Towd's first drive

1MINT86 · Post by **1MINT86** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:46 am

After a 15 month restoration our Tow'd finally see the light of day for the first time.

Other than a short list of odds and ends it looks like we will be ready for Lone Pine, we look to meeting some of you there.

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:16 pm

Nice. That will definitely be a contender for Best Towd at Lone Pine.

Tom-Kathleen · Post by **Tom-Kathleen** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:14 pm

Nice Towd. Can the folks (like us) that won't make it to Lone Pine see more pictures, please? Thanks ! Tom

Gene-C · Post by **Gene-C** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:29 pm

Greg.............I REALLY like that color !!!!

SEE ya' at Lone Pine !!

1MINT86 · Post by **1MINT86** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:20 am

Thanks for the kind words, Tom there are a few pictures in the gallary. I'll try to post some new ones this weekend.

bobmanx · Post by **bobmanx** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:36 am

Greg, [FONT=Arial]Absolutely Fantastic![/FONT] I would like to see it in person someday when you let it out of the garage. Bob

jaymanx · Post by **jaymanx** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:07 am

Greg, It looks great, see you in Lone Pine.

Vealmonkey · Post by **Vealmonkey** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:19 pm

Man, your Tow'd is very hot looking. That is exactly what I'd like to do with mine. Did the bumpers come with your Tow'd? I'm looking for a set of bumpers for mine. What wheels and tires are those? I remember you posting the pics of your dash, that car is really clean. I guess you powdercoated the bumpers and rollbar. What kind of cage is that for the rear? For my Tow'd I had to buy a hood but I still don't have the firewall piece. I haven't seen the firewalls advertised in the store. Do you know where to pick the firewall up? Congrats on a great job!

1MINT86 · Post by **1MINT86** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:34 am

Vealmonkey, I had to make both the front and rear bumpers. The wheels are "BTR"s and the tires are Mickey Thompsons. As far as the firewall, you only need if you are going to run the front fenders.

dennis-and-cathy · Post by **dennis-and-cathy** » Tue May 08, 2007 8:42 pm

Pat - Fiberjet in Roseville Ca makes a replacement firewall for a Towd. I have seen them made out of alumiumn also. Hope this helps

UKBillyBob · Post by **UKBillyBob** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:55 pm

I absolutely love that car. I've just imported 2 sandhoppers to the UK. May have to go for a similar style with one.

L0084MC · Post by **L0084MC** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:25 am

OUTSTANDING---------------The first ride in my buggy after a two year "labor of love" was complete is still very much fresh in my mind. I hope yours was as stimulating as mine was. It looks like it would be a blast. Congratulations.

1MINT86 · Post by **1MINT86** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:22 am

THANKS, we have put on a couple of hunderd miles, mostly off road with no real problems (see gallary) and have enjoyed every minute. I am starting to understand why so many people have more than one buggy, after working on it for what seemed like forever I find that I kind of miss having a project (at least one that I want to work on)

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