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Offline C5ZZKGT

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Re: Tie down brackets painted?
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2010, 10:00:34 PM »
OK, I've got anouther question: What did the transport drivers back in 1965 tie the front of the car (Mustang) down by?-were there any type of brackets or did they just hook to part of the suspension?

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Re: Tie down brackets painted?
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2010, 10:14:53 PM »
It was a unique hook that went into the front frame slots.
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Re: Tie down brackets painted?
« Reply #17 on: May 01, 2010, 07:25:08 PM »
OK, I've got anouther question: What did the transport drivers back in 1965 tie the front of the car (Mustang) down by?-were there any type of brackets or did they just hook to part of the suspension?

It's a T shape (with a narrow loop on the end) sort of thing. I have pictures of it and the tie down instructions for rail transportation around here some where and have a couple of these I purchased a number of years ago
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Re: Tie down brackets painted?
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2010, 11:42:53 PM »
It's a T shape (with a narrow loop on the end) sort of thing. I have pictures of it and the tie down instructions for rail transportation around here some where and have a couple of these I purchased a number of years ago
69's and '70's have the same T slot in the front rails. Flat bed tow trucks still use these as tie downs if accessible.
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