Car Update
OK, we just did get a new GMC Terrain Denali to replace the aging HHR which has done so well over the last 6 or so years. It was a great "toad" or tow vehicle and we had virtually no problems with it but it was getting pretty beat up.
So here is the new machine. Unfortunately it arrived as a normal car and could not be dragged by the Flying Scotsman on our adventures. The first step was for Camping World to install the Roadmaster Baseplate. Sounds simple ... hah. Literally the whole front of the car that you see here has to be taken off and the reinforced tow plate bolted to the frame. Here is a website that shows the entire 5 hour process if you are interested:
When it as all put back together I had a couple more things to do before it could become a toad. I had to tear apart the old bar assembly that lets the RV hook to the car and paint and reuse some of the parts that fit.
The reason the hood is open is that I had to put a fuse substitution switch on the fusebox that cuts out the electronics as the vehicle is being towed, thus preventing battery drain, because as you know the ignition has to be on to leave the shift in neutral.
Here are the resulting attachment points ... extremely well hidden and only an experienced RVer would know what the small holes are for.
Once reassembled and painted the former attaching points are rotated into those holes.
And the crossbar is slipped onto them as we will do for every stop and go along the road if we unhitch long enough to want to use the car for sightseeing. The bus tow bar then hooks into that thing and off we go.
A really slick engineering retrofit to a neat car which has already in 2000 miles hauled at least a ton of boxes and stuff to the new storage area ... and another ton of stuff to go before the 31st!
