Allstate. I paid $7k for it in '86 with 21K miles on it. It had nearly 27K miles when it was stolen. Allstate wanted to give me $3000. I showed them two for sale in Hemmings over a 9 month period for $20K and and $26K. Finally, a court judgment made them pay me my $7K purchase price plus legal fees, plus all my expenses in trying to collect on the insurance.
I have had a number of rare and collector vehicles over the years. I don't restore them except mechanically. I just like to drive 'em!
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Common Sense is learning from your mistakes. Wisdom is learning from the other guy's mistakes.
Fr. Frank says:
Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat!
Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury